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Big city dreams

By Shana Raley-Lusk

Knoxville native Holten Wyatt on the campus of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Holten Wyatt did not always dream of life in the Big Apple. But he has always known that his dreams included moving to a larger city at some point.

“I actually didn’t know I wanted to move to New York until about the middle of my senior year,” he says. “My original goal was to move to Los Angeles. Getting accepted to school here in New York was when I changed my mind.”

Wyatt attends school at Fashion Institute of Technology in the heart of New York City.

“Most people think since I go here I am studying design, but I’m actually studying fashion merchandising management, which deals a lot with the business side of the industry,” he says. “I may change my major next year to public relations or communications so I have a little bit of both areas.”

Aside from his career aspirations and busy school schedule, Wyatt is also thoroughly enjoying his new fast-paced life in the city.

“There is not much that I do not like about the city. I love everything,” Wyatt says.

He views his move as an opportunity to get outside his comfort zone and explore what the world has to offer.

Unlike many other more traditional colleges, Fashion Institute of Technology offers students more flexibility and a considerable amount of social time.

“Here at school we only have class for about two hours every day,” Wyatt says.

“My college life is perfectly unlike any other college.”

While he loves life in New York, there are still a couple of aspects of life in Knoxville that Wyatt misses, primarily his family.

Holten says that he also really misses being

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I miss my family and friends more than anything,” he says. “Also I miss my nephew more than ever. He is growing up so fast and I hate that I cannot see him every day.

able to drive instead of constantly having to pay for a taxi.

Adjusting to his new locale was not easy in the beginning, either.

“The hardest thing was just making friends. I hate being alone and not hanging out with someone, so when school started in the fall it was hard to get adjusted,” he says.

In a short amount of time, however, he was already making friends and settling into his new life.

“After a while I started loving every minute,” Holten says.

“I was eating at the best places, clubbing with the number one DJ in the city, and exchanging cellphone numbers with celebrities. This all made life go on.”

In terms of the future, the opportunities are many for Wyatt. Though there are some aspects of Knoxville that he will always love and miss, he does not see himself returning home to stay.

“Though I realize that I love Knoxville now that I have moved away, I do not see myself raising a family there,” he says.

“At the same time, I do not like the idea of raising kids in a $10,000 per month loft apartment.”

As a compromise, Holten says that he may eventually move to Atlanta and settle down.

As for career plans, he is still exploring his options.

“I am studying the business side of fashion so I can really go anywhere with my major, but lately I have been really interested in working at a magazine like GQ,” Wyatt says.

Holten Wyatt in Central Park. Photos submitted

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Cutting-edge styles at Salon Biyóshi

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ounded in 2007 by awardwinning veteran stylists and cosmetology school sweethearts Brandon and Mary Harris, along with partner, Jenine Raby, Salon Biyóshi offers clients an elite level of training and expertise.

“Salon Biyóshi prides itself on a commitment to continuing education and community involvement. Our staff is educated by top stylists from Redken and Pureology,” says Jennifer Price, PureArtist at Salon Biyóshi.

Because of the salon’s excellence in this area, it is now a Redken Elite Salon, meaning that it is one of a small number of salons nationwide to receive the highest level of education direct from Redken artists.

A unique business perspective coupled with the hands-on experience of its staff set Salon Biyóshi apart from the

competition.

“We are also one of only a few nationwide test salons for Redken, which means that we get exclusive previews of new products and colors to experiment with and report back to Redken about how we like it,” says Price.

The owners offer extensive business training, which empowers the staff to create true careers in the industry.

The friendly staff and complimentary refreshments allow clients at Salon Biyóshi to feel like guests.

“We appreciate that out guests have a choice in where to get their hair done, and we value that they have chosen us,” Price says.

As part of its recent expansion, Salon Biyóshi now offers a Blow Dry Bar where clients will be offered specialty blow dries and styles with packages available.

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perfect for the woman on the go,” Price says. “The blow dry salon is a very popular trend in major cities like New York City and Los Angeles, and we are happy to bring that to our guests.”

Salon Biyóshi specializes in offering guests a total package in terms of beauty services. All of the stylists are trained in both cutting and coloring as well as facial waxing and make up application. The salon also offers a wide range of nail services and skincare products.

