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• Adidas Samoa trainers reissued in white and green
• Bow Court Shoes from Miss Selfridge
• High Waisted Culottes from Lipsy
• eBay watch: Grand Star GS-969 space age flip clock radio
• Nigel Dicker photographs of Old Covent Garden
• Biba cards from Our Shop
• Ethan School Desk
• Matalan Smoking Post
• Up for auction: Melville Aubin-designed Sunpark 1930s art deco house in Brixham, Devon
• Callie Dress from Natasha Bailie Vintage Clothing Co
• G-Plan Wingback Sofa from Hopper & Space

Adidas Samoa trainers reissued in white and green Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT We saw a couple of colours earlier this year, but now there's a reissue of the Adidas Samoa trainers in a very fetching white and green. Originally a court shoe from the '80s (as well as a terrace classic from back in the day), the new reissue of the Samoa is pretty much faithful to the original, with premium leather uppers, a chunky sole, suede tow and those green accents and branding. Want a pair? £55 gets you a pair. Find out more at the End Clothing website

Bow Court Shoes from Miss Selfridge Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT Now that there's often more of a reliable gap between rainy days there's no excuse not to indulge in some truly stylish footwear options, especially when there's some delightful retro influence on show. These Slick Bow Courts from Miss Selfridge are ideal for pairing with fifties and sixties looks to create a chic, complete look. The shoes are simple but flawless in their construction, with a classic stiletto heel and no fussy modern platform to contend with. The use of an almond toe creates the rounded lines of vintage pieces, while the bow contrasts well against a light fabric upper. They're available now from Miss Selfridge for £38. Find out more from the website

High Waisted Culottes from Lipsy Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT Culottes are an item that many of us unfondly associate with childhood, remembering some very dubious eighties styles that eventually caused the wide-legged short to disappear for many a year. Thankfully the current crop of high street designers are going further back into fashion history for inspiration, as seen in items like these High Waisted Culottes from Lipsy. With a light and summery feel, this pair takes inspiration from the 1960s to combine a flowing wide-legged short with a structured high waistline and feminine daisy print fabric. The addition of matelot-style buttons at the waist lends another simple retro element too. They're now available from Lipsy for £35. Find out more from the website

eBay watch: Grand Star GS-969 space age flip clock radio Posted: 06 Jun 2011 06:54 AM PDT Not just a stylish piece of early 1970s space age design, this Grand Star GS-969 flip clock radio also comes with its original packaging and instructions. Apparently dating from 1974, it's described as a 'fully functioning' flip clock and alarm with AM/FM radio and the option to illuminate (should you need a time check in the night). All topped off with that deep orange outer, very reminiscent of the era. That's good enough. But also included is the original box, internal packaging, instructions and original earpiece. Impressive. There are 'very minor blemishes', presumably through age, but apart from that, all is well and good. See that packaging over the page and if you fancy this, the bidding currently stands at just £1. Find out more at the eBay website

Nigel Dicker photographs of Old Covent Garden Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT If you want a glimpse into London's Covent Garden looked like before the tourists descended, take a look at Nigel Dicker's photographs of Old Covent Garden. The images show the area back when it was a fruit and vegetable market and were all taken in 1972 and 1973 - just before the market located to its new location in 1974. The photographs are now available to buy as prints and show a fascinating range of customers and city scenes: from sellers to customers to the kind of old fashioned gent shown in the image above.  Each print is sold as part of a limited edition of 100 and cost £45 each. See the range online at Culturelabel

Biba cards from Our Shop Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT Re-purposing old playing cards into greeting cards is quite a common trick but these Biba cards from Our Shop are just too nice to be passed over. Each card uses a Biba playing card that's been mounted onto brown kraft card as its focal point. Though the playing cards date to the 1960s, they've definitely got more of a 50s pin-up look. For obvious reasons, there's just one of each design with a wide range of attractive girls to pick from.  The cards cost £5.10 each.  Buy them online

Ethan School Desk Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:52 AM PDT   Your little darlings are probably more likely to do their homework on a laptop than writing in an exercise book, but that doesn't mean that you can't still give them a good old-fashioned desk to sit at, like this Ethan School Desk. Inspired by school desks from the 1950s and 1960s, the design has been updated by using a sleek white finish. The tilt and height of the desk can be adjusted, so your kids won't outgrow it too quickly. It is currently on sale with the price reduced from£322 to £229.98. Buy it online at Furniture123.

Matalan Smoking Post Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:52 AM PDT   If the scenes in Mad Men are to be believed, everyone n the 1960s smoked and they did it everywhere. That may be why the period also produced stylishly designed ashtrays, the likes of which have provided the inspiration behind this Smoking Post from Matalan. The smoking post is made from a combination of cyan plastic and silver metal and stands at 59cm high.It costs just £10. Buy it online at the Matalan website.

Up for auction: Melville Aubin-designed Sunpark 1930s art deco house in Brixham, Devon Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:48 AM PDT Regular readers will remember we featured this house around 18 months back, when it first went up for sale. Well, for any number of reasons, this stunning Melville Aubin-designed Sunpark 1930s art deco house in Brixham, Devon didn't sell - and is now heading to auction at a much-reduced guide price. Sunpark is an incredibly distinctive, grade II-listed property, which dates back to 1935 and comes with plenty of features dating back to that original era too - always important when it comes to art deco homes. That includes the white asymmetric exterior, the distinctive radius bay windows, a stair case with polished Chrome handrail, parquet flooring throughout, original fireplaces and what every art deco home needed, a solarium. In terms of rooms, there are two entrance halls, a dining room, sitting room and kitchen downstairs, with the first floor offering a landing, three bedrooms, a study, bathroom and cloakroom. There's also a roof terrace, walled garden and an outside toilet, that last feature perhaps indicating that it might well need a bit of modernising. Sympathetically ideally. Originally it was on the market for £695,000. But when it goes to auction on June 22nd at the Legacy International Hotel in Plymouth, the guide price is a much-reduced £450,000. If you want to know more. there's a downloadable PDF here or contact the estate agent. Bradley's estate agents website Via WowHaus

Callie Dress from Natasha Bailie Vintage Clothing Co Posted: 06 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT Dedicated fifties-devotee Natasha Bailie has been selling original vintage clothing on her treasure trove of a website for some time now. The Callie dress is marks Natasha's first move into reproduction frocks. The Callie is cut with the ever-popular 50s full skirt, ideal for wearing with or without a petticoat. The low back finished with an oversized bow elevates it from the usual classic prom dress. The Callie is just one of five reproduction, Mad Men-inspired frocks available from Natasha Bailie, each of which is limited edition, so budding Betty Drapers will need to act quickly to get their hands on one. Available in sizes 8 to 14 for £120. Visit the Natasha Bailie website for more details.

G-Plan Wingback Sofa from Hopper & Space Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT Hopper & Space have some of the best examples of reconditioned mid-century furniture out there and this G-Plan Wingback Sofa in particular has caught our eye. The original G-Plan piece has been rejuvenated with a fresh coat of varnish on the oak legs and reupholstered in striking period-perfect powder blue brushed linen & cream cotton. Perhaps not the sort of colours advisable for our readers with children, pets or particularly grubby household members but an excellent original piece lovingly restored to it's former glory that any retro devotee will no doubt treasure for years to come. As you might expect, the sofa doesn't come cheap. If you love enough to part with your hard earned cash, it'll set you back £1295 from the Hopper & Space website.

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