Gertie Sews Vintage Casual: A Modern Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s by Gretchen Hirsch

We actually missed the original Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing back in 2012, which was a guide to creating your very own mid-20th century clothing and the techniques required. Like the blog that inspired it, the book was a hit - so much so that a second volume is on the way. That is Gertie Sews Vintage Casual: A Modern Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s by Gretchen Hirsch.

New Cath Kidston Clocks pattern

Cath Kidston have been moving away from the florals with which they are so closely associated: we featured their London bus collection just recently and now their new Clocks pattern has caught our eye. 

eBay watch: 1950s Dansette Conquest record player

A proper auction with no reserve, sop hopefully someone will get this 1950s Dansette Conquest record player at a reasonable price.

Thames & Hudson to release Vintage Fashion Complete by Nicky Albrechtsen

Not just another book about vintage fashion, Thames & Hudson claims that Vintage Fashion Complete by Nicky Albrechtsen will be the most ambitious and comprehensive guide to vintage fashion ever produced.

Midcentury-style ES cabinet range by AFID Design

Not the cheapest thing you'll see on these pages, but the ES cabinet range by AFID Design is definitely one of the more stylish.