Relive the Summer of Love this Fall

Just when you’re finally adjusting to the Seventies-inspired hip-hugging bell-bottoms that came out this spring and summer, designers, fashion critics, stylists, and everyone else in the know fashion-wise, hit another button on the WABAC Machine.

If the reference to the 1960s cartoon starring Mr. Peabody and his boy, Sherman, didn’t give it away, the season they’re sending us back to the Sixties.

To get in the mood, start with a “girls’ night” viewing of “Factory Girl,” starring the fabulous Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick. Or review a few episodes of “Mad Men.” If those don’t inspire you to hit the vintage shops, and to scope out Sixties-inspired pieces, then I don’t know what will help. Maybe sit this season out. … Or run around naked.

Wait! That’s kind of Sixties, isn’t it?

The decade’s style is my personal favorite. I’d go with crop pants, ballet flats, and short-sleeve button up with a rounded Peter Pan collar – something Aubrey Hepburn-like – every day of the year. Can you blame me? Or maybe something with polka dots or a fun floral. You also can’t go wrong with classic staples like a pale blue or white. Seasonal colors on point right now include rust, mustard, bright red, and jade.

These pieces are classic – it’s hard to mess that up – and they’re fun to accessorize. Grab your biggest sunglasses and a scarf for your head or around your neck.

If you do pop in “Factory Girl,” by about mid-movie you will have an insatiable urge to run out and buy massive chandelier earrings. I mean, earrings so big that they should probably rip your ears off. At least you know they’ll go down stylish.

If you don’t already have a shift hanging in your closet, I’m going to suggest – no, demand – you get one. The super sweet Sixties look is perfect for women of any shape and size. A shift dress hangs loose from the shoulders, making it a go-to for anyone and everyone. If you desire some definition, find a skinny belt – also one of fall’s hot looks – and cinch the dress at your natural waist. Need inspiration from the runway? Look no further than Prada and Tibi. Or, as I prefer, going straight to the source. A simple Google search for shift dresses will work, but why stop there? Go for the gold and take cues from one of the Sixties most famed style icons: Twiggy.

I remember, growing up, my mom always told me how she wanted to be Twiggy. Even though she was too young to dress herself for most of the Sixties, she said she insisted her mother buy her Twiggy inspired dresses. It’s pretty rare for me to understand any of my mom’s decisions when it comes to what she’s wearing, but, this, the Twiggy look, I get.

Check out some of my favorite Sixties inspired looks in my Lee Pinterest board at Pinterest.com/tdungjen. Share your favorites with me and check back frequently for looks I’m loving next.

by Taylor Dungjen