The Bonox Alarm Clock has been inspired by vintage clock designs.
Available in a choice of black & white or apple green plastic, the minute and hour hands glow in the dark. It also features an oversized button on the top to make it easy it turn off to give yourself a few extra minutes in bed.
It costs $18 (around £10) and can be bought online from Urban Outfitters.
Perfect for a weekend away, the Fred Perry retro-style Inflight Bag offers vintage-style looks and plenty of functionality.
That includes a choice of lightweight canvas or leather-like finish (see over the page for a picture of that version), two zipped compartments, contrast detailing, carry handles and detachable shoulder straps plus plenty of room for personal tech like a laptop or MP3 player as well as your weekend essentials.
Available now, it's priced at £65 for either version.
Though it's a contemporary number, Tobias Grau’s Project X light has a design that looks so space age
it could almost be a UFO! I imagine it will also look pretty interesting when switched on: the bottom of this height adjustable light is made from opal glass while the top is made from transparent glass that can be left clear or coloured red or blue. To top off the sleek look, the main body is made from polished aluminium.
The light costs 593 euros from the Tobias Grau website.
Buy it online
If you’re prepared to risk the British weather
and have a yearning to eat al fresco, there are plenty of retro picnic options
available. Life's a Picnic do beautiful hampers though for a more budget (but still charming)
option, it’s worth looking at the Canadian site Vintage Picnic. As the name
might suggest, the site’s specialization is vintage picnic related goods and homewares and it has a particularly useful option where you search through
their stock by brand.
One of the most enduring historical styles in British fashion history is that of the upper classes and gentry, and its influences can often make their way into mainstream style. Appropriating a very British sensibility is this Fitzgerald Jacket by Nanette Lepore.
The jacket takes an old fashioned upper class menswear look and transforms it into a slinky womens version via a nipped in waist and single button fastening. Embellishment via ribbon pockets adds some femininity to this tweedy wool blend fabric.
Get it online from Nordstrom for $488.
Recession or no recession, the mission to go greener with our supermarket habits rages on, and the search for the ideal shopper adds a bit of much needed fun and glamour to proceedings. This Dracula Jersey Shopper Bag from Topshop is one of the more unique options.
Made from a sturdy cotton mix with some stretch, it's roomy and practical. The fantastic retro movie poster-style print makes it though, with a Dracula horror image. In an early fifties pulp style, it's a stylish unisex option that's a real conversation starter.
Get yours from Topshop for just £10.
