Retro, short for retrospective, or "vintage style," usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era. Reproduction, or repro, clothing is a newly made copy of an older garment. Clothing produced more recently is usually called modern or contemporary fashion.

Vintage inspired pieces that are newly manufactured, or even pieces of second hand clothing from recent years styled in a way that feels vintage. It can even includes pieces that reference iconic trends, silhouettes, colors, patterns, and materials.

Reworking is aligned closely with the need to save those existing but damaged or less than tip-top quality items of clothing – a movement we covered in How to Clean Second Hand Clothes. Reworking vintage clothing is the ideal way to give your items their very own stamp of 'This Is Me' personalisation.