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Sep 20

100 years of fashion and dancing

Fashion has dramatically changed over the last 100 years this video shows how much in the space of a few minutes.

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Feb 06

Petite Hollywood Stars

Petite Celebrities may seem to be a modern trend but many of the old school celebrities were and are petite too. ( Read more )

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Jan 19

Vintage social media

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Dec 22

I came across this bit of news and as it a very rare occurrence i thought i would share. Tomorrow the 21st December for the first time in 400 years there will be a total Lunar Eclipse coinciding with the winter solstice. The sky will turn a deep red colour tomorrow morning. The last time this was seen was in 1638 and the next one will be in 2094. ( Read more )

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Dec 22

Greatest Retro Toys

Toys of yesteryear are some of the best around from Barbie’s to Trivial Pursuit we all remember toys from our childhood many of which are still around today. I remember the Furby coming out they sold out in a matter of days, everyone was desperate to get their hands on them reminded me of the action toy in the movie Jingle all the Way, with people on a mad dash to buy them in time for Christmas. Oh and remember the Tamagotchi, the small handheld interactive pet that you would spend hours looking after. ( Read more )

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Nov 21

Petite Feet

Hi Everyone Store now open to buy Gifts, Accessories and footwear!

For all you Ladies out there with Petite feet, Footwear is now available to buy at Retro Petite for Ladies with Petite Feet. ( Read more )

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Oct 21

10 Make Up Facts

Make up goes way back no one truly knows where and how make up came about the first evidence in history of make up was found in Ancient Egypt.

: Cleopatra

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Oct 14

Top Ten Halloween Costumes

Dilemma…. It’s Halloween, your going to a party but you have no idea what to wear. Well here’s our top 10 list of costumes hope it helps to give you some inspiration.

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Here’s our list of top 10 spooky costumes for Halloween. Whether you decide to make your own or buy your costume we are sure you’ll look fantastic but hope this helps inspire you all.

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Oct 04

Halloween

Can’t believe it’s October already and as it’s the month of Halloween we have changed the background of our blog to celebrate. These days on Halloween we dress up in spooky costumes, have parties and watch scary movies but Halloween has been around for many many so how did Halloween come about?

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Halloween originated from an ancient Celtic festival named Samhain, pronounced sow-in which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. The Celts celebrated their new year in November and believed new years eve (31st October) blurred the boundary between the living and the dead and was the one night where the ghosts of the deceased could return to earth. The festival was made up of bonfires and costumes and masks were worn to impersonate the spirits. ( Read more )

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Sep 10

5 Modern Retro Fashions

photo credit: Shandi-lee

Today’s fashion is definitely is an eclectic mix of modern and retro styles. Almost all of the styles we wear today have influences from gone by years. Modern Celebs such as Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce and The Saturdays have all tried out retro styles making it as popular today as it was then showing that retro fashions will always be fashionable. ( Read more )