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• Lolita Pinup Pumps from Pinup Couture
• Fluted Maxi Dress from ASOS
• Matchbox Light
• Yuyu Limited Edition “Retro” Screen Prints
• Surrealist Dinner Party presents Come Fly With Us
• eBay watch: 1960s Kaiser New Bauhaus lamp
• Clifford Richards Robot Night Night Light
• Arflex 1970s Strips sofa set by Cini Boeri
• Lord Dunsby's Serge Gainsbourg-inspired Melody print now available to buy
• Lambretta returns in 2011 with the Lambretta LN scooter

Lolita Pinup Pumps from Pinup Couture Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:50 AM PST Vamped up footwear is a key element to a sexy fifties look, especially for pinup styles. Pinup Couture never put a foot wrong with their dresses, and their high heels are no different. These Lolita Pinup Pumps are the ideal finishing touch for a variety of fifties inspired styles. With a dangerously high stiletto heel, combined with a stacked platform, the peep toe style is a perennial classic. With a peep toe and kitschy bow at the vamp, the lipstick red shade is allowed to shine. They're available online from Pinup Girl Boutique for $44. Find out more from the website

Fluted Maxi Dress from ASOS Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST Maxi dresses have become a staple on the high street over the past few years, and are now branching out in their sources of inspiration. While many provide a slightly hippy style, this Fluted Maxi Dress from ASOS taps into a sleek seventies aesthetic. Made from a fine knit fabric, the dress is light enough for everyday wear while being luxurious enough to carry the weighty flow of seventies Winterwear. With a simple, longsleeved fit, the moss green or black shades have a hint of later beatnik chic. Get it online from ASOS for £46. Find out more from the website

Matchbox Light Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:27 AM PST   The Matchbox Light is new in at MarMar Co this autumn. As you can see from the picture here, the light has been designed to look like a traditional matchbox and it opens and closes like matchbox, allowing you to control how much light it emits. Available available with either orange or yellow lining, the light measures considerably more than a real matchbox at 17cm x 17cm x 7cm. It is environmentally sound , being made from recycled cardboard and FSC certified paper. Buy it online from MarMar Co priced £32.50.

Yuyu Limited Edition “Retro” Screen Prints Posted: 17 Nov 2010 06:57 AM PST    Yuyu is a design collective consisting of graphic designer Mark McKeown, textile/surface-pattern designer Julie-Anne Hughes, and their cat Doris. Pictured here is the print they simply called "Retro", which is one of a collection of limited edition designs that have resulted from the screen printing course that they run in Leeds. There are two variations on the print available, one is shades of blue, the other in oranges, but both use 3 colours, measures 40cm by 50cm and is limited to 100 copies. The "Retro" print costs £25 (unframed) from the I Love Yuyu website.

Surrealist Dinner Party presents Come Fly With Us Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:54 AM PST Long for the lost glamour of air travel? Get on board the Surrealist Dinner Party's latest event, called Come Fly With Us.  Taking place at an unrevealed central London location, the event aims to capture some of the style of a 1960s flight and promises 'lovely food and wine served with some madness and mayhem'. A ticket will buy you a drink and three course-meal, with the food described as sixties with a modern twist. Happening three nights a week until 21 December with just 20 places at each event, booking is essential.  And that all important dress code? Your most elegant and stylish Sunday Best or 60s attire please.  Dates and booking details can be found online.  via The Vintage Guide to London

eBay watch: 1960s Kaiser New Bauhaus lamp Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:52 AM PST A really special design - and this 1960s Kaiser New Bauhaus lamp is just £2.20 right now. According to the seller, Kaiser lights got together with original Bauhaus metal workshop 'master' Christian Dell in the early 60s, prodicing the New Bauhaus Kaiser light series as a result. This is a lamp from that series, with a base made of solid teakwood, two straight arms of chromed brass and a 'cubic' dark grey / black shade. The seller says it is in 'very good' condition and has undergone a serious clean. Right now it's a steal at that £2.20 price, plus postage from Germany. Find out more at the eBay website

Clifford Richards Robot Night Night Light Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:11 AM PST We've featured some of his  original prints at Elphicks last week and have previously given quite a lot of love and attention to Clifford Richards' robot designs but have only just come across his robot Night Night Light.  The wonderfully retro robot shape is made from recycled powdered steel and would be perfect for a kids bedroom. To up the eco credentials, it's solar powered and come bed time, the robot is backlit by a warm glow. Other animal-inspired shaped night lights are available, but this is definitely the favourite option for a good night.  The light costs £38.  Buy it from Magma

Arflex 1970s Strips sofa set by Cini Boeri Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:51 AM PST We rarely feature items off the Conran Shop site as their website isn't particularly 'blogger-friendly' - but they are one of the few retailers selling this Arflex Strips sofa set by Cini Boeri. It's a design that really does scream its era, that era being the early 70s - 1972 if you want us to be precise. Cini Boeri worked with Arflex on a modular collection of sofas, ottomans and sofa-beds using polyurethane foam and that were able to fit to any space. The sofa above is one of these designs, a large corner unit that offers both style and comfort, as well as a bold orange finish - perfect for a high-end 70s-style pad. As you might have guessed, this huge sofa isn't cheap, with an asking price of £9,485. That doesn't include the pouf either, which sells for a further £1,525. Find out more at the Conran Shop website

Lord Dunsby's Serge Gainsbourg-inspired Melody print now available to buy Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:58 AM PST Regular readers might recall we featured the Cover Version exhibition in Sheffield some weeks back, where artist Pete McKee asked various arty types to create a piece of art based around a favourite record sleeve. Well, one such piece was Melody by Lord Dunsby, which you can now buy online. It's one image on the newly-launched Lord Dunsby site, along with many other cool and quirky ones with a retro and vintage twist that are available in the webstore. The one above is signed and numbered, in a run of 100 and sized at 12 x 12 inches. You can secure it for £30. Find out more at the Lord Dunsby website

Lambretta returns in 2011 with the Lambretta LN scooter Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:25 AM PST Well, just a matter of days since the Vespa PX was confirmed for a return, another classic scooter brand is back on the market - Lambretta with the Lambretta LN scooter. This new model is apparently being made in Italy by Motom Electronics Group SPA, a tribute to the original, but very much a new model with a few more squared off edges than original models and a twin-valve, single-cylinder air-cooled engine in a choice of 125 or 150cc models. Plenty of colour options available too for some added individualism. It's been shown off at trade shows, but right now, there's no indication of when it will land and indeed, how much the Lambretta LN scooter will retail for. It is a finished model though and a general '2011' has been thrown around. The purists will surely hate it, but as a mix of retro styling and modern scootering, it's got to be a winner. More images at the motoblog.it website Via Modculture

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