Still no feature on Blythe Dolls on Retro To Go, but another product using the vintage big-eyed dolls – these Blythe Doll greetings cards.
They’re made by Pulp Cards and sold through a variety of retailers, in particular, Paperchase. And there’s a number available – over 30 designs and shapes, ranging from the obviously 60s-inspired looks through to something more contemporary (and for a variety of occasions).
Prices are around £2 each.
There’s a Football Memorabilia auction coming up at Christies, packed full of classic football shirts, but none more cool than Pele’s New York Cosmos shirt, signed by the man himself.
It’s an authentic item – worn by Pele and gained by Paolo Ammoniaci as a swap after the 1977 Cosmos v Lazio challenge match. The white and green short-sleeved shirt features a printed Cosmos badge, with the name "Pele" and the number 10 on the reverse.
But you’ll need plenty of spare cash to bid for it – the estimate is between £700 and £1,000. If you’ve got that money to spare, surely a worthy investment. The auction takes place on 3rd April 2007 at the London South Kensington auction rooms.
We recently featured some retro-styled aprons from Anthropologie – now here’s some from the UK – these retro adult aprons from ZPM.
There’s a good number available, with the two featured here being the Home EC and the Fifties Kitchen, both featuring colourful 50s-style graphics on a cotton apron, coated for protection and with adjustable neck and waist ties.
All are priced at £21.50.
Find out more at the ZPM website
Ever wonder what happened to all those vintage arcade machines you remember from your childhood? Well, I imagine most were scrapped for newer games, but some were saved and maintained – and now got for a hefty price. Rather like this Atari Asteroids arcade machine.
It’s just as you remember it, with the boldly-coloured casing, 19-inch screen and three-button control, with the option of a one or two player game. Granted you can play a version of Asteroids on just about every console and home PC ever made, but you can’t re-create that original arcade feel without the arcade machine.
But it comes at a price – £2895. Or if you fancy another arcade classic, there’s a range of other machines available, including Space Invaders, Galaxians and Pacman.
It’s not sunglasses weather quite yet, but when the sun hits the sky, you’l want to be seen in something stylish – like these Moffitt sunglasses from Oliver Peoples.
Very much the part if you’re looking for a 50s look, these handcrafted sunglasses feature a UV protection, polarised lenses and are available in a choice of colours including the bark featured here.
Complete with case and cloth, they retail for £195.
We recently featured Retrodelics’s Gym Bag, but as the company has so many great bags, we thought we would pick out another – this time for the women the Retrodelic doctor-style handbag.
As the name suggests, it’s very much in the style of an old-fashioned doctor’s bag and in a choice of colours, including this fire engine red leather. It uses a single large zipped compartment with brightly-coloured lining and silver-plated metallic fittings.
Limited edition and sized at 15 x 10 x 6 inches, you can pick it up for $240 (around £120).
Find out more at the Retrodelic website
