Categories / Women's Fashion

Stud Detail Court Shoes by Love Label

Studcourt

While the bold pieces of a vintage inspired outfit, from dresses to jackets, often leap out from high street rails, the finishing touches can be harder to pin down. For a myriad of eighties looks, this pair of Stud Detail Court Shoes from Love Label are the perfect accessory.

The mid height heel combines with the softly pointed toe for an instantly American eighties shape, along with details like the studs at the ankle and a pristine white leather fabric. Effortlessly combining the decade's defining coupling of femininity with harsh detailing, these can take any eighties style from day to night with ease.

Get them online from Very for £27.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Tile Print Shift Dress from Dorothy Perkins

Tileprint

If the nautical fever on the high street is not quite your idea of sixties chic, delving into the rails can still provide many options for retro lovers. This Tile Print Shift Dress from Dorothy Perkins taps into a late sixties interpretation of Eastern influence that carried well into the early seventies folk and hippy scene.

The simple shift shape has become a retro staple, with its simplicity of silhouette and sharp cut allowing bold prints to look timeless. The black border accent adds structure to the pale pink print, while a high neckline and sleeveless cut help to create an instantly sixties body shape.

Get it online from Dorothy Perkins for £32.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Quintessentially print by Betsey Benn

Quintessentially

The current appetite for 'Keep Calm and Carry On' artwork is taken to a whole new level with this Quintessentially print by Betsey Benn.

The print lists 240 people and things that are 'quintessentially British' from the Times Crossword to the red phone box to marmite. It's a very rosy, Richard Curtis-style view of Britain, which also promotes the benefits of a nice cup of tea and gives a recipe for a Victoria sponge cake. The various elements are presented in the colours and form of a union jack. 

If you are feeling particularly patriotic, the print costs £45. 

Buy it from Bodie and Fou

Categories / Design and Interiors

Graham and Green dove vases

G&G dove vase

Graham and Green are the latest high street retailer to start selling the folk trend with these dove vases from their Spring range.

Although they're a contemporary design, the vases definitely have got a vintage look. The use of such 70s-style motifs has been cropping up a lot recently, from Sanna Annukka's soul birds to Donna Wilson's bird nest plate, while the crackle green glaze adds to the impression that these might have been picked up in a charity shop, rather than online. 

The vases come in two sizes and prices.The smaller vase is 31cm high and costs £36 and the larger is an extra 7cm tall and costs £48. 

Buy them online

Categories / Cars and Bikes, Film and TV

Ferris Bueller Ferrari up for auction at Bonhams

Ferris

No, it didn't actually slip off a sharp cliff near Cameron's modernist house – the Ferrari that featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off survived and is now up for auction at Bonhams.

It's a Ferrari 250GT Spyder California, but not a real one – only 100 of the original were made between 1958 and 1963, making it super-rare, so John Hughes and Paramount actually had a replica made for filiming. Which is the one being sold off now. Just think, you too could be careering around the city in that same car – but you'll not have to worry about the mileage or your parents.

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Categories / Homeware

Red Phonebox lantern at Urban Outfitters

Phone_lantern

You don't see many red phoneboxes around these days, but you can pick one up for your home – specifically with the Red Phonebox lantern, which is new to Urban Outfitters.

The retailer doesn't have a lot to say about it on its site. Indeed, it has no words at all, but with the aid of a few pictures, we get the idea that you open the door, drop in a candle, then hang it or stand it where you like and watch the light shine out. Of course, it's a nice novelty thing to have on your sideboard even when you're out of candles.

Price? That'll be £22.

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website