There have been a few products around that have utilised old-fashioned school blackboards, but this item just uses the chalk.
The Chalk Chess Set comprises of regulation size chess pieces, but made from white and black chalk. The set does not include a board, because you can draw up your own on any suitable surface using the chalk pieces.
The set costs £12 from Colloco.
If you liked the dining table with high backed chairs set we featured recently from Dwell, but you don’t have the space for a dining set, then the shop also has this Oval Coffee Table with Stools set that follows a similar idea.
The table is made from walnut veneer and flanked by curved stools covered with cream faux linen. The set provides a great extra seating solution without taking up much space, and of course, that walnut finish gives it a retro look.
The set costs £399 and can be bought online from Dwell.
Something to appeal to the kid on all of us – the Lego-style Cubo photo frame.
That should actually be frames, as you get three in the set, all plastic, all different colours and all able to stick together, just like your old Lego bricks.
Pick them up online, priced at £10.
Hats and elegant fascinators are a great and easy way to get the look of your favoured era, but sometimes they can be too much. If you want to accessorise more subtly, vintage look hair clips are an easy choice.
This Charleston Chic piece by Rock N Rose is ideal for a little hint of the twenties flapper look, perfect for highlighting a Louise Brooks bob. It's made from real peacock feather, mounted on a stylish clip that looks every bit the vintage find thanks to the burnished gold-look finish.
Get it online from Rock N Rose for just £9.
Circle skirts are always a popular choice for 1950s looks, and while there are plenty of great reproduction versions for summer, they don't have to stay confined to the warmer months' wardrobe. This Alexander McQueen version has the fifties silhouette down to perfection, with the addition of the best modern craftsmanship.
Made in a delicately sized houndstooth sprint, the 100% fleece wool fabric gives the circle shape some show-stopping structure. It also ensures it's heavyweight and warm enough to make it the ideal version for the coming winter months.
It's currently available online from Matches Fashion for £1015.
The venue is Sustainable Studios, 65-71 Scrutton Street, London, EC2A 4PJ and for your £2 entry fee, you get 50 stalls of vintage clothing, accessories & homeware dating from the 1920s – 1980s. along with VV Vintage (the boutique fashion label owned by singer VV Brown), Dalston’s WAH Nails, Lady Luck’s Pop Up Tea Shoppe (with vintage-styled tables and waitresses) and an alterations service for your purchases.
It all takes places from midday to 5pm, or from 11am if you’re trade.
