Curse the return of an old beau. Feelings resurface, the attraction’s still there, and you wonder why you broke up in the first place.

Oh, right. Those not-so-little problems (his practice of wearing your clothes, for starters). So the next time you want a blast from the past? Try a vintage-style Louise Hedley dress.

The designer’s a longtime collector of antique fabrics, so her current collection’s filled with dresses reminiscent of the ‘50s. Each one-of-a-kind piece is made with floral cotton from back in the day and comes with a colorful belt.

Of course, they’ll induce nostalgia for another era — preferably, the years before someone started swiping your hosiery. And with any luck they’ll make you want to take the first step toward forgetting all about your relationship with what’s-his-name.

And for that there’s no time like the present.

Available at Kacky & Carl, 2722 Routh Street, Uptown (214-295-4486).