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• Tribal Print Maxi Dress from Wallis
• Sleeveless Floral Chiffon Top from New Look
• eBay watch: Nissan Figaro retro-styled car
• Merchant and Mills Notions artwork print
• 70s style Harlequin Claudia table lamp
• Andy Warhol Marilyn Gold skateboard deck by Alien Workshop
• Belle & Boo Royal Party Parade Tape
• Laura Ashley Postcard Print Cotton Dress
• Robot Matryoshkas
• God Almighty Limited Edition Print

Tribal Print Maxi Dress from Wallis Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:35 AM PDT British and American fashion has for decades been infatuated with colours and prints from faraway cultures, with the sixties and seventies fully embracing African influence in the mainstream. The rich colours and print of this Tribal Maxi Dress share that influence, retaining a retro appeal too. The maxi cut is a great backdrop to create an early seventies style, tapping into the time that hippy looks went overground. The halter neckline of this creates the sharper cut, while a long flowing maxi skirt keeps the bohemian feel intact. With a black bodice ensuring the print doesn't overwhelm the dress, the vibrant tribal print can shine. It's available now from Wallis for £60. Find out more from the website

Sleeveless Floral Chiffon Top from New Look Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:16 AM PDT Most of the sixties influenced looks on the high street focus on dresses and sharply cut mini skirts, but finding something to pair with those minis can be a challenge. This Flower Chiffon Bow Top from New Look offers a stylish solution that stands out among the many plain blouses and cardigans. The sleeveless cut instantly injects some retro appeal into the silhouette, with a high neckline adding the right amount of conservative balance. It's the print that really makes this top though, with a modernist floral in a rich orange shade. Finished with a kitschy bow at the waist, the vintage inspiration is obvious but not overdone. Get it from New Look now for £19.99. Find out more from the website

eBay watch: Nissan Figaro retro-styled car Posted: 15 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PDT Ok, this has come about because of a train of thought. Back in 2006, we did a piece on Nissan's retro car range, something I was reminded of when I spotted the bizarre Nissan S-Cargo on eBay. But this isn't flagging that vehicle up, it's flagging up the altogether more common, but equally eye-catching Nissan Figaro. We're flagging up one example on eBay, but right now there are between 70 and 80 examples of the limited edition retro-styled sports car on eBay - so if you're reading this post a bit late, keep checking as they are always plentiful and in all the colours. Something to suit all budgets if you like. The one we're pointing out dates from 1991 and is in a 'topaz' shade (one of 2,000 made in this colour), with a 1-litre turbo engine and on the receiving end of an overhaul by Fylde Imports, with pretty much everything dealt with, right down to getting a new roof. All the 'essential'  accessories are present and correct too. See the listing page for a full breakdown of all the work that's been done. 75,000 on the clock, with six months tax and 10 months MOT. Right now it's at £4,000. If that's a bit rich (or it's not your colour), there are, as we said earlier, plenty of others to choose from. Find out more at the eBay website

Merchant and Mills Notions artwork print Posted: 15 Mar 2011 06:57 AM PDT A bit of a back story to explain this Notions artwork print: Merchant and Mills is a Drapers shop based in Hay on Wye. They sell all the dressmaking products you'd expect - from pins and scissors to thimbles and tape measures. They aim to source these from within the UK and are all sold and labelled with beautiful retro packaging. The packaging of these products, or 'notions', are what inspired this print.  Look closely at the print and you'll see the charm of the packaging: beautifully detailed illustrations of the objects coupled with great traditional typography, that make the objects themselves instantly covetable.  Surely the perfect print for anyone gifted with a needle, it costs £35. Buy it online

70s style Harlequin Claudia table lamp Posted: 15 Mar 2011 06:51 AM PDT We've already shown you some of Harlequin's 70s-style lighting with their retro lamp base; here they go back to that era with the Claudia table lamp.  The lamp has a rippled ceramic base that's been given a yellow glaze to enhance that period feel. Top that off with a yellow silk shade and you've got a ready-made statement piece for your home.  The lamp costs £155.  Buy it from John Lewis

Andy Warhol Marilyn Gold skateboard deck by Alien Workshop Posted: 15 Mar 2011 06:23 AM PDT Officially sanctioned by the Andy Warhol Foundation and now available in the UK is this Andy Warhol Marilyn Gold skateboard deck by Alien Workshop. Use it as a deck or perhaps more likely, as a piece of wall art, with the board featuring a distressed gold coloured base with Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe original screen print on the bottom. It also has a red and blue layered ply and a distressed gold coloured top. The plywood deck is finished with signatures of both Andy Warhol and Rob Dyrdek of Alien Workshop and available at Paul Smith for £65. There are other Warhol boards celebrating Alien Workshop www.alienworkshop.com other pro riders, check out the Alien Workshop site for those. Find out more at the Paul Smith website

Belle & Boo Royal Party Parade Tape Posted: 15 Mar 2011 06:04 AM PDT There's a palapable sense of wedding fever gathering momentum as we get ever closer to April's Big Event. Whilst a royal wedding isn't for everyone, there is a nice sense of nostalgic patriotism evoked by the occasion which this Royal Party Parade Tape from RTG favourites Belle & Boo perfectly encapsulates. This whimsically illustrated tape in red, white and blue will make a great addition to all your packages and parcels in the run up to the nuptials - and great for taping down paper tablecloths if you're hosting one of the many street parties planned up and down the UK. You can buy a whopping 66 metre roll of tape for £8.20 form the Belle & Boo shop here.

Laura Ashley Postcard Print Cotton Dress Posted: 15 Mar 2011 04:04 AM PDT Laura Ashley have come up trumps with retro inspired summer dresses the past couple of years and this Postcard Print Cotton Dress looks like another winner. The dress is made from a fantastic fifties-style printed fabric with a vintage postcard motif on a deep navy background. Referencing classic Grace Kelly style Riviera chic it's a great holiday dress, full of the promise of seaside glamour and elegance. It's made of 100% cotton and fully lined with a gingham hem frill, flattering waist tie and full skirt. The dress costs £100 and you can buy it here.

Robot Matryoshkas Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:38 AM PDT   The latest in a long line of retro robot products to appear on these pages is this set of Robot Matryoshkas. The traditional Russian nesting dolls has been transformed into a group of retro robots. Each robot is a different design (the second size down looks particularly mean!) and, of course, they are all varying sizes, ranging from 4 ½ inches to just over an inch tall. The set costs $13.99 (about £9) from Perpetual Kid.

God Almighty Limited Edition Print Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:09 AM PDT   Whilst the sentiment of this print might be something with which we could all agree on certain days, the words on the God Almighty Print are in fact a famous quotation from John Lennon, given during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in 1970. The God Almighty Print is available in a choice of colours, sizes and frames. A 90cm by 60cm print in a black frame costs £245 whilst a large 120cm by 80cm costs £300. £5 extra will get you the print in an oak frame. Buy the print online from Words on Walls.

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