Retro (Style)

found: Work cat.: Dermody, Brenda. New retro, 2009:p. 7 (in tandem with an almost seamless absorption of stylistic influence, a more self-conscious referencing of particular styles, motifs, techniques and materials in design; term 'retro' has been in use since the 1970s to describe this sort of appropriation)

found: A&AT, June 24, 2010(retro (style); generic style, particularly in the context of clothing fashion and interior design, characterized by harking back to a former style that is nostalgically retrospective, particularly styles from the mid-20th century. Differing from "old-fashioned" in not being antiquated in form or character, but having reference to a previous style that is both not from as distant a time as "old-fashioned" and is still considered desirable and popular)

found: OED, June 24, 2010(retro 2. a style characterized by imitation or revival of something (esp. fashion, music, or design) from the (relatively recent) past; retro fashion, music, etc.)

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