Colours

So much of the success of putting together a vintage look is having a sense of colour. Go to Topshop - or Harvey Nichols for that matter - and the retailer does a lot it for you.

Lovers of vintage clothes always have a strong sense of style, and are - in our experience - expert at combining old and new pieces to make an individual look. However, every fashionista could do with some inspiration from time to time:

Meet Wear Palettes - compiled daily by a Swiss graphic design student who extrapolates colour palettes from the clothes worn by subjects of The Sartorialist.

Treat yourself to a quick hit to see today's look, or spend an hour browsing the clothes, the colours, the style......

And for you colour junkies, more colour palettes at colourlovers.com.