52 Retro Housewife Fashion Styles

From Housewife Chic Fashion to Edgy Homemaker Editorials

— June 15, 2013 — Fashion
These retro housewife fashion styles are offering up some great tips on how to infuse some classically vintage looks into your wardrobe.

When someone mentions the term 'housewife,' images of patterned aprons, puffy dresses and tied-up hairstyles are some of the things that instantly comes to mind. Housewives traditionally consist of women who have chosen to stay at home to care for their children, while their partner goes off to work. Housewives back in the day had a very iconic appearance, showcasing clothing styles that were very conservative yet feminine at the same time. These classic housewife styles have been updated with a more modern touch, bringing these otherwise conservative styles back into the 21st century.

From hot housewife photography to leather-clad housewife looks, these vintage fashion styles are allowing a whole new generation of people the opportunity to appreciate how women used to dress back in the day.
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Sepia-Tinged Siren Photoshoots
Sepia-Tinged Siren Photoshoots
Sing Me Lonely by Renggana Ramadhan is Sweetly Retro
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Housewife Chic Fashion
Housewife Chic Fashion
The Elle Mexico May 2013 Editorial Celebrates Mother's Day
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Vintage Housewife Collections
Vintage Housewife Collections
The Prada Fall 2013 Collection Brings Back Feminine Garbs of the 50s
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Dangerously Lacy Fashion
Dangerously Lacy Fashion
The Stolen Girlfriends Club AW12 Collection is Youthfully Rebellious
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Summery Retro Fashion
Summery Retro Fashion
The G.V.G.V. SS12 Collection is Inspired by the "Spirit of Miami Beach"
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Edgy Homemaker Editorials
Edgy Homemaker Editorials
Allure Magazine October 2012 Features an Eccentric Housewife
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Vampy Housewife Editorials
Vampy Housewife Editorials
The Bergdorf Goodman Pre-Fall 2013 Catalog Stars Guinevere Van Seenus
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Glam 60s-Inspired Fashion Ads
Glam 60s-Inspired Fashion Ads
The Paule Ka Spring 2013 Campaign Stars Hilary Rhoda
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Preppy Suburb Snaps
Preppy Suburb Snaps
The W Magazine 'Reverse Commute' Captures are Stoically Stylish
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Confused Housewife Captures
Confused Housewife Captures
The Julie Frauche Vogue US February 2012 Shoot is Sweet and Chic
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Stormtrooper Housewife Portraits
Stormtrooper Housewife Portraits
Caroline Sauvage Captures Bizarre and Surreal Scenes
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Distorted Housewife Editorials
Distorted Housewife Editorials
The Vs Magazine 'Dance With Wolves' Shoot is Unsettling
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Leather-Clad Housewives
Leather-Clad Housewives
Kirsty Hume Rocks Vintage Vixen Fashion for Todd Cole in Paris, LA 6
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Hipster Housewife Editorials
Hipster Housewife Editorials
Foam Magazine 'Diamonds and Forever' Stars Marina and the Diamonds
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Beachside Housewife Editorials
Beachside Housewife Editorials
Karlie Kloss Works with Arthur Elgort in 'Little Pink Houses'
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Glam Grandmother Fashion
Glam Grandmother Fashion
The Antonio Marras Pre-Fall 2012 Collection is Inspired by the 60s
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Hot Housewife Habiliments
Hot Housewife Habiliments
The Jonathan Saunders Spring 2012 Collection is Retro Chic
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Comfy Housewife Collections
Comfy Housewife Collections
The Isabeli Fontana Mango Simplicity Campaign is Chic
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Futile Housewife Photoshoots
Futile Housewife Photoshoots
The 7000 Magazine Hiett Editorial Displays Failed Cleaning Attempts
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Vengeful Housewife Editorials
Vengeful Housewife Editorials
The Valerie van der Graaf Flaunt Magazine Shoot is Sultry
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Glam Gun-Slinging Editorials
Glam Gun-Slinging Editorials
