Spring Into Vintage This Season! (Part 2)

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Hello beauts! In our last post we looked at two current Spring/Summer trends and how they could be interpreted with vintage clothing and pretty jewellery from Retro Room.

We're now back to share some more with you... enjoy!

Gingham

This classic pattern looks crisp and clean when paired with other solid colours, but here at Retro Room we love to clash it with florals and other prints for a fresh take on this trend! Pair gingham dresses with pretty necklaces for even more gorgeous girlishness.

Pussybow Blouses

One of the 1970s remix trends that we adore is vintage pussybow blouses. Here are three from our current collection available in our Knutsford shop (currently £4.95 each.) They look so pretty with tapered trousers, a smart choice for work and after-work cocktails too!

Romantic Whites

White lace and delicate fabrics look amazing on tanned skin, so it's no wonder that it's such a favourite trend for Spring/Summer 2015. If our feminine white blouses and cardigans aren't your thing, try adding a touch of class to your outfit with a simple hair accessory or freshwater pearl piece of jewellery.. we have lots of different styles to try in store!

Pop by our Knutsford boutique soon, we have all of these items currently in stock and lots more! The vintage clothing pieces we carry are one-offs and start at just £1, so once they're gone - they're gone! We also have vintage clothing, retro kaftans and costume jewellery available in our eBay shop too.

Happy shopping.. 

xoxo

Spring Into Vintage This Season! (Part 1)

Spring is the most exciting time... we've spent months wearing dark colours, heavy coats and tall boots, and now it's time to plan a fresh wardrobe for the season!

With that in mind we're going to look at some of the new trends, and how these can be interpreted with vintage clothing and some pretty jewellery.

Fringing

Part of the 1970s throwback style which is key this Spring is to add fringed items to your look. Here at Retro Room we've been picking out a few light knitwear options... these are just £4.95 each in our Knutsford shop!

The black would be lovely to wear for an evening out, but the blush pink is perfect for a girl's lunch or a shopping date, and would be perfect festival wear with shorts for summer!

Pictured with Vintage DKNY Trousers, Size 12, £21 and a handmade cuff by Porr's Collection

Vintage Florals

Another go-to for this Spring/Summer is vintage florals. Here at Retro Room we have lots of florals among our vintage blouses, dresses and skirts, jewellery and lots more! Pictured below is some of our new crystal glass hair accessories and necklace, a floaty kaftan (£7.95) and vintage scarves (just £1 each!)

Hopefully this has given you all a little styling inspiration 

..and we'll be back soon with Part 2!

Thanks for reading..

xoxo

Retro Room Wholesale on eBay!

We're now selling small wholesale job lots on eBay of Retro Room and 2good2Btrue clothing and jewellery!

See what bargains we have on offer and keep a look out over the next few months as we add more vintage gems..

xoxo

Retro Room & 2good2Btrue @ the Vintage Bizarre (Part 2)

2good2Btrue had it's own stall, and the second fashion show at the Vintage Bizarre, with all jewellery, accessories and pre-loved clothing for just £1!

Three of our models became human 2good2Btrue jewellery mannequins, much to the amusement of the crowd! 

 

Hannah modeled a blouse and skirt from the £1 pre-loved clothing range..

and we had a few more outfits modeled too, love these prints.

We can't believe it was a month ago already, time flies!

xoxo

Retro Room & 2good2Btrue @ the Vintage Bizarre (Part 1)

It's been a very busy month for Retro Room & 2good2Btrue! In addition to having a Christmas market stall in Manchester, and our three shops open, last weekend we were at the Vintage Bizarre at Event City near the Trafford Centre, with two stalls, five models and two half-hour catwalk shows!

The compere for the event was Kiki Deville, who some of you may recognise if you watch The Voice. Kiki certainly does have a stunning voice and she treated us to a few songs between the catwalk shows. She also loves retro and vintage, so she loved our stalls, especially the crystal brooches and statement Porr's Collection necklaces!

Our first catwalk show was for Retro Room with gorgeous premium vintage dresses and statement Porr's Collection jewellery...

For the next look, the girls were dressed all in black to really make the jewellery stand out. Effective isn't it..!

Next we had some more summery looks including some of our floaty kaftans..

and some more beautiful dresses..

..and that was the end of the show!

In Part 2 we'll have a look at the 2good2Btrue catwalk show photos...

xoxo

Steal Her Style - Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

It's been a while since our last Steal Her Style post! Now even if you're not a fan of the X Factor you've probably seen pictures of Cheryl and Mel B frequently on the newsstand over the last few weeks. The nation loves a good style battle and both ladies have been rocking some gorgeous looks recently. 

Our favourite look so far has been Cheryl's Hollywood Glamour retro look which was for the Movie week theme, a stunning floor-length black dress and dripping with diamonds! 

Would you like to create the same look?

Here at Retro Room we have fabulous vintage black dresses starting from just £7.50... and show-stopping jewellery like this diamante necklace (£14.95) and matching earrings (just £8.95!)

Be sure to call in and see our other styles!

xoxo

Retro Room @ Knutsford Loves Fashion

October 8th 2014 was an exciting day for Retro Room! We took part in the Knutsford Loves Fashion event at Curzon Cinema on Toft Road, with four beautiful models - Jennifer, Hannah, Deena and Lauren. The make-up was done professionally by the fabulous Lynette Page who has a make-up bar on Minshull Street, a few doors up from our shop! 

Here's Lynette at work on Jen, and we love how amazing she looks in a Retro Room vintage purple & gold top. You have good taste Lynette. ;o)

In the afternoon we headed off for a catwalk rehearsal...

and took a few photos outside in the remaining daylight.

Don't our girls look stunning? We tried our best to stay true to each individual's sense of style but with a retro twist. The vintage blue fox fur coats are available to purchase from our Knutsford shop @ £115 each.

Back to the event... and thankfully the catwalk show went without a hitch! Peter Murray from POP Perfumery on Princess Street was the compere for the evening.

Other businesses supporting the event included:

Zapatos | Pulse of Perfumery | Glamorous of Knutsford | NXTEP Personal Training | Willow | Roberta Beauty Redefined | Florentyna Dawn | Bare Necessities | Cocaranti | Lynette Page Make-up Artistry | Boutique D’Or

Thanks were given to Lucy from Cocaranti for organising the event...

and the catwalk finished with everyone on the platform as confetti rained down!

Lots of money was raised for the two charities - B Positive and Cystic Fibrosis, so a huge thank you goes out to everyone who got involved.

xoxo