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- Fifi Lingerie Set from Kiss Me Deadly
- Vespa Rocking Scooter from Oh Baby London
- Spot Print Top from George at Asda
- Pink Contrast Coat from Miss Selfridge
- eBay watch: Original 1960s Serpente space age table lamp by Elio Martinelli
- Maria Dahlgren homewares for Tate
- Solitaire wallpaper from Villa Nova
- Classics in Lego
- We Belong Strong Limited Edition Print
| Fifi Lingerie Set from Kiss Me Deadly Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:37 AM PST If you're considering buying the lady in your life a set of underwear this festive season, we have a tip for you: step away from the "sexy Santa" undercrackers! Instead, pick up the super-sultry Fifi lingerie set from Kiss Me Deadly. Big pants are every vintage girl's favourite and you don't get much bigger than these babies. The stunning teal satin front panel on the longline briefs is finished with art deco style stitching while the sheer mesh back gives support. The matching bralet has the same stitching with a contrasting black satin panels. The Fifi briefs are £27.50 and the matching bralet is £25. Only 300 sets have been made so snap them up sharpish from Kiss Me Deadly's website.
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| Vespa Rocking Scooter from Oh Baby London Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:45 AM PST With Christmas around the corner, readers with tiny retro enthusiasts to keep happy will be on the hunt for some suitably hip toys. Forget about rocking horses! Get a set of wheels for your small person with this Vespa Rocking Scooter from Oh Baby London. This scale down wooden version of the legendary Vespa scooter will no doubt racing to the top of every aspiring mini-mod's Christmas list. It arrives flat-pack and is easy to assemble so there's minimal fuss on Christmas morning. Now to find a tiny parka to match! The Vespa Rocking Scooter is £45 and available in pink or powder blue from Oh Baby London. See the website for more details. |
| Spot Print Top from George at Asda Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:32 AM PST Investing in retro pieces from smaller brands and boutiques is always worthwhile for special occasions. But if you're after an affordable way to carry on a retro look all week, the high street and budget brands are worth your time. This Spot Print Top from George at Asda may not be the highest quality, but its looks certainly belie the pricetag. The simple, long sleeved blouse design has a feminine, waist accentuating cut without being skintight. The use of navy and tan colours adds a vintage-inspired feel to the polka dot print, with the addition of a double notched Peter Pan collar finishing the sixties influence off well. Get yours from George at Asda for £10, from their G21 range. Find out more from the website |
| Pink Contrast Coat from Miss Selfridge Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:09 AM PST Injecting some colour into your Winter wardrobe can make all the difference, combatting the grey weather with killer style. This Contrast Coat from Miss Selfridge adds a spark of brightness, with some unmistakeable sixties chic thrown in for good measure. The dark shade of pink is a youthful mid-sixties choice, with the contrasting navy detailing providing accents to the retro design additions. The four pocket front, with rounded metallic buttons and a rounded collar combine to create a chic vintage look, while the coat's classic a-line cut makes it easy to wear on almost any body shape. It's now available from Miss Selfridge for £80. Find out more from the website |
| eBay watch: Original 1960s Serpente space age table lamp by Elio Martinelli Posted: 14 Nov 2011 06:42 AM PST If you want a reissued one of these new, you'll be paying £606 for it. But this original 1960s Serpente table lamp by Elio Martinelli is on eBay for much, much less - and so far, with no bids. The lamp was designed in 1965 for Martinelli Luce and is a bona fide space age classic, hence why this snake-light is still available in reissued form over 40 years on (and why we featured it back in 2007). The seller claims this is an original, with official branding on thew rear and in working condition, complete with its original bakelite on/off switch. Just screw in a 60w bulb and you're away.As for condition, the seller says there are 'a few marks to white paint through use' and the 'odd scratch', but 'nothing to spoil its appearance'. So on the face of it, not a bad example. It's also up for £19.99 and yet to pick up a bid. Find out more at the eBay website |
| Maria Dahlgren homewares for Tate Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:25 AM PST Tate have teamed up with one of Retro To Go's favourite illustrators, Maria Dahlgren, to produce a great new range of retro homewares. The range includes aprons, tea towels, trays, all with various visual links back to the museum, and this bold, graphic mug design - presumably inspired by the position of Tate Modern and Britain by the river. Prices for the range start at £12 for the tea towels, while this mug costs £12.95. Buy it online |
| Solitaire wallpaper from Villa Nova Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:24 AM PST We've featured Villa Nova's fabric range on here recently but did you know that the company also produce a range of wallpapers, including this Solitaire wallpaper design? Taken from their High Society range, the papers are very much in a 1950s style, with abstracted images of flowers and patterns in a muted colour scheme. Solitaire, for example, is avaliable in the duck egg blue pictured or a subtly silver alternative. The paper costs £41 a roll. Buy it online |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:24 AM PST
Taken by Mike Stimpson, the images are recreations of iconic photographs and works of art, but made from Lego. Pictured above is the classic John and Yoko Amsterdam Bed-In. Other recreations include classic pieces of photography such as Charles Ebbets 1932 "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper", Alfred Eisenstaedt's 1945 photograph "V.J. Day Times Square" and Albert Korda's photograph of Che Guevara. The images are amusing (so much so I spent a whole morning looking at them), but also show a definite respect for the originals in how carefully they have been constructed and shot to match the originals. Once you've found your favourites you can have them printed as cards, posters or canvas or framed prints. Visit Red Bubble for full details. |
| We Belong Strong Limited Edition Print Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:24 AM PST
It is a reproduction of an original design dating back to 1920 and seems like a brash American version of the ever-so British Keep Calm slogan. It has been reproduced by an art-print specialist on heavy paper and is sold framed. It is limited to twenty stamped and numbered editions. The other design given a similar treatment features an anchor design from the 1950s. Buy the print for £245 from Pedlars. |
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