Retro Cadillac Car Print Clothing

When looking at retro prints, one thinks tropical fruit, animals, nature and vehicles! After the prime time of these prints in the 1950’s, the look returned at some points during the 70s and 80s as eye catching novelty prints on jumpers, dresses and t-shirts. Around a year ago, Prada brought out their retro, fifties inspired Spring Summer collection which restarted the trend, so let’s look at a general timeline.

Late 2011

Prada’s cartoon Cadillac prints.

After the campaign and the catwalk show, it was clear to see that these prints were in. The perfect addition to a Spring/Summer wardrobe, it was flirty, fun and everything in between.

Early 2013

High street UK store Primark release a Cadillac print shell and pleated skirt in colour options of pastel yellow and blue. 

The skirt only costing 12 pounds (about $20 US) and the shell at 8 pounds ($12.50). From what I'm aware of, they also sold a pink dress and shorts featuring the print, possibly due to the popularity of these pieces. Unfortunately Primark doesn't ship overseas, but the printed items were admired by many over the web.

Mid 2013

After popping up in almost every fairly priced clothing store from Next to Zara, we begin to watch the cars drive away as more and more trends enter and exit the chain stores. Many stores became sold out, and others let their stock filter through reductions. Bringing us here ... 

Late 2013

A Boxing Day shopper, yours truly, sifts through a bargain bin to find a cute Cadillac print scarf and underwear in an outlet Cotton On for $2 each.

This is surely the end of the road. Cadillac print trend is officially over, but that won’t stop me from wearing my adorable new scarf. If you’re strictly an on-trend sort of person, Never fear! These things will always repeat, and when it does a print trend similar to this re-enters fashion …

Tips on wearing Cadillac (or other loud) printed clothing:

-          Keep the outfit largely neutral by utilizing neutral colours such as navy or white in the remaining pieces of your outfit or using basic pieces such as jeans with your print blouse.

-          If you’re shy of being too bold, you could incorporate the print in an accessory, such as a scarf or shoes.

-          Wear a print where you want to draw attention. Example, wear a print skirt if you have great legs.

-          Don’t wear head-to-toe prints. That’s overdoing it a little.

Well that wasn't a planned post! I enjoyed writing it though. I was really inspired by my Boxing Day shopping. My next post will really be the ‘New Years Eve Edition’, so you should hang around for that.

Love Claire, xo.