It is the professional staff at Salon Biyóshi that makes the difference, though. Owner Mary Harris was recently

honored at The Redken Symposium for winning first place in Redken’s Global Chromatics Color Competition, and stylist Donna Edmondson is currently on the “Red Tour” with Taylor Swift as a member of her Beauty Team. It is their goal to provide guests with the highest quality services available.

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or Knoxvillians looking for a new take on fitness, barre3 has plenty to offer. By combining the grace of the ballet barre with the wisdom of yoga and the strength of Pilates, barre3 is a bit of a hybrid.

“The 3 in barre3 symbolizes balance, which is a core value of our practice, business and life,” says Pace McCamy, co-owner. “Barre3 has tremendous variety.”

Set to an upbeat soundtrack, barre3 classes follow a vigorous pace moving through a sequence of postures designed to shape and lift the entire body.

“Our unique three-step sequence creates the strength of an athlete with the long, lean, graceful lines of a dancer,” says McCamy. “We use isometric holds to align and strengthen, combined with small

range of motion to get deep into the muscles.”

Low-impact dynamic movement is then added, and a seamless recovery stretch wraps up the class.

Barre3 even offers online workouts.

“Subscribers have unlimited access to lots of workouts ranging from 10 minutes to 60 minutes in length, and new workouts are added each month,” says McCamy. “It is a great way to take barre3 with you anywhere.”

As an additional option for those who prefer to workout from the comfort of their own homes, barre3 is now offering workout DVDs. There are six different DVDs available.

“We also offer various specials for new clients as well as a brideto-be package,” McCamy notes.

Teachers and students are offered a 10 percent discount. Barre3 also offers Community Free Classes throughout the year. There are many ways to get involved with this new movement in fitness.

“We love being in business in Knoxville because the people in Knoxville are amazing,” McCamy says.“ We are able to connect with and build a fun, healthy community with such great people.”

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Over the years its multi-generational clientele has always found it a place where they enjoy spending a day or an hour shopping for beautiful clothing and accessories for almost any occasion.

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“Dresses are really big this season for all occasions, from beach to formal, and hemlines range from maxi to short, short and also high-low, meaning longer in the back than in the front.”

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here are summer camps and workshops offering many kinds of activities, but perhaps none quite as exciting, dramatic and potentially life-changing as those at Studio Arts for Dancers, this area’s premiere dance studio.

Founded in 1990 by artistic director Lisa Hall McKee, over the years Studio Arts for Dancers has influenced thousands of children and adults in the artistry and technical excellence of the performing arts.

This year is no different, as McKee and her staff prepare for a summer fi lled with workshops and classes for both children and adults.

McKee says the summer classes “are a great way to expose children to dance, to see if they really like it.

“Dance is for everybody,” McKee says.

“It’s for young, old, big, small, coordinated and especially the uncoordinated. Our philosophy is to teach it right and motivate our students to love dance and the work that it entails. Every individual is different, and we encourage our dancers to celebrate that, fi nd out what their body is capable of and achieve it without worrying about where their peers are. Dance is an individual sport taught in a group environment.”

Registration has already started for the summer classes, and McKee says those registering before April 19 will receive a 10 percent discount.

This year’s classes, workshops and camps: June 10-14, Guest Artist Intensive, for experienced dancers ages 12 to adult. Guest artists will be Ashleyanne Hensley, a professional dancer with the Georgia Ballet, for classical dance, and Marlayna Locklear of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

for modern dance.

June 10-14, Mini-Intensive for experienced young dancers ages 10 to 13. A fun and “not so intensive” workshop with the faculty from Studio Arts. There will be everything from classical ballet to jazz and hip-hop.

June 17-21, Sleeping Beauty Dance Camp for ages 6 to 12 new and experienced dancers.

No experience is required to learn the fairy dances in this mini-ballet with Aurora and all of her friends. Along with ballet, there will be art class and an in-studio performance on the last day.

June 24-28, Musical Theatre Camp, for ages 8 to 15, both new and experienced dancers. Get ready for Broadway with this introduction to musical theatre. Learn acting, dance, voice and prop-making, along with performing excerpts from Les Miserables, the Lion King, Mama Mia, Cabaret, South Pacific and Hair. Kimberlie Heagerty will be the teacher.

