Article: Retro redux.(Style)(Cover Story)

"VINTAGE FASHION TIES INTO A LARGER TREND TOWARDS NOSTALGIA. IT'S POPPING UP IN OTHER PLACES. YOU SEE IT IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. IT REMINDS PEOPLE OF WHEN THINGS WERE A LITTLE LESS COMPLICATED."

--SUNNY DONOVAN, OWNER/DESIGNER, ACME COOL CLASSICS FOR BOYS

THE AGE-OLD ADAGE OF 'WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN' RINGS TRUER IN FASHION THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. Every season seems to send us one step back (to another decade) as we take a step forward. In the children's segment, however, 'vintage' and 'retro' have become more than a passing fad. While many collections offer a retro look here and there, there is a growing cadre of companies for whom the past is more ...

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