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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

Dashing Tweeds Scooter Coat

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Tweed is no longer the domain of an old man's wardrobe, it's been re-invented for the modern era by Dashing Tweeds, producing garments as stylish as the Dashing Tweeds Scooter Coat.

Dashing Tweeds promises a range of tweeds for the 21st century, designed by photographer Guy Hills and weaver Kirsty McDougall. If you haven't got the time to get your own items made up, they offer up ready to wear garments too, including the previously-mentioned Scooter Coat.

Designed by Russell Howarth and based on the Household Cavalry greatcoat, the Scooter Coat is both stylish and warm, as well as reflective and water repellent at night – the best of both worlds you might say. Not cheap at £850, but certain to get you noticed. Check out all the range at the website

Find out more at the Dashing Tweeds website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Piet retro-styled indoor heater by Fredrik Hylten-Cavallius

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Thinking of starting a fire in your house? Well don't – unless it happens to be in something as safe and stylish as the Piet retro-styled indoor heater by Fredrik Hylten-Cavallius, named after 60s architect Piet Hein.

Perfect for long winter nights, this egg-shaped heater is sat on those five wooden legs, complete with a brass reflector, ethanol burning (instead of wood), a layer of rock wool fire insulation and an outer ceramic shell.

The downside? Well, it doesn't look like this is in wide production as yet, which is a shame as we quite liked the idea of one for Christmas. Never mind – check with the designers to find out more about a retail date.

Cavallius Design website

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Categories / Homeware

Letsby Avenue by Lost and Found

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The Letsby Avenue design by Lost and Found features a nostalgic British street scene, with a policeman, union jack bunting and a street sign bearing the punning name hung on metal railings.

For those interested in such things, there is apparently a real street called Letsby Avenue in Sheffield, but this design suggests a London of days gone by. The design is available as either a cushion or a tea towel, both made from 100% cotton.

The cushion costs just under £50 and the tea towel £12 from Rockett St George.

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion, Retro Women's Fashion

Retro Film Camera T-Shirt

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The website Zazzle allows designers to upload their creations which can then be printed onto t-shirts, mugs, bags and other items. Amongst the thousands of t-shirt designs, I spotted this Retro Film Camera T-shirt.

The tee features an image of a vintage camera on the front, but where Zazzle comes into its own is that you can then choose the type of t-shirt you want. So you can pick from eleven colours of American Apparel t-shirt for men from £21.75 or go for a cheaper t-shirt with options starting at £12.35. Ladies can have the design printed onto fitted Baby Doll tops from £16.85.

Visit Zazzle to view all of the options.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Cocktail cushions with a mid-century twist by Swizzlestix

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If you're after adding some colour as well as a retro twist to your home, Swizzlestix is a good place to check out, with designs like these Cocktail cushions.

A mid-century look and just one of several big and bold designs, all hand silkscreened using water-based inks, with back zip and polyester insert included.

They retail online for around $38.

Find out more at the Swizzlestix website

Categories / Film and TV

Trailer of The Prisoner remake appears online

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We flagged this up last year and now, presumably with screening just around the corner, a trailer for the new version of The Prisoner has appeared online.

As reported, the new version isn't a straight remake, but a new take that reflects '21st century concerns and anxieties, such as liberty, security and surveillance, yet also showcase the same key elements of paranoia, tense action and socio-political commentary seen in McGoohan’s enigmatic original'.

If that sounded like hard work, it's not as hard as the trailer itself, almost 9 minutes long and it has to be said, less than inspiring. But if you want to check it out, you can view it below. Expect it to be on the small screen on both sides of the Atlantic in the very near future – on ITV in the UK.