Categories / Women's Fashion

Cream Heart Print Dress from Miss Selfridge

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With the Spring finally in full flow (some of the time), light dresses and skirts are finally a tempting prospect from the high street rails. Miss Selfridge's new collections feature a surprising number of options for retro gals, like this Heart Print Dress with a decidedly forties flavour.

The tea dress shape has come back into favour with mainstream fashion of late, and this version is simple without being drab. The rich cream colour is an ideal shade to back a heart and bird print that, while not strictly vintage, clearly derives inspiration from a retro aesthetic.

The dress is available from Miss Selfridge now for £38.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Homeware, Kids

Ferm Living retro robot duvet set

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Ferm Living have gone crazy for robots in their new Spring range, including this duvet set. Yes, a pillow and duvet cover with a repeat pattern of colourful retro robots. Fans of the mechanical creatures might be upset to know it's only available as a single duvet, meaning this design is most probably just for the kids. However, jealousy aside, it would look great in a children's room. 

The range is currently available for pre-order at Cloudberry Living for release later in the month and also includes mini robot cushions for £22 and wall stickers for £39.95. This duvet set costs £85. 

See them online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Heals sale starts – up to 50 per cent off

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We love a sale, especially when the retailer has some tasty retro items in it. Like the Heals sale.

Actually it's called the 'Spring Home Event', but it's much the same, with up to 50 per cent off its range. To be honest, we haven't found much to get our pulses racing with the full discount, but there is a good selection of items marked down, from retro-style Newgate clocks to larger items like the Mistral sofa and armchair range (pictured above).

We have featured these midcentury-inspired gems previously and if you like those 50s-style looks, they're now available with a price cut – the armchiars at £876 (from £1,095), the sofas at £1,436 (from £1,795). Check those out and all the other sale items online now.

Sale at the Heals website

Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Design and Interiors

Penguin Decades

Penguin Decades

Penguin are celebrating 75 years of publishing with the Penguin Decades series. They've re-issued key novels from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s which they claim 'helped shape modern Britain' and define the period they were released. 

Each decade's books are given a distinct look with the work of a different artist. The 1950s all have covers designed by Peter Blake – including the version of From Russia with Love shown above – while the selected books from the 60s, such as A Clockwork Orange and A Kestral for a Knave, feature the artwork of Allen Jones. 

Zandra Rhodes' patterns grace the cover of the selected books from the 70s, while John Squire tackles the 80s. 

The books cost £7.19 each, a reasonable price for a nice bit of design and a meaty read. 

Find out more from the Penguin website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1960s Robert Welch-designed Lumitron floor lamp

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A superb piece of 1960s design – and right now, this Lumitron floor lamp is going for a song on eBay.

Standing around 5ft high and with a 14-inch diameter shade, this Robert Welch-designed piece of lighting also packs a tulip-style alloy base and a standard bayonet fitting, so good for your energy-saving bulbs. According to the listing, it's also been rewired in the last couple of years, which is always good to know.

Price? Right now it's at £6, which is something of a steal.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Adidas Originals vintage-style World Cup track tops

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Adidas has plenty of gear out for the forthcoming World Cup, headed up by these Adidas Originals vintage-style World Cup track tops.

Some are inpsired by the past, others, like the one above (and the one over the page) are replicas from days gone by. The ones we have featured are from the World Cup in 1982, specifically Italy and France, both with the country badge, contry name to reat, Adidas detailing, angled pockets and long collar.

Check out France over the page or see all the range on the Adidas site, prices around the £60 mark.

Find out more at the Adidas Originals website

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