What is hippy fashion? Ask a 60s hippie and they’ll tell you it doesn’t exist. “Fashion” is an oxy-moron within a non-conformist movement because it would indicate the presence of trends and, um, yeah, conformity. The uprising of this counter-culture ironically became a culture faster than they could make a peace sign. Whoa, far-out man. Whether it exists or not, this crochet hippie mini-dress sold by RubyMoonVintage (for $63) is lovely – wear it with a bikini and it’s ideal attire for any festival.

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Super baggy in the crotch and tapered from the knees down are what harem pants are all about. Inspired by traditional attire from India they have made plenty of cameos on North American women for as long has there have been runways. That is until the early 90s when MC Hammer started calling them home and using them as a gimmick for his get-up to enhance his infamous dance. Low and behold harem pants went out as quickly as Hammer did and stayed that way until Hammer’s recent redemption. This particular pair of harem pants (sold for $113.50) are a collision of late 90s fashion faux pas (acid wash jeans, harem tailoring and mom’s elastic waist) but with a creative styling from nimble dress betrayals they look absolutely splendid.

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“Flapper” is a term that was coined during the roaring 20s that referred to women who were risque for their time. They wore shorter dresses, bobbed their hair, wore more make-up, drove cars, consumed alcohol and viewed sex as casual. Basically all the good parts of Sex and the City give or take 80 years. They also had the audacity to listen to jazz which was a viewed as rebellious music at the time – it was like rock in the 50s and punk in the 70s. This 80s green sequin dress sold by sleepyheadvintage (for $127.50) was inspired by the style of these trail blazing ladies. Now if only their exploits were available on DVD…

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The song White Wedding by Billy Idol is reported to be based on Billy’s displeasure with his sister for having a child out of wedlock. “Hey little sister what have you done?” The real question is – when did punk rock rebel Billy fuckin’ Idol start following age-old rules? Pot calling the kettle black aside (Billy never married the mother of his two children) we think this lacey mini-dress sold by TrendsetterVintage (for $52.02) would have been perfect for the Idol ceremony-mony. P.S. We love big hair.

In the 1990s the term ‘acid wash’ became synonymous with bad 1980s fashion and it was one of the worst offenders in a decade with an abundance of it. Just like remnants from a bad selection in our love lives we eradicated any evidence of it from our wardrobes. Most of it happily lost forever to the land of unwanted thrift, but as far as these acid wash jeans go (sold for $26), most of us now wish we held on just a little longer. Leave it to the ladies at TRASHY VINTAGE to dig up a pair….and Calvin’s no less.

1960s elegance is perfectly captured with this lurex polyester gold dress that sold for $63.71. If you’re a bond girl or the 1960s are just your bag, then visit Velvet Cave Vintage. They seriously must have discovered time travel given the amazing selection of pieces from this decade. VCV is a new personal favorite of ours.