Meet the youngster so obsessed with the 60s she gets told she looks like an extra from Austin Powers - who says her wardrobe is 70 per cent vintage.<br /><br />Gianna Skye, 21, developed a love of 60s style as a teen after being inspired by her favourite music artists - such as the Beatles, Cilla Black and the Rolling Stones.<br /><br />She loves to wear Gogo boots, velvet trousers and psychedelic stripes and picks up all her clothes second-hand on Depop, Vinted and eBay.<br /><br />Gianna has a wardrobe full vintage fashion and sources the rest from sustainable and ethical shops. <br /><br />Gianna, a fashion and communication student, from Liverpool, Merseyside, said: "I am conscious where I shop, I always prefer to shop on eBay.<br /><br />"At the start I was saving a lot of money.<br /><br />"I really love the psychedelic influence from the late 60s, with all the shinny stripes and patterns.<br /><br />"My Friends joked that I looked like an extra from Austin Powers."<br /><br />Gianna started dressing in clothes inspired by the 60s when she was just 19 - and now refuses to step out in anything but vintage or ethically sourced clothes.<br /><br />She has brought collectable items such as a Gunne Sax dress and a Fern Violette dress, by Jay Morley.<br /><br />Gianna said: "I have a pair of late 1960s boots that are quite collectable. I paid about £300 pounds for them."<br /><br />She has spent £500 pounds in the last year, and her collection keeps growing.<br /><br />Gianna feel confident wearing her colourful prints and often gets compared to characters from the Austin Powers films.<br /><br />She said: "It was a joke to begin with, he always has girls in the back." <br /><br />Gianna says living in Liverpool and the music scene in the city inspired her decision to wear vintage clothes.<br /><br />She said: “I have always been aware of the music scene and that it has definitely contributed to my passion.<br /> <br />"I loved the Gogo boots, they had an unusual fashion sense even for them.<br /><br />“I really love Marion Faithful. I love how she dressed.”<br /><br />Gianna loves inspiring others to be bold and confident in what they wear.<br /><br />She said: "It can be quite daunting, if you really have a passion for it and really love it - you should push yourself into the deep end.<br /><br />"I think I love it more than I ever have." <br /><br />Gianna's top tips for 60s dressing - <br />- Start with colourful tights and polo necks<br />- Get yourself a dagger collar shirt<br />- Get yourself a good pair of flares<br />- Have and idea of what you want before you shop<br />- Use sites such as eBay, Depop and Vinted<br />- Be prepared to scroll for online for hours<br /><br />Follow Gianna on TikTok and Instagram @gianna.skye.
