Categories / Women's Fashion

Op Art MiniDress from The Stellar Boutique

Op art

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 / Women's Fashion

The Graduate Sweater from Heartbreaker Fashion

Graduate

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

2cv

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

Categories / Women's Fashion

Vintage Vogue – the Essex vintage fashion fair

Vintagevogue

If you happen to be in the Essex area this weekend and want to buy some vintage fashion, you should get yourself down to Vintage Vogue.

Aimed very much at women, it features fashion and accessories from the 20s to the 80s, everything from clothing and accessories through to luggage/travel, haberdashery, jewellery, perfume, cosmetics and books, throwing in a cafe and free parking for good measure.

It's at The Courage Hall, Brentwood School Sports Centre, Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8EE (2 miles off Junction 28 of the M25), with admission charged at £3.50. More details and photos on the website.

Find out more at the Vintage Vogue website

Categories / Homeware

’50s style mirrored dressing table from Graham and Green

50s style mirrored table

Graham and Green manage to do glamorous retro furniture very well as evident in this 1950s influenced mirrored dressing table from their autumn collection. With its mirrored surfaces, it looks the ideal place for any aspirational Hollywood star to do their maquillage or perhaps it could be used as a desk to answer fan letters. 

It's part of a '50s style angled range designed by Jamie Graham which also includes a chest of drawers and a cabinet, meaning the look can be carried through to the rest of the bedroom. Prices start at £299 for the chest of drawers with this dressing table costing £330. 

Buy it online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Eero Aarnio space age Piccolo Table

Piccolo

A design that was produced to accompany a 1960s classic, but only appeared around 40 years later – the Eero Aarnio Piccolo Table.

It was designed to go with the 1966 Cognac armchair (which we featured last week), appearing in 2008, but with the same late 60s looks as that original seat. Available in glossy black or white, the table is made of fibreglass with two levels and standing at a height of around 60cm, with a diameter of around 55cm..

There's only one drawback – the price. To get one, you'll need to shell out 1,690 Euros.

Find out more at the Design Eero Aarnio website