Categories / Art and Photography, Music, Retro Men's Fashion, Retro Women's Fashion

Shag-designed Luxuria Music t-shirt

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When that cool online radio station you occasionally tune into asks for funds, do you ever donate? For many, the answer is ‘no’ – after all, someone else will surely pick up the tab. Well, often they don’t and the stations go under. But one particularly cool station has a particularly big reason to donate – this Shag-designed Luxuria Music t-shirt.

It’s a fundraising t-shirt for Luxuria Music, a US-based station offering Surf Music, Bossa Nova, Exotica, Space-Age Bachelor Pad, Jazz, Soft-Psych, Sunshine Pop, Wall of Sound, Latin, Go-Go, and Film & TV music of the past 50 years. Something for everyone you might say. And to keep the station online, you can pick up this t-shirt in black or white and in both male and female sizes, all featuring this brand new Shag design.

It retails from $36 (£18) plus postage, but be quick as sizes are already selling through.

Find out more at the Luxuria Music website

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Fila Solicio polo shirt

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The appropriately-named 80s Casual Classics does a fine line in retro reissues and long-forgotten deadstock items from the 70s and 80s – including this Fila Solicio polo shirt.

The Fila Solicio polo shirt is actually a reissue from late 2007, a terry toweling polo shirt – which means comfort as well as a bit of style. The four-button polo is in white, with navy and red trim (pictured here) or a particularly bold green, which is also featured on the site.

Available online, it sells for £29.99, discounted down from £45.

Find out more at the 80s Casual Classics website

Categories / Bags, Retro Men's Fashion, Retro Women's Fashion

Fred Perry starts half price New Year sale

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Like many other retailers, Fred Perry is kicking off its Christmas sale early – with most of the discounts already available online and in its stores.

The discounts are said to be up to 50 per cent, although most seem nearer a third – with most of the existing stock getting a hefty chunk off the price tags. And as well as clothes, there’s also a markdown of accessories, including this rather smart retro green and cream holdall, with both handles and straps, vintage laurel motif and two large pockets.

You can bag this now for £28.

Find out more at the Fred Perry website

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion

Fox classic RS2 solid umbrella

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Thomas Fox started selling umbrellas in London in 1868. And although he might be long gone, his umbrellas are still going strong, with much in common with those original designs – and with the same quality.

And hanging around the top of the range is this Fox RS2 solid umbrella. This solid, bark chestnut umbrella is made from one continuous piece of wood – which makes it as strong as a walking stick. It has a 25-inch frame, is 36 -inches in height and opens to a 50-inch diameter.

Available with a dark green nylon cover, the RS2 retails for £139.99. if that’s a bit rich, other quality Fox umbrellas are available for half the price.

Find out more at the Oi Polloi website

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela pea coat vs Uniqlo pea coat – which one would you go for?

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Plenty of pea coats in the shops right now, so here’s a high-end one and a budget one – but which one is worth the money?

The Maison Martin Margiela pea coat (left) is in navy, with gold buttons, high-fastening, double-breasted front, vertical pockets and composed of 75% wool and 25% nylon. In contrast, the Uniqlo pea coat is available in black or navy, with broad lapels, double-breasted front, slanted pockets and large plastic buttons.

And there’s one other key difference – the  Maison Martin Margiela pea coat retails for £505, while the Uniqlo pea coat sells for £69.99. With that in mind, which one would you go for?

Find out more about the Maison Martin Margiela pea coat
Find out more about the Uniqlo pea coat