Get the skinny on the costumes

By Laurel Shannon
CNN Interactive Style Editor

(CNN) -- If you think retro is hip already, hold onto your hot pants. Aquarius is rising -- or at least the hemlines are. But the catch phrase inflating the groovy quotient this year isn't "flower power" -- it's "Austin Powers."

We talked to Deena Appel, costume designer for "Austin Powers" and the shagadelically successful sequel "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" about the swingin' attire. Click on the icons to get the inside scoop.