Another 1960s trainer returns alongside the Italia – the Adidas Tokio.
Originally dating from 1964 and designed as a running shoe, the Tokio is more about style than sport these days. The last time we saw it was in red and white, this time it’s in white with blue detailing and a it of off-white suede, the laces still that distinctive ‘archival’ slim variety.
Available on pre-order, you can bag a pair for £79.
Not to be confused with the Ferruccio Laviani light of the same name, the John Lewis Supernova ceiling light offers the 60s space age look without the designer price tag.
Very much in the sputnik style, the Supernova is packed with glass rods, mixing it up with 12 halogen lights from that central chrome sphere to produce a lighting effect as well as a serious amount of brightness.
Available instore and online, it sells for £230.
Find out more at the John Lewis website
We featured the Orla Kiely Lusk armchair some time back, but I think I prefer the Orla Kiely Cork easy chair.
A classic mid-century look, the Cork is available in plain (as above) or with an Orla Kiely fabric print, should you be feeling a little more bold. And the low-slung chair itself has a beech frame, with walnut stain finish.
Available online, prices start at just under £1,000.
Find out more at the Heals website
Mini dresses and winter are hardly two things which seem to go hand in hand, but finding a year round 60s style is a great investment. This T-Bags silk jersey mini is a perfect candidate thanks to its longer sleeves and colour palette.
The geometric pattern is an effective ode to 1960s high fashion, and the muted colours give a sense of a late sixties/early seventies mood. This one will easily be pared with some tights to make it wearable right now, too.
It’s available online from Net-a-Porter for £165.
Umpen Editions produce several lines of retro influenced greetings cards, but the one that I’m most taken with is the “Stuffed with Love” range of cards.
Inspired by the craft and homemade trends of the 1960s and 1970s (which are enjoying a revival now), the cards feature adorable toy animals made from patterned vintage fabrics with a background of yet more vintage fabric.
Pictured here are Egg the Owl and Aslan, but the whole range can be seen on the Umpen Editions website. The cards are carried by the usual cool independent shops, and a full list of stockists can also be found on the website. Lady Luck Rules Ok has some of the Stuffed with Love cards to buy online for £2.20 each.
Designer Giles Miller is best known for his furniture made from cardboard, but he has left this obsession briefly behind to make the rather patriotic Queen’s Head Mirror.
The cut-out mirror is in the shape of Queen Elizabeth’s profile in her younger days, as it used to appear on stamps and coins. The mirror is given a nice finishing touch of a three dimensional chain of pearls around her neck.
It is available in three sizes with prices ranging from £20 to £30. Visit the Farm Designs website to order.
