1.   But the houses are being demolished just as they are being internationally hailed as retro chic.

2.   Sometimes called the whisky martini, it has benefited from the retro chic that has brought martini bars and their attendant veneer of smartness back into vogue.

3.   The boxy Sanssouci spa building gleamed white and now seemed the height of Cold War retro chic instead of a drab Soviet prefab.

4.   The red silk jackets were supplied by David Tang, the flamboyant owner of Shanghai Tang, which specializes in what could be called Mao retro chic.