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Friday Frock Love – January Blues

January 17, 2014

Yeah, yeah, so a January blues, blue frocks post in January isn’t exactly original.

But I have a cold and I lack inspiration to write anything more original. Besides, these are some lovely, blue, vintage inspired frocks, and best of all, they’re all in the sale, which is even better for cheering you up. Woo!

I’ve even helpfully split them into price bands depending on your sale shopping budget.

I Can’t Afford to Eat Till January

If you’ve got under £20 to spend, and even then it’s a choice between food and a frock, then the sales are your friend.

*Note, if the choice really IS between food and frocks, please choose food. It’s important.

under 20

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Warehouse Blue Bodycon Dress £45 £12
I love bodycon midi dresses, they’re an excellent, easy to wear modern alternative to a 50s wiggle dress, requiring only good, smoothing underwear, curls and red lipstick. This one has a lovely textured fabric and a sccop back detail, plus an excellent discount!

Warehouse Organza Insert Dress £55 £20
One for lovers of the 60s, this is a shorter dress with a great 60s feel with the square neckline and organza insert detail, and another excellent discount from Warehouse.

Brocade Floral Prom Dress £40 £20
You can’t beat a classic prom dress. Already on the cheaper end of the scale, and now with a 50% discount, yes please!

I Just Love a Bargain

So you’re all sensible with your money and have a reasonable amount still to spend mid way through January (or you have a credit card you haven’t maxed out yet) Well good for you, you can gegt some good quality sale bargains for under £50.

under 50

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Myleene Klass Embellished Collar Dress £55 £41
Not the hugest discount, but I’ve had my eye on this dress for a while. With its flowing style and full sleeves it’s got a nice 70s vibe and the embellished collar works for day time sparkle or understated night time glam.

Louche Ilsa Swan Shirt Dress £55 £30It’s hard to gauge the length of this one, but I suspect it’s a short one. Still if you’re ok with showing a little bit of leg this is so cute, and has swans on it!

ASOS Pencil Jacquard Dress £85 £34
Proper grown up glamour in a 50s style wiggle dress, and at less than half price taking it from “lovely, but I’ll need to save up” to “ooohh, bargain!”. Squint a bit and imagine it with a cocktail hat, gloves and seamed tights and you’ll see what I mean.

I want More Bang for my Buck

Lucky you, you’ve still got cash to flash in January, the advantage of the January sales is that you can get higher end, more expensive frocks for less. So those dresses that were in the over £100 category before Christmas are suddenly under £100.

under 100

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Pied a Terre Slinky Knot Dress £149 £89.40A slinky yet structured dress, with flattering colour block sides. Will look like a perfect 50s wiggle dress with the right accessories

Hobbs Blue Gables Dress £119 £70
Possibly one to plan ahead for spring/summer, though could be worn in colder days with a cardigan and tights. Love the wrap detail on the waist.

L.K.Bennett Accalia Dress £245 £95
Again, I’m not sure of the length of this one. I suspect it’s shorter, but could still have a great 60s vibe if it is, and anyway, I love those coloured stripes and the huge discount so much that I had to include it.

Have you bought any sale bargains in January?

 

 

 

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  1. Vicky Hayes says:
    January 17, 2014 at 8:22 am

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  2. Juliet Wood says:
    January 17, 2014 at 8:22 am

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  3. Retro Chick says:
    January 17, 2014 at 8:59 am

    Blimey! I wrote this yesterday afternoon and so many sizes sold out already! If they’ve got your size snap it up quick!

  4. Morgann Belle says:
    January 17, 2014 at 9:22 am

    I am absolutely in love with the ASOS pencil dress!

  5. Hilary Cox says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:07 am

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  6. Jessica Cangiano says:
    January 17, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    Beautiful blue frocks! The brocade floral is especially ravishing. No (or next to no) spending on my end, bargain or otherwise, this month – Christmas always taps me out for a while into the new year. It’s nearly as fun to window shop online though lovely posts like this though, so I really don’t mind taking a retail breather for a while.

    ♥ Jessica

  7. Raina Saunders says:
    January 17, 2014 at 1:07 pm

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  8. Heather Gunther-Bubbles says:
    January 17, 2014 at 1:07 pm

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  9. Ruby Wilson says:
    January 17, 2014 at 1:07 pm

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  10. naelleoip says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    Great article and I am in love with the cheap dresses you presented, awesome!!!! thanks!!! Greetings from Paris 🙂

  11. Vicgartland says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    @Retrochick_uk @WareStyle @ASOS @joythestore I’m really tempted by the asos wiggle dress. Damn you!

  12. Charlotte Ryan says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    I keep meaning to mention this, but there’s something wrong with the blog when you view it via mobile, it doesn’t tile across the page and yet I can’t find a mobile version link. I can see your writing but not the photos.

  13. Retro Chick says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Hmm. It’s supposed to be a responsive theme that works better on mobiles, but I guess it doesn’t. So glad I paid for it! 😀 Thanks for letting me know, I’ll disable that feature!

  14. Charlotte Ryan says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    I’m setting up a blog at the minute and am having the same problem with a supposed responsive theme! It’s driving me nuts.

  15. Retro Chick says:
    January 17, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    I’ve just disabled it and gone back to the jetpack mobile theme for now!

  16. Miss Magpie's Musings says:
    January 17, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    God I love the Warehouse dress but the colour is just too pale for me bah.

  17. Retrochick_uk says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    @clamorousvoice it’s LK Bennett and it’s in the sale! At the end of this //t.co/4R5LCgsnSz

  18. Retrochick_uk says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    Ohh. Olivia Colman is wearing the LK Bennett dress from today’s post on Graham Norton. Sale bargain! //t.co/4R5LCgsnSz

  19. Retrochick_uk says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    @OddSocksAlex it’s an LK Bennett dress, it’s in the sale! At the end of this post! //t.co/4R5LCgsnSz

  20. clamorousvoice says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    @Retrochick_uk Ooh! My girlfriend is eyeing it speculatively. I wish they had more sizes left! Thank you so much. Some other lovely dresses.

  21. OddSocksAlex says:
    January 17, 2014 at 11:16 pm

    @Retrochick_uk Argh!!!

  22. Libby Holden says:
    January 18, 2014 at 1:22 am

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  23. Christina Clementson says:
    January 18, 2014 at 1:22 am

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  24. bluevelvetvtg says:
    January 18, 2014 at 1:25 am

    @Retrochick_uk those are some classy dresses

  25. Amy Leonard says:
    January 18, 2014 at 9:22 pm

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  26. edelcrowley says:
    January 18, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    @Retrochick_uk oh some beautiful dresses!! ShMe me New Years resolution was ‘no more new clothes’!! 🙁

  27. edelcrowley says:
    January 18, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    @Retrochick_uk *shame

  28. GreenwichJOY says:
    January 19, 2014 at 11:33 am

    RT @Retrochick_uk: My top vintage inspired sale picks. Including @warestyle @asos and @joythestore //t.co/vhrq2EPFSv

  29. 1940sdame says:
    January 22, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Oh, I love all these dresses!!

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