July 1-3 will feature West African Dance, African djembe drumming and aerial classes in silks and lyra, ages 8 to adult. West African dance will be taught Takia Ajanaku, and African drumming will taught by Obayana Ajanaku, who teaches at Vine Middle School and Austin East. Laura Burgamy from the Wing Project will be teaching silks and lyra in this exciting workshop.

In addition, from July 8-26, a range of three-week dance workshops will be available for students age 4 through advanced.

Studio Arts for Dancers is located at 1234 Rocky Hill Road. For prices, class schedules and to register, call 539-2475, or go to the website at www.studioartsfordancers.net.

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Big Apple to Big Orange

By Carol Zinavage Knoxville Opera Company executive director Brian Salesky doesn’t believe there’s “a Southern thing and a Northern thing.”

The native New Yorker says, “I think that people are people everywhere on the planet. I don’t believe in categorizing people by where they live.” He doesn’t talk politics or religion on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line.

“I don’t proselytize anything,” he says with a grin, “except pastrami.”

Salesky is a wellknown fan of good food, and his favorite place to eat in the whole world is the legendary Carnegie Deli on 7th Avenue in Manhattan, but a close second is Knoxville’s own Chandler’s on Magnolia.

“I go there for the chicken and ribs and the fried jalapenos,” he says.

“Chandler’s is absolutely fantastic. And they’ve been very good friends for eight years.”

After a performance of “Madama Butterfly” in 2006, Salesky requested that the restaurant host KOC’s after-gathering. The cast partied past midnight.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Salesky has been in the South since 2005, when he answered an SOS from the then-bankrupt Knoxville Opera Company. Within one year, he had it up and running again. Since then, he has had eight consecutive seasons in the black.

Although Knoxville-based, he travels to New York several times a year to audition singers for upcoming KOC

Transplanted New Yorkers Diana, Joe, and Brian Salesky Photo submitted

productions. When possible, he visits Greenwich Village and Times Square, and he’ll try to fit in a game at Yankee Stadium. Both Salesky and his son Joe are Yankees fans from way back.

Speaking of his upbringing, he says, “I was blessed to be born of two New Yorkers who loved New York and who loved the cultural opportunities that New York provided. That was their life

before children; that was their life with children. I grew up in the theaters and concert halls of New York City.”

His proudest moment and what he describes as his “sweetest night” was his New York City Opera debut, conducting Victor Herbert’s operetta “Naughty Marietta” – made famous by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald – with both of his parents in the audience. Years ago, his

father had wooed his mother with Nelson Eddy songs, and was such a fan that he gave son Brian the middle name “Nelson.”

“What a great night for them,” Salesky remembers, “to see their son conducting music that was so close to their hearts.”

Salesky’s family – wife Diana, a mezzo-soprano, and son Joe – stayed in their home in Stamford, Conn.,

for the first few years of Salesky’s tenure at KOC, but they have since moved to Knoxville permanently.

“It’s a pleasure to live in a place where you can be anywhere in 10 to 15 minutes, and where you have access to such natural beauty,” Salesky says of his adopted city.

He is also thrilled with his son’s “five–star” education at The Webb School of Knoxville. Himself a public school alumnus, the maestro performs opera outreach programs in Knox County schools and is a great admirer of the public school system, but “Webb was the right school for Joe. He’s now at Vanderbilt, and living in Knoxville helped him get there.

“This town is full of wonderful people doing wonderful things. There’s a thriving arts and culture community that I’m honored to be a part of,” says Salesky. “I’ve spent most of my time in big cities, and I’m delighted to fi nd out how much difference one person can make here – you’re not one person in an ocean of others.”

He counts himself lucky to be a member of “a very small club,” along with the executive directors of other major Knoxville arts institutions. “We are in competition for the dollar, but we’re never in competition personally, and we all genuinely enjoy each other.” Smiling broadly, he concludes, “And it happens to be happening in Knoxville, so good for Knoxville!”

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constantly presented for customer tastings, with the support of staff whose only commitment is to make sure your shopping experience is a truly pleasurable one? If so, your dreams are about to become a reality.

Opening any day now next door to the new Publix on Parkside Drive, Corks Wine & Spirits promises to fulfill those dreams and others as well.

