The Monthly-Must Have: Indulge Your Sweet Tooth With A Candy Stripe Clutch

This month's must-have is this sweet and simple candy stripe clutch. Every designer worth their salt is trying to find new ways of bringing back 80s neon shades and this hard clutch bag is just the way to do it with subtlety.

This item is a style must-have because it ticks so many fashion boxes. All the top celebs have been touting hard case clutches on the red carpet of late and the block colour effect of this little beauty keeps it so on-trend.

It is currently on sale at Asos for just £19.75. We're expecting to see a 'sold out' sign on it very soon so we advise you to bag it whilst you can...no pun intended.

The Monthly Must-Have: 80s Tropicana Makes a Come Back!

Club Tropicana - by BradshawsCloset on Polyvore.com

As mentioned in our recent blog post Retro Looks That Never Die, the retro look never goes out of style and we are delighted to see that the 80s tropical club look is making a come back. Inspired by cheesy retro TV shows like Miami Vice and equally cheesy pop songs by Wham! this look is all about fusing your pinks, greens and aquas to create a sensational tropical explosion.

To celebrate this unexpected tropical renaissance we've hunted down the perfect tropical print dress by Jane Norman. This month's must-have item boasts a beautiful blend of dusky pinks and muted greens making it the ideal canvas on which to create your bold retro look. As with all Jane Norman items the dress is flatteringly figure hugging. It is guaranteed to pull you in at all the right places and accentuate your curves to help you get that sexed-up, whatever goes 80s vibe going on. The dress costs just £40.00 and will last you a life time as this super saucy Samantha-esque look is destined to keep coming around and around for decades to come.

Team your must-have dress with a bright pair of aqua shoes, a stand-out turqoise handbag and a coral hair flower and before you know it you'll be caught up in Tropicana heat, where castaways and lovers meet...sing it George!

Retro Looks That Never Die

Retro Looks That Never Die - by BradshawsCloset on Polyvore.com

Carrie and the girls were massive fans of the retro look and for good reason - it never goes out of style! At the moment the high street is going mad for all things 80s and we've got some top picks lined up for you at good old-fashioned low prices to help you stay on trend.

In our post What's in a Name? we talked about how Carrie's nameplate necklace had become a must-have Sex and the City item. If you want to do this look with a retro twist however pay a visit to The Lunacy Boutique where you can pick up one of these fabulous multi-coloured fridge magnet name necklaces! You can order any name you want and it will only set you back £18.00 - a pittance to pay to stay on trend!

If you're looking for a selection of 80s inspired T Shirts you can't go wrong with a visit to 80s purple. Our favourite is this grey retro print which would look fabulous over jeans, a bleached denim skirt or a pair of electric blue leggings. It's the touch of animal print that really wins us over and at just $32 it's an utterly guilt free purchase.

Last but by no means least we come to shoes. Retro look shoes are coming in all sorts of shades and styles at the moment and although it's tempting to get out your walkman, buy yourself a Wham bar and jump on the 80s bandwagon you should bear in mind that the key to a timelessly fashionable wardrobe is the investment in classic pieces. If you have a wacky personality and want the shoes to match that's fine, but if you're a bit more conservative and rarely have an opportunity to wear wacky shoes we'd recommend these beautiful block colour numbers from one of our favourite online shops Boohoo.com. They're a snip at £25.00 and will still look fabulous when the weirder brands of shoes have fallen out of fashion.