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‘The Thread’ Goes Back to the Sixties

By anne | A-Line: Celebrity Style – Fri, May 22, 2009 12:13 PM EDT

Kim Kardashian donned a fun retro frock at the Teen Choice Awards. - Steve Granitz/WireImage.comEverybody is talking about the AMC series "Mad Men," which has 17 Emmy nominations! Since the show is about the New York ad world in the early 1960s, the cast gets to don some fabulous retro fashions, which inspired designer Michael Kors' entire fall line.

I don't know about you, but I've always adored the styles from the fifties and sixties. Back in the day, women could be glamorous and proudly show off their curves without revealing too much.

In this episode of "The Thread," Sarah Bernard discusses the popular trend and shares where you can find a form-fitting wiggle dress or voluminous full skirt of your very own!

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