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Looking to the Past for Fashion Inspiration

Makeup by Valerie Co and hair by Kayce Rowe, both of Austral Salon. Models courtesy of Millie Lewis.

By Anne Postic

Photography by Jeff Amberg

Dressing for an evening out is an art. Drawing inspiration from decades past is always in fashion. What’s the new rule for trends? There are no rules. Choose your favorite period in fashion, and you’ll be sure to find modern pieces in one of Columbia’s finest boutiques to complete your vision. The Columbia Museum of Art is the perfect backdrop for modern classics with historical sartorial significance, from the elegant 1950s to the dramatic 1980s.

Meredith Bilbro is hip in a 1960s-inspired go-go dancer look.

Dress, vintage from
Revente, $97
Earrings, Revente, $12
Boots, Miu Miu from
Coplon’s, $1,200

Erin Harris’s stunning 1980s-inspired look
adds just the right touch of glamour.

Dress, MacDuggal from Round Robin, $804
Shoes, Caparros peep-toe heels from Round Robin, $74
Earrings, sparkle hoops from Round Robin, $30

Bethany Perry gives her 1970s-inspired  look a graceful elegance.

Dress, Hunter Dixon from VanJean, $430
Shoes, Loeffler Randall mesh cutout booties from VanJean, $675
Earrings, Theodosia gold hammered disc with pearl from VanJean, $170
Ring, Dannijo rose gold coco crystal ring from VanJean, $245
Bracelet, Kara Ross from VanJean, $295
Belt, Kenneth Jay Lane from VanJean, $212

(Hunter Bell of Hunter Dixon and Jenny Thonpson of Theodosia

are South Carolina natives.)

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