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Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV, Women's Fashion

Grace Kelly: Style Icon forthcoming display at the V&A

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Grace Kelly style icon exhibition

If you are a fan of the classic style of Grace Kelly, you'd better put the dates 17 April until 26 September in your diary when the V&A Museum will be hosting the display Grace Kelly: Style Icon.

The show features fifty of Kelly's outfits ranging from her time as a Hollywood starlet in the 1950s to her role as Princess Grace of Monaco. The dresses include costumes from her famous films such as High Society and Rear Window, as well as clothes that illustrate her off-screen style, and will be supplemented with photographs and film footage. The display also includes perhaps her most lasting contribution to the world of fashion, the original Hermes Kelly bag.

Admission is £6 which sounds a pretty reasonable fee for vintage film and fashion fans. 

Find out more online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Karlsson Spider wall clock

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Karlsson spider clock

We've previously featured all kinds of attractive retro clocks that have come courtesy of Karlsson. This Spider Clock is no exception to the rule. 

It features chrome tips that radiate out from the clock face, each covered in brightly coloured balls. In fact, it's quite similar to George Nelson's classic Vitra Ball clock.

However, the Karlsson version is available on a budget, costing just £35. 

Buy it from John Lewis

Categories / Watches

01 The One 70s-style Turning Disk Jump Hour watch range

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Trust Watchismo to dig up an all-new 70s-style timepiece – the 01 The One watch range to be precise.

Yes, no need to dig out vintage, you can get something that captures the late 60s and 70s brand new, these Turning Disk Jump Hour watches have discs that rotate in cutaway viewing arcs for the time, split into hours on left and minutes on right.

Choose from different finishes (like the two above) that mix steel and leather, prices around the $170 (around £106)

Find out more at the Watchismo website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

1970s Adidas Greenstar trainers get one-colour reissue

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We featured one reissue last year, but now the Adidas Greenstar has been reissued once more, in this rather fetching one-colour finish.

Take your pick from blue (pictured here) or green (over the page), both with a profile faithful to the original 1970 issue (and latter-day terrace favourite), complete with thick cut suede finish, gum sole and your colour of choice for the body, tongue, branding – even the laces.

£54.99 secures you a pair.

Find out more at the Size website

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Cutie Pie Dress by Dixiefried Clothing

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Another dedicated retro brand to add to your directory, Dixiefried Clothing routinely strike gold with their vintage look threads. With plenty of 1950s influence on show, their flair for pin-up chic is evident once more in this new Cutie Pie Dress.

Taking a daringly tight wiggle dress shape, the details are perfectly measured to create an authentic pin-up aesthetic. Leopard print detailing at the bustline and waist of the dress help to accentuate the waist and cleavage, while a stretch sateen fabric both sucks you in and shows off your curves all at once.

It's available online in the UK from Hollywood Flame for £65.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Short Naval Jacket by Red Herring

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Redherring

Another retro fashion influence that never seems to stop coming back into mainstream fashion, military detailing is guaranteed to be making waves on the high street again at the moment. Good news for lovers of sixties influence, this Naval Jacket by Red Herring is one of the best.

Avoiding the sometimes cliched military trench coat look, this jacket plumbs the rich seam of naval influence to combine two big retro hits – nautical and military looks. The well-tailored cropped shape provides both structure and femininity in one, while brass buttons and matt navy fabric are instantly recognisable retro points.

It's available online from Debenhams now for £30.

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