We’ve covered the YMC plimsolls before, but Oki-Ni has a new twist on this simple shoe – the YMC Patent Leather Plimsoll.
It”s still very much the old-fashioned plimsoll, the kind you probably wore at school. Except this version matches the rubber sole and toe with a shiny white patent leather upper and adds a YMC logo on the rear.
A bit more expensive than your old school plimsolls too – they retail for £79.
There’s a debate going on right now about 70s architecture – and Robin Hood Gardens in East London is right in the middle of it.
This slice of Brutalist architecture was built by the Smithsons Partnership between 1969 and 1972, an example of the ‘street in the sky’ concept that was taking hold of our towns and cities during the era and often described as their ‘best building’. It houses 213 flats, all overlooking a large green area of communal land. Architects are demanding it is listed and refurbished to a standard befitting its status – and a decision on this by English Heritage and architecture minister Margaret Hodge will be made in the next week.
Listing is not an option preferred by the local council. It claims upgrading will cost £70,000 per flat, with one eye perhaps on using the land as part of redevelopment of the area. But what do you think? Is it an eyesore? Or does this kind of groundbreaking architecture need to be saved and upgraded? Let us know your thoughts if you have any. Personally I think we should protect these buildings as part of our 20th century heritage.
Would you pay around £100 for a cushion? Well, you might if it was a design classic like the Alexander Girard Checker cushion.
The Checker design was part of a range produced from 1952, with this specific textile introduced in 1965, originally as an Eames chair pad. It’s now a cushion, courtesy of Vitra, with its op art look perfect for a 60s-styled room.
If you can afford to pay the £98.70 price tag.
Find out more at the Nest website
Remember those chains of sweets you could wear round your neck as a child? Well, here’s one you can’t eat – unless you want to lose your teeth in the process.
The Candy Necklace is based on that childhood sweet, but replaces the hard sugary blocks with something of more value – gold and silver plated ‘candy’. Is the chain still a piece of cheap elastic? We can’t tell for sure, but we suspect it’s that or a piece of cotton.
Either way, it’s available online from the ever-creative Atypyk, priced at 85 Euros, which is around £60.
The film might not be very good, but the poster for Girl On A Motorcycle is an iconic image of the 1960s. And it’s available to buy from Habitat as a canvas print.
It features the one memorable thing from the 1968 flick – Marianne Faithfull’s leather catsuit, which she slips on to ride her motorbike over the border to Germany to see her ‘other man’ – Alain Delon.
Still an image with impact, you can buy it instore or online for £85.
Looking for a spot of nostalgia for your childhood? You might find it with these retro-styled Raleigh Chopper bags.
Featuring 70s-style ads and logos, there’s a choice of vinyl bags in either brown or cream, each with an adjustable strap, front pocket, three colour matched badges and a Raleigh emblem keyring.
Both retail for £24.95.
Find out more at the Colloco website
