To say these images are the "True" face of retro is probably slightly misleading as, even in this small selection, all taken from the The Armstrong Book of Interior Decoration (1962), I am aware of being swayed towards choosing those room-sets which most closely match our modern conception of 'retro'. There were others in the book, many others, which were truly awful: a mishmash of frills, fifties flounce and frippery. What books like this illustrate today most of all is that although we may consider individual items or pieces of furniture in a 'retro' style to be stylish today, there are very few people who could live with a full-on, in-your-face 1960s interior today.
