Retro America is a clothing store at 5 Dundas Rd in the Manawatu village of Sanson, holding a 4.3 rating from 11 Google reviews. A good small-town clothing store lives on curation: someone has chosen every piece on the rack, usually with local life in mind rather than whatever the mall chains are pushing. Fit is where shoppers most often slip up — sizes vary a lot between makers and eras, so trying things on is worth the time, even for a simple shirt. Regulars tend to drop in often rather than rarely, because small independents turn stock over steadily and the best pieces seldom survive the week. It pays to ask, too: whoever knows the racks can usually put a hand straight on the size or colour you want. In a village most drivers pass on the highway, a clothing store on Dundas Rd gives Sanson a reason of its own to slow down.