What about having the opportunity to ask a certified sommelier about the perfect wine and food pairings for your next dinner party? And to take it a step further, that sommelier might even appear at your dinner party or another

“We want to lean toward things that are harder to find. If the average store has 600 wines, we will have 600 wines, but 500 will be wines you may never have heard of. We will seek out the smaller production that may not have the name recognition but will be higher quality.”

“Small lots of exceptional wines”

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McElveen says customers will be able to come into the new store and grab their favorite bottle of Jim Beam or any other kind of wine, spirit, or high-gravity beer, but if they want to take advantage of something special, it will be available.

Will higher prices go along with that higher quality? Not necessarily. McElveen says the difference can be compared to growing tomatoes in your backyard.

“Those tomatoes will always taste better than what you buy at the grocery store.

They were labor intensive – like the products from our small wine producers – but they are not necessarily more expensive. You can be sure they sure taste better. What we are always seeking is exceptional quality that is still good value.”

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Not a feeble-minded woman Swedeen lands on Knoxville’s stages Sometimes a person shows up right where they should, creating ripples of a new level of energy all around them.

You can feel it when you’re near playwright, actor and director Staci Swedeen.

She and her husband, the witty Christopher Skelly, realized a few years ago they must escape the taxes in Sleepy Hollow, New York, about 30 miles north of New York City. They considered several options all over the country, but Knoxville was calling.

“Knoxville’s not too cold, not too hot, not too far, not too close,” Christopher told Staci, “And besides, you’ll have Jayne!” referring to Staci’s

longtime Knoxville friend, Jayne Morgan.

Swedeen and Morgan have collaborated for many years writing, producing and acting in plays. Morgan has a long list of fi lm and local acting credits.

Christopher came on down to Knoxville, found a house for them, and bought it. “Six months later when I drove down to see it (Chris was back in New York by then) I said something to the effect of ‘ACK!’” says Staci.

Some more house-hunting later, they settled on a Fountain City “California contemporary” rancher, built in 1955, with a unique layout, large picture

David Dwyer, Staci Swedeen and Barbara Nicodemus just before the staged reading of “The Feeble-Mindedness of Woman.”Photo by Libby Morgan

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windows and terrazzo floors. The at a League of Women Voters back half of the house is raised a function. few steps and has an open balcony “We had at least 50 more than as a hallway. we expected to attend that night,” “This house was the only place said Nicodemus, lamenting the where I could actually ‘see’ our fact they ran out of hors d’oeuvres, hodgepodge of eclectic furniture. while delighted with the turnout.

We really love this home, the Next up for Flying Anvil layout, the light, the view and the is a series of performances of community.”

“Forbidden Knoxville Goes Psycho” Flying Anvil at Big Fatty’s Theatre is Kitchen in officially a nonBearden in Swedeen’s many plays have profit entity, April, then with a board of Swedeen appeared on stages all “a terrific team is on to an over the country. She was of people,” unexpected trip including to Charleston. awarded the 2004 Arts and David Dwyer, “The big Letters Award in Drama. a Maryville ‘breaking resident with news’ is that I an impressive found out last list of fi lm and week that my television credits, and Barbara one-woman show ‘Pardon Me For Nicodemus, Fountain Citian and Living: A Biting Comedy’ – (which event coordinator of the recent I performed here in Knoxville last staged reading of Swedeen’s “The year) was accepted into Piccolo Feeble-Mindedness of Woman,” Spoleto in Charleston in May! So

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that's exciting … and terrifying ... as I have to get all those words back into my pea brain. It will be a Flying Anvil Production,” says Staci.

“Pardon Me For Living” is billed as “Staci’s own one-woman show, written after her close encounter with a rabid raccoon” in her driveway in Sleepy Hollow.

Flying Anvil is aloft with an active performance schedule and five weeks of theater camps in June and July for children ages 6 to 17, plus an adult acting camp at Downtown West. Morgan and Swedeen will teach, as will several other professional acting teachers.

– Libby Morgan

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Tula Boutique to host after-hours open house

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he Tula Boutique opened hen in Turkey Creek in October of last year, Knoxvillians kind of shopping experigained a new k ence. Owned aand operated by mother/ daughter duo Debbie and Stacy Reed, women’s fashion and jewelry bouthe women’ tique offers distinctive styles and the sought-after brands. most sough “We ar are really selective on our brands when it comes to quality,” w says Stacy, Stacy who holds degrees in both fashion merchandizing and a business.

