Categories / Women's Fashion

Ladies brown bowler hat from La Redoute

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Androgyny has been a recurring element in fashion for longer than most of us know, but it always has been most accepted for women. If you're looking to take some cues from a dapper male wardrobe, this bowler hat from La Redoute is a great statement piece.

With the sort of menswear reference befitting Annie Hall, this hat is a classic that will automatically be given a twist just by being a female wearer. In a brown felt, this has a real 70s colour palette already, meaning it has even more of a nod to Woody Allen's iconic leading lady.

It's available online from La Redoute for £22.51.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Vintage Bausch and Lomb Sunglasses

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Despite the rain and snow of recent weeks the sun is peeking out here today, which is a good enough excuse to contemplate buying a new pair of sunglasses. Currently in contention are these vintage Bausch and Lomb sunglasses.

Dating back the 1970s, there are two styles available from the company who manufactured Ray-Bans. They are being sold by Pedlars complete with their original packaging, which includes the original price tag of £29.99. Sadly, they are on sale for rather more than that now (inflation and all that!), priced £59.

Visit the Pedlars website to purchase.

Categories / Homeware

Peace Jogi Pillow

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Urban Outfitters USA has gone crazy for patchwork home furnishings, with an arts and crafts range that includes this Peace Jogi Pillow.

The front of the cushion is decorated with the peace sign in a patchwork style appliqué. The reverse is plain but in bright orange cotton, so you could always flip it over if you tire of the folksy front pattern.

It costs $36 from the Urban Outfitters website.

Categories / Film and TV

Breakdance and Breakdance 2 reissued on DVD

Breakdance

Dust off the lino and slip on a pair of old school Adidas, Breakdance and Breakdance 2 are heading to DVD in their original widescreen glory for the first time on 6th April 2009.

Dusted down from 1984, the original Breakdance sees dance student Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) growing disillusioned with her mainstream dance teachers, finding solace with street dancers Turbo (Adolpho Quinones), Ozone (Michael Chambers) and of course, a spot of breakdancing.

Breakdance 2? Well, more of the same really, with Kelly, Turbo and Ozone using breakdancing to raise cash to fight a developer who wants to knock down the local youth centre.

Citizen Kane they are not, but if you want some old school fashion, tunes and dancing, it's here by the bucket load. Both are officially priced at £15.99, but expect the usual discounts from online retailers.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Categories / Men's Fashion

Adidas vintage Ripstock windbreaker

Ripstock

Straight out of the archives and ready for a rainy day in 2009 – the Adidas vintage Ripstock windbreaker.

An original late 70s design, this particular windbreaker screams the era, packing in the authenticity too with the worn Adidas chest logo. In terms of specifics, the jacket is cotton-lined, with a water-resistant outer shell, logo zip pull and two zip pockets.

Navy and white only, yours for £75.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Ercol Originals Collection at Liberty

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We’ve featured Ercol in the past, but if you want to get up close and personal with the mid-century designs, you can at the Liberty store in London from this Saturday.

Ercol will be on the fourth floor of the re-designed Liberty, with all of the Originals (dating back to the 1950s) on display and for sale in both the black and wood finish.

While all that is worthy of your attention, what we didn’t know is that you can now get the Originals with quirky upholstered finishes, like the one above, We don’t know for sure, but we suspect that’s a Marimekko fabric, looking like a marriage made in heaven. We don’t have details of the price of these right now, you’ll probably need to contact the store.

Liberty website