# Modern Retro Clothing Revamped Vintage Designs from Kate and Kass By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-11-20 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-revival-kate-and-kass-threads-relive-the-60s-and-70s References: [kateandkass](http://www.kateandkass.com/collections.php) Look what I found! Kate and Kass! It's a line that takes me back to the '60s and '70s, featuring [A-line, empire-waist and baby-doll dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shirt-dress-collection) that were featured in Life and Look Magazine, on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' and in [movies like 'Rosemary's Baby'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetlejuice-beetlejuice1) and 'Two for the Road.' Gloria Steinem and Jackie O were known for wearing these styles. Kate and Kass' collection takes '60s and '70s original clothing designs and updates them with modern fabrics. These aren’t vintage clothes, can you dig it? It's a gas, man, these chicks' threads are really groovy. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Leaders](https://www.trendhunter.com/leaders) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Modernized Vintage Clothing:** Kate and Kass's line of modernized retro clothing shows disruptive innovation opportunities for the fashion industry to incorporate vintage designs into modern fabrics. - **Nostalgic Fashion:** The trend of revamping vintage designs appeals to consumers' interest in nostalgia, offering opportunities for businesses to target this market through innovative advertising. - **Sustainable Fashion:** Reworking vintage designs with modern fabrics highlights the importance of sustainable fashion practices and shows potential for businesses to integrate eco-friendly initiatives within their brand. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities of combining vintage and modern fashion in a sustainable way for a growing market interested in nostalgia. - **Retail:** Retail industries have the potential to tap into a nostalgic market by incorporating revamped vintage designs and modern fabrics in their collections. - **Advertising:** The trend of modernized vintage clothing presents opportunities for businesses to create innovative advertising campaigns that appeal to consumers' sense of nostalgia, promoting their collections in a unique way. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Whimsical Patterned Diverse Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kate-spade-and-target.md) - [Accessible Nostalgic Apparel Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gap-and-den.md) - [Timeless Easy-Care Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-lasting-clothing.md) - [Collaborative Retailer Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/target-collection.md) - [Heritage-Inspired Bridal Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katherine-tashs-spring-2026.md) - [Gen X-Targeted Fashion Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/regalo-studios.md) - [Romantic Resort Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kallmeyer-resort-2026-collection.md) - [Vintage Silhouette Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-retro-collection.md) - [Girlhood-Inspired Clothing Drops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peachy-dens-sweet-cheeks.md)