The shop is proud to offer stylish clothing choices in a range of sizes. “We offer petites all the way through women’s sizes up to 3X,” w Stacy says. “We have customcome all the way to Knoxers who co

ville from Chattanooga because of our range of size selections.”

It is not just the exclusive styles and brands that set Tula apart, though. Stacy and Debbie place a lot of importance on their relationships with clients.

“We have a lot of loyal customers and when they refer their friends to us, that is the biggest compliment that we can get,” Stacy says.

In addition to her educational background in fashion, Stacy also has experience as a personal stylist. She now is happy to be able to offer these services to her clients at Tula.

“Fitting a client’s needs is important to us,” she says. “We handpick each item and feel that it is important to work with a woman’s body when helping her make selections.”

Tula carries only a limited number of each item, allowing customers to choose

Daughter and mother Stacy Pearson and Debbie Reed own and operate Tula Boutique. Photo by Shana Raley-Lusk

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The ladies at Tula are excited to announce an upcoming after-hours open house which will be held on April 25.

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hen it comes to spring and summer fashion, Betsy Foster and Dan Kocks agree – whether it’s women’s styles or men’s, this season it’s all about color.

Both say everything else in fashion is taking a back seat to an explosion of color the likes of which the industry has never seen.

The two are experts in their field. Foster is the women’s buyer at M. S. McClellan on Kingston Pike in Bearden and Kocks is the store’s general merchandise manager and men’s buyer.

Foster says for women, “the hottest colors are greens and blues, oranges and reds, with color blocking as popular this spring and summer as it was last year.”

Denim jeans are showing up in just about any color imaginable, as long as it’s bright, and the ever-popular jeans are now also in patterns and stripes. This year’s jeans boast slim lines, as do other women’s pants. In addition, rises are higher in pants this season.

Tops are showing in longer silhouettes with lots of light, flowing fabrics, including gorgeous silks. The new tunics have dolman sleeves or dropped shoulders and can be worn belted or not, depending on preference. “The fabrics are just wonderful,” Foster says.

Hemlines on tops, skirts and dresses are sometimes shorter in the front than in the back or asymmetrical altogether.

And again, layering is important – a cute, short cardigan over a longer tunic, for example, is very much in style.

Foster says jewelry is just as colorful as fabrics this season, “and we are seeing really big statement pieces. They’re in

bright colors, too, as are purses, scarves and shoes. Color is just everywhere!”

Kocks echoes those words: “The main trend in menswear this spring is color, color and more color, and those colors look almost like a fruit stand: banana, watermelon, apple green, lime, and I could go on and on. And when you mix those colors in with a bit of white it makes them look even brighter.

“Color is refreshing, especially coming out of the winter months. We’re having a lot of fun with it on the mannequins, and our customers love it.”

In trousers, shorts and both knit and button-down woven shirts, Kocks says this season there is a vintage feel to the fabric which is achieved by dying it once and then over-dying it. “It looks washed and weathered without you having to do any of the work,” he says.

This season, menswear is featuring a flat-front, five-pocket jeans look, but in other fabrics, such as linen and seersucker. “They look like a jean as far as construction, but they’re not in traditional denim fabrics.”

Men are giving special attention to their all-important accessories lately.

Kocks says thery’re buying leather covers for iPhones and iPads and also backpacks, briefcases and other kinds of bags. “Guys want something cool to go with all their cool new technology,” Kocks says.

And that’s not all. “We see a lot of aging baby boomers, so we’re selling products to help men take better care of their appearance. And it stretches even to sunglasses – there’s a dressy pair for going to work with a tie on and a sporty pair for the golf course.”

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New up-styles are more relaxed

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fter six years in business, Twisted Scissors owners Elisabetta Proietto and Eric Patterson continue to grow their successful fullservice salon in Bearden.

Just back from a two-day trip to Atlanta, where the two taught an up-style class for the Redken line at a prominent salon, they’re now looking forward to prom and wedding season with specials being offered to customers anticipating either occasion.

The wedding special is $85 off the full price for a party of four or more. The prom special will cost just $50 to have

your hair done, rather than the usual $75.

Proietto says there’s a popular phrase that defines hairstyles for the upcoming warmer seasons: “It’s looking like it’s 12 a.m. hair and not 6 p.m. hair,” meaning a less “fixed” look than has been in style previously.

