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Striped Shirt Dress by Karen Millen

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As the sunshine does its best to lift our collective mood, it's the perfect time to reinject some daring colour into our wardrobes. When it's done right, colourblocking can produce an instantly retro mood in womenswear, as seen in this Striped Shirt Dress by Karen Millen.

While the dress has a fuller skirt than many mod-inspired looks, it still has an evident sixties look thanks to its sharp and unfussy design. The shirt collar and sleeveless cut of the bodice create a great silhouette, with horizontal coloured stripes adding a structured sixties feeling.

It's available online from ASOS for £190.

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Tres Noir Sunglasses by Heartbreaker Fashion

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Oversized shades have stayed at the forefront of mainstream fashion for many summers now, offering a myriad of mid-20th century styles at affordable prices. If you're after something out of the ordinary, however, Heartbreaker Fashion have the answer with these Tres Noir Sunglasses.

Eschewing the later sixties and seventies rounded styles, they've opted for a fifties influenced cats eye shape. However, this pair aren't as difficult to get away with as many similar looks, thanks to a larger lens and rounded lines throughout.

Get yours from Heartbreaker Fashion online for $90.

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Categories / Homeware

Atomic Coat Stand

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The Atomic Coat Stand has clearly influenced by Eames 1950s Hang It All.

The stand has a molecular structure which gives plenty of room for storing coats. Rather than a variety of bright coloured balls, the arms in this design just have red and black balls on the end.The stand is white with a heavy marble base, so it won’t topple over.

It costs just under £130 from I Love Retro.

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Automation Bed Linen

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Like the Metro set featured last week, the Automation Bed Linen is a range of brightly coloured retro bedding from Heal’s.

This design is part of the Heal’s ReDiscovers series, being a reissue of Barbara Brown’s 1970s print. The design was inspired by machines and architecture, and Brown mathematical formulae to create the pattern – which is probably why the overall effect makes me think of Kraftwerk! Prices start at £30 for a pair of pillowcases with the duvet covers ranging from £70 for the single size up to £100 for the Superking size.

Buy online from Heal’s.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Women's Fashion

Mad Men Dress Course

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If you know your way around a sewing machine then why not run up your very own sixties-style dress with a bit of help from passionate stitchers Sew Over It?

Their Mad Men Dress Course will see teacher Lisa Comfort take you through altering a pattern, cutting your fabric and sewing and finishing your dress in three four-hour sessions. At the end of it, not only will you have a unique and lovely summer dress but also a good knowledge of the basics of dress-making.

The course costs £165 and you can book it and find out more about their other courses here.

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eBay watch: 1970s Crayonne Moon table lamp for Habitat

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We have featured one of these in the past, but if you missed out on that 1970s Crayonne Moon table lamp for Habitat, there's another one there now with a low starting price.

As we mentioned before, Crayonne was a Habitat brand in the 1970s, with this lamp being sold in the early to mid-70s in the design store. I stands just over 21cm tall, with the lamp a mix of yellow plastic and chrome.

According to seller, the yellow plastic is 'crazed', but is listed as a design fault rather than more recent damage. It's also been checked and a new plug added. Right now, it's at £4.99.

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