Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

Blue Spot Blouse from Topshop

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For a truly timeless sixties look simplicity is often the key, with the mid-decade styles relying on great cuts and fabric choices to create a sharp style. This Blue Spot Blouse from Topshop imitates that aesthetic well, offering a top with a subtle chic.

The use of a slightly sheer chiffon fabric adds some daring femininity to a conservatively cut shirt with long sleeves and high collar. The peter pan collar, combined with a peep hole notch at the back, add unmistakeably retro elements, along with a simple dark blue polka dot print.

Get it from Topshop for £38.

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Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

Fit & Flare Jeans from River Island

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It's plain to see that the high street's obsession with the singular skinny jeans cut is coming to an end, meaning good news for fans of 70s looks. The flare is the latest cut to inspire the mainstream, with this pair from River Island coming up trumps.

The combination of Fit & Flare creates the genuine seventies look, combining a snug cut on the hips and thighs with a sleek wide flare at the hem. The higher waist finishes off a smartly designed silhouette, while the use of a rich tan shade ensures instant seventies-style impact.

They're available online in the UK from ASOS for £44.99.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Midcentury-style Sova Bed by John Jenkins at Heal’s

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It's exclusive to Heal's, so if you want to pick up the Sova Bed by John Jenkins, you'll have to get it at one of its stores or online.

It's a super-cool design, inspired by both midcentury and classic Scandinavian design, as well as being available in over 15 colour and size options. Key features include the button detailing on the headboard and the tapered oak stained beech turned legs, not to mention the minimalist frame.

Al of that is yours from £1,295.

Find out more at the Heal's website

Categories / Art and Photography

Sydney Harry Prints

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Sydney Harry was one of the UK’s leading colour theorists, who produced op-art style paintings in the 1960s and 1970s that reflected his ideas.

A range of his work is now available to buy as giclée prints. Pictured here is Red Interlock, from 1971, which is about creating an illusion of depth. The prints cost between £55 and £115, with this one priced £65.

View the whole range at Sydney Harry Design.

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Wesco mini bread bin

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Spring has most definitelty sprung and what better way to give your kitchen a much needed zing of colour than with this mini bread bin from Wesco.

Wesco are renowned for their quality, heavy duty storage with a 50s style twist. The mini bread bin, made of powder-coated steel, will be the perfect finishing touch for any retro kitchen. Available in yellow, red or almond.

Wesco mini bread bin is £75 from Pedlars website.

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Vintage family photo cushions from Zoe de Las Cases

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Looking for something more unusual to put onto your sofa? Take a look at Zoe de Las Cases' cushions which are based on vintage family photos.

The Paris-based designer has printed the photos onto fabric and shaped into a cushion. Though the subjects of the photographs are unknown, they will instantly remind you of your own old family snapshots. The design pictured is called cousins and there's also a design based on a group of sisters. The nostalgic subject matter is further enhanced by the colour tinting of the image. 

The cushion costs £23.75. 

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