“It’s a more deconstructed style – more like something you would do yourself. It’s looser and more casual,” she says, adding that the new styles al-

low for one look for work and another for play.

In addition, just like hemlines on many new clothing styles, haircuts now “are shifting from front to back. We’re moving away from the face and putting the longer length in the back.”

Also for summer? “Short, like Charlize Theron at the Oscars,” Proietto says.

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3 Ways to Go Retro Get funky: Pop or “groovy” style is a playful retro look that features bright, Warhol-ian colors and round shapes.

Television shows like “Mad Men” have reintroduced retro style into homes across the country. Though it’s trendy right now, retro decor’s wide range of form and function gives you plenty of reasons to mix it into your own interior for the long run.

“People are reacting against the minimal style that held sway for so long in the 20th century,” says Katherine Sorrell, author of “Retro Home” (Merrell Publishers, 2012). “And also against the overly ‘interior-designed,’ everything-matching, everything-beige interiors that were very fashionable until quite recently.”

Using retro design elements is not only a way to deviate from contemporary design, it can also be

cost-effective, believe it or not, and environmentally friendly.

“Everyone is re-evaluating what they have and working around their family heirlooms, instead of taking them to the dump,” says Andrew Weaving, author of “Living Retro” (Ryland Peters & Small, 2013).

“Retro” means many things to different people, but there are a few distinct styles within the category. Midcentury modern, Danish modern and pop or “groovy,” as Sorrell classifies it, are all subsets with their own aesthetics.

“For one person, [retro] might mean a set of flying ducks on a wall; for another, it’s a sleek, expensive Eames chair; for another, it’s a colorful ’60s poster; for another, it’s a knitted throw and a pressed-glass cake stand,” Sorrell says. “The great thing is that you can’t get it wrong. When using retro, it’s all about creating an appealing, very

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To help develop your personal sense of retro, though, understanding the individual styles is key.

Mid-Century Modern: Images of mid-century modern are what most people think of when they hear “retro.”

“Key pieces would be tables with spindly, splayed and tapered legs; fabrics with patterns based on scientific forms or scribbly, artistic outlines; and lights that resemble hats or flying saucers,” Sorrell says.

The color palette includes highcontrast combinations like black and white, lemon yellow, teal and tangerine, plus crimson, turquoise and acid green.

Prominent American designers Charles and Ray Eames are heavily associated with mid-century modern, and their furniture still inspires many today. “Eames is very much the fiberglass rocking chair look,” Weaving says.

Danish Modern: Michelle Faires, co-owner of the Swanky Retro shop in Charleston, Ill., specializes in selling mid-century modern and Danish modern furniture and accessories.

Danish modern is characterized by clean lines, natural wood and boxy couches and chairs.

Though boxy, these pieces ensure there’s space between furniture and other design elements. “You don’t see a dresser sitting directly on the floor here,” Faires says. “There’s always legs.

I call them toothpick legs: tall skinny legs, tapered, a very distinct style,

which is modern.”

Pop/Groovy: Pop or groovy retro pieces sum up the ’60s and early ’70s, and are heavily inspired by popular culture through television, comics, music and fi lm.

Sorrell identifies a few defi ning features, such as space-age silver, bean bags and lava lamps.

“Pop is more fun: lots of bright color, round shapes, pods to sit in, optical effects in fabrics and carpets, et cetera,” Weaving says.

A natural take: Mid-century modern pieces can be mixed with natural forms and soothing colors for a twist on retro.

Getting Started Adding retro flair into home decor can be easy. Faires recommends starting small, perhaps with a vase or a set of barware, and building from there. “I would say upholstered furniture is hardest to fi nd,” she says. “If you fi nd that piece fi rst, and build around that, it’s easier.”

Sorrell recommends choosing a few key pieces that will anchor the decor, keeping in mind colors, patterns, textures, size and shape.

And while vintage or retro doesn’t have to mean expensive, don’t buy broken pieces unless they can be refurbished.

“Whether you choose to add a little or a lot of retro to an interior, you are introducing character and style,” Sorrell says. “It might be a beautiful piece of designer furniture or a whimsical accessory.”

Not only does it add a “patina of age and a story from the past” to your home design, Sorrell says, it’s “quite often at a bargain price – and green to boot, since you are recycling rather than buying something new.”

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