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10 of the best 1970s-style watches

10 of the best 1970s-style watches

Five of the best vintage Adidas trainers reissues

Five of the best vintage Adidas trainers reissues

Vintage and 1960s t-shirt designs by Mr B’s Soulful Tees

Vintage and 1960s t-shirt designs by Mr B’s Soulful Tees

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Adidas 1980s Tennis Royal trainers reissued

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Another gem from the archives returns, the Adidas Tennis Royal trainers.

The name gives away its heritage as a tennis shoe, although this early 80s shoe was picked up on the casual scene back in the day too – you'll see it featured in the remake of The Firm on the big screen right now. Typical of the court shoes of the day, the Tennis Royal offers up a white leather upper and contrast three-stripe branding, along with a perforated upper and toebox for breathing and a construction built for comfort.

Choose from black or green detailing (an image of the black over the page), both priced at £55.

Find out more at the Adidas Store website

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Categories / Homeware

BarDeco Lamps

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The BarDeco Lamps were inspired by the barcode, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of its patent this month.

The bars on the lampshade are different widths which in this case allows different amounts of light and shade to be created, but also replicates the appearance of a barcode. The design also has a hint of art deco style about it hence the name. The lamps are available in a choice of either black (pictured here) or white and are made from powder-coated steel.

The BarDeco Lamp costs £179 and can be bought online from the Hidden Art Shop.

Categories / Homeware

Vintage New York Subway Handle

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My first reaction to the Vintage New York Subway Handle was “that’s cool, but what do you do with it?”. Thankfully, the retailer, Pedlars, has made some suggestions such as using it hang tea towels in the kitchen or hand towels in the bathroom.

Pedlars has acquired 200 of these handles from decommissioned New York subways and they certainly make an interesting talking point, if you can find a suitable use for them in your home.

The handles cost £59.95 each from Pedlars.

Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

Op Art MiniDress from The Stellar Boutique

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Many of the latest sixties style mini dresses play it safe on the print, in order to offset that daring hemline, but it wasn't always that way in the decade itself. This Op Art MiniDress from The Stellar Boutique is daringly out there in both print and cut, and makes a great sixties ode as a result.

The Op Art style print creates a bold statement and is available in a great variety of bold colour combinations, shown here in yellow. A loose fitting cut offsets a mini length hem to create a high end look, leaving the angular lines of the print to create shape along the figure.

It's available from The Stellar Boutique online for £58.

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Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

The Graduate Sweater from Heartbreaker Fashion

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One of our favourite creations from retro reproduction brand Heartbreaker Fashion is their Super Spy Dress. They keep bringing us great updates from their bestseller, including this Graduate Sweater which is based on the great fit of the dress.

Made from a soft sweater knit, the jumper uses the 3/4 length sleeves and turtleneck from the original dress to create a slinky silhouette with an early 60s feel. The classic argyle print sets off the top perfectly to create a chic beatnik look.

Get it from Heartbreaker Fashion for $42.

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Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay watch: Citroen 2CV

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Citroen is proudly celebrating 90 years of car making and in our local dealers, a Citroen 2CV is sat in the centre of the showroom. It's a design classic of sorts – and you can pick one up fairly cheaply.

The 2CV (aka deux chevaux vapeur) was a relic of the past even during its production years (1949 – 1990), but was advanced on its introduction, packing some impressive, easy to service engineering within that simplistic shell. It also offered soft suspension, high ground clearance and a canvas sunroof. What it doesn't offer is speed – just a 602cc engine keeping you moving.

All of which makes the 2CV an easy-to-run 'classic'. There are a number of affordable models on eBay, the one above dating from 1985 (before production left France), with 69,000 on the clock and having been 'recently restored'. It can be yours for £2,600 or your best offer. A future cult classic for sure.

Find out more at the eBay website