1.   Before the show, he said his goal was to find a new sense of proportion and volume, and he did it without a single retro reference.

2.   He criticizes the popular Chrysler PT Cruiser as a pastiche of retro references.

3.   There were fresh ideas, largely free of retro references, in the collection of Mila Schoen.

4.   He showed a collection of very long skirts with retro references to Chanel that was startlingly beautiful, and actually made you want to wear the stuff.