Vogue Latin America 'Salvaje Corazon' Stars a 50s-Chic Crystal Renn
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Hot Housewife Looks
Hot Housewife Looks
This Eniko Mihalik Vogue Nippon Spread Shows the Stylish Side of Housework
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Glamorizing Housewife Culture
Glamorizing Housewife Culture
Sasha Luss is Delectable in 'Gourmet' for Vogue Russia
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Vibrant Housewife Editorials
Vibrant Housewife Editorials
The Fashion Canada '50s Scent' Photoshoot Stars Olga Maliouk
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Fierce Housewife Editorials
Fierce Housewife Editorials
The Magdalena Frackowiak for Vogue Mexico December 2011 Shoot
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Pink-Hued Beehives
Pink-Hued Beehives
A Flirt in a Skirt in T Style Spring 2011 is Cheeky Retro-Modern Fun
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Subversive Suburban Photoshoots
Subversive Suburban Photoshoots
This John Mireles Photography is Domestic and Offbeat
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Retro Hollywood Housewife Shoots
Retro Hollywood Housewife Shoots
Go Glam with the Bette Franke Harper's Bazaar February Editorial
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Sultry Superhero Housewives
Sultry Superhero Housewives
The Twelv Magazine 'X-Woman' Spread Showcases Fashion Transformation
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Saturated Housekeeping Editorials
Saturated Housekeeping Editorials
The Grey Magazine 'A Touch of Class' Photoshoot Polishes Homes
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Retro Domestic Housewife Pin-Ups
Retro Domestic Housewife Pin-Ups
'50's Calling' by Aleko Osenski Revisits a Romanticized Decade
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Hot Housewife Photography
Hot Housewife Photography
The Alejandro Sonoro 'That's My Wife' Channels Old Hollywood Glam
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Luxuriously Moody Ads
Luxuriously Moody Ads
The Zara Fall 2012 Campaign Stars a Contemplative Freja Beha Erichsen
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Seducing Socialite Editorials
Seducing Socialite Editorials
Zeit Magazine 'Die Vermessung Der Frau' Stars Magdalena Frackwiak
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Twisted Housewife Editorials
Twisted Housewife Editorials
'The Stepford Wives' Series by Karina Twiss is Racy
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Youthful Housewife Editorials
Youthful Housewife Editorials
Numero Tokyo 'Summer Dreamin' Stars a Ladylike Georgia May Jagger
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Devilish Housewife Shoots
Devilish Housewife Shoots
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Archetype' Editorial is Prim and Provocative
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Retro Housewife Fashion
Retro Housewife Fashion
Vogue UK June 2010 Far From Heaven Shoot is Sitting Pretty
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Falling Housewife Photography
Falling Housewife Photography
The Karlie Kloss Vogue US Editorial is 60s-Inspired
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Vintage Housewife Shoots
Vintage Housewife Shoots
Natascha Zivadinovic Makes Staying at Home Look Hot
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Hippie Housewife Photography
Hippie Housewife Photography
Jason lerace Captures Lola Van Vorst by Jason as a Free-Spirited Diva
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Enticing Trophy Wife Editorials
Enticing Trophy Wife Editorials
Dioni Tabbers x Vogue Spain Joyas December is Stunning
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50s Housewife Shoots
50s Housewife Shoots
The V Magazine Summer 2010 Issue Brings a New Vision of Womanhood
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Scorching Homemaker Shoots
Scorching Homemaker Shoots
Fashion Quarterly New Zealand 'American Dream' Stars Penny Pickard
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50s Housewife Rompers
50s Housewife Rompers
Alexandra Grecco's Pickford Onesies are a Tribute to the Mad Men Era
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Deranged Domestic Editorials
Deranged Domestic Editorials
Home Works by Miles Aldridge is a House Fire Hazard
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Haunting Housewife Editorials
Haunting Housewife Editorials
The Sophie Vlaming for Vogue Portugal December 2011 Shoot is Hot
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