| Twill Wide Leg Pants from American Apparel Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT 
With all your decadent retro evening wear being catered for by many retro brands and high street stores alike, it's often a harder task to track down items for a more casual, every day look. Thankfully the seventies trend offers many options, like these Twill Wide Leg Pants from American Apparel. The trousers' shape has an instant shot of seventies inspiration thanks to the combination of a wide flared leg, starting at the knee, and a high rise waist too. Made from a stretch twill instead of denim, they're ideal for warmer days and promise a more snug fit too. Available in three colour choices, they're now at American Apparel UK for £72. Find out more from the website  |
| Polka Dot Jacket from Warehouse Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT 
With fashion's eternal love of recycling ideas and adding new twists, it should be no surprise that retrospective design is no new thing. The 1980s had a particular fondness for fifties styles, reinterpreting pieces with a unique eighties slant. This Polka Dot Jacket from Warehouse is really reminiscent of an eighties reimagining of fifties style elements. The 50s polka dot print is used in a simple but structured blazer, with the rolled 3/4 sleeves and hip pockets helping to create that relaxed androgyny of eighties mainstream fashion. It's available from Warehouse now for £65. Find out more from the website  |
| Mengsel Toucan Print Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:49 AM PDT 
Birds often turn up in Scandinavian-inspired designs, be it folk-art style doves or owls, but the subject of this print is less common.
The Mengsel Toucan Print by Luzelle van der Westhuizen is inspired by geometric and hand-drawn patterns, particularly those found in African and Scandinavian design. The design is dominated by a bright orange colour, which adds to its retro look. The silkscreen print is available as a limited edition (although the number isn't specified) and framed in white wood. It costs £105 from Heal's.  |
| Town Colour It Yourself Poster from Summerville Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:55 AM PDT 
You may remember the Scandi Poster from Summerville we featured a while ago – now the same company Summerville have produced a new design on the same idea.
Where the Scandi design featured flowers, the Town Colour It Yourself poster should appeal to anyone with a love of architecture as it features rows of houses in different styles, along with passing traffic of vintage-looking cars. It has been screenprinted, but with only a black outline; the rest being left for you to colour in with pencils, felt tips or crayons as you wish. It costs about £10 from the Summerville Etsy store.  |
| eBay watch: 1960s Dansette RG.31 with legs Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT 
Not just another Dansette, this Dansette RG.31 comes with legs and a radio.
It dates back to 1964 and has apparently been serviced, so it is in full working order and 'very good condition'. Those legs are original too. The RG.31 has a four-valve amplifier, with controls for treble, bass, on/off and wave change. The latter for the built-in radio, which is tuned with the dial on the front. To finish things off, the bakelite Dansette emblem lights up when it is turned on. Check out the listing for the full lowdown.
Complete with a replacement stereo compatible cartridge and brand new stylus, the Dansette RG.31 is currently at just £1.60 right now. Definitely one to keep an eye on.
Find out more at the eBay website  |
| Devoree Deco Tee from Topshop Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT 
Twenties inspired fashion tends to take the form of elaborate beaded dresses and feathered headresses. Not so with this Devoree Deco Tee from Topshop. An altogether tougher piece, this tee embraces the sharp lines and geometry of modernist design for a sleek, more masculine take on a vintage look. Wear with skinny jeans and brogues for daytime or hotpants and heels for a dressier evening ensemble. The tee is made of black devoree, with the design burnt out so that the it stands on a sheer background. It costs £32 from Topshop here.  |
| For sale: Midcentury-style four-bedroomed house in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:37 AM PDT 
Great location and some interesting midcentury-style architecture - this four-bedroomed house in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria certainly has a lot going for it.
We don't know when it was built, the 1960s would be a educated guess though, with the current owners being here for the last 30 years. Found in 'one of the area's foremost post codes' and in the middle of the Lake District, the house is a mix of old and new, with the original design features intact, rubbing shoulders with some modern-day upgrading in the kitchen and bathroom for example.  Outside, you'll find a double detached garage with access to the' undercroft storage'. Inside, there's an entrance hallway with apex ceiling, a living room with the same wood panelled ceiling, Lakeland slate pillars and with access leading on to the balcony, which has views to Lake Windermere. There's also a newly fitted kitchen a ground floor snug, four bedrooms (one with en suite three piece shower room) a family bathroom and fully tiled laundry.
 Love some of the interior furnishings too, not least the gold discs on the wall. Some old rock star living here? You can find out if you book a viewing, although you'll need £1,300,000 to buy it.
Find out more at the Rightmove website
Via WowHaus  |
| Laura Ashley Elite Picnic Hamper Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT  
If you're planning to dine al fresco you really will have everything you could possibly need in this very chic Elite Picnic Hamper from Laura Ashley. The Keynes Burgundy pattern and muted green colour create that fifties flavour and in keeping with the original hampers of the period, everything you could possibly need for a picnic is fitted ingeniously within. In addition to plates, wineglasses, napkins and cutlery for four, the hamper has an integrated cool box, bread knife, bottle opener, salt and pepper and chopping board. It also comes with a thermos flask and cups and best of all, a shot flask in case the evening cools and you need a nip of something warming. The hamper costs £149.99 - find out more here.  |
| New limited edition Shag print: Purple Sun Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:30 AM PDT 
It's predominantly purple and it features the sun, so calling it Purple Sun is probably a wise move by Shag.
His latest screenprint that is, which offers up a summer vibe and a mid-sixties feel, not to mention a surfboard, a seagull and a glamorous lady. It's an 11-colour serigraph, sized at 37 x 49cm and limited to 200, each signed and numbered by the artist.
$175 is the price, with stocks likely to sell through quickly.
Find out more at the Shagmart website  |
| Manhattan Bar mural wallpaper from ATADesigns Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT 
The new collection from ATADesigns has been inspired by Jazz Age New York and includes this striking Manhattan Bar mural panel wallpaper. The collection is full of the material you'd expect: dancing, musicians and, in the case of this design, some pretty fearsome cocktails. While some of the designs are available as A3 posters, this is a digital print onto wallpaper. Measuring 250cm high, the design is sure to cause a stir. The mural costs £98. Buy it from Bouf  |
| Mug book from Larken Designs Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT 
Larken designs have created an unusual update of a mug book, normally a collection of photographs of criminals. In this case, they are handmade notebooks, decorated with the image of a vintage mug shot. The images date to the mid 1950s judging by the placards featured on the images. Take your pick from the woman shown or an equivalent era man.
If you like the look of these, take a look at some of the mug shot posters also offered by this Cincinnati based design duo. The book costs $10. Buy it from their Etsy store via Where the Lovely Things Are  |
| Classic Nintendo Game Boy cases for iPad 2 and iPhone 4 at Lootiful Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:35 AM PDT 
So, you've spent a small fortune on the latest Apple gadgets, can it get any better? Of course it can, you can make them look like old school gadgetry with these classic Nintendo Game Boy cases for iPad 2 and iPhone 4.
What does it do? It makes your iPhone or iPad look like a Game Boy. The iPhone 4 is available now, a slim case with 'Lay-on-table' design (the screen will not touch when face-down), offering full access to the touchscreen, ports and buttons. Of course, it also keeps your iPhone safe from damage, which is the main thing.
The iPad 2 case isn't yet available, but looks to offer more of the same, albeit on a larger scale. The iPhone 4, while stocks last, sells for $17.99. No price as yet for the iPad version. Get one quick if you want one - this doesn't sound licensed, so might not be around for much longer. See a shot of the iPad case over the page.
Find out more at the Lootiful website
Via Pocket Lint 
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