A classy bag for the a classy individual – the Yuketen Mailman Bag.
Based on the bags used by the U.S. Postal Service in the 30s and 40s, it’s made of the highest quality American leather (which will age naturally) and features hand-pounded/sanded copper rivets, an additional back pocket, an inside pocket organiser, a main-compartment divider, dual-ply leather main flap and a genuine brass closure buckle.
Not cheap (as you might expect) at £284.99.
Find out more at the Oi Polloi website
If you’re search through the TV channels for some low budget vintage science fiction, there can’t be a better way of doing it then with the Channel Changer Ray Gun.
What you see is essentially what you get – a gun straight out of a cult space flick, with a single to work your way through the channels, complete with appropriate sound effect.
Cheap too – just £8.99 when it goes on sale in August.
More Star Wars geekery, this time the Star Wars USB hubs – fresh out of Japan.
If you love the movie, this is actual quite a useful bit of merchandise, offering four extra USB connection points for your PC, with the added bonus of sound effects and in the case of R2-D2, some movement of the head.
Japan gets these in July for the equivalent of £33. I suspect various collector’s stores will have them soon after.
Find out more at the Japan Star Wars website (in Japanese)
According to Radi Designers, the Ray Stool is a tribute to Ray Eames. But we just love those 60s pop art-style looks.
Apparently, the stool is based on Ray Eames’ profile, creating a totem-like stool that stands 44cm high and is available in a range of colours, including yellow, black, pearl and red.
And you can pay tribute in your home for £277.18.
Rennies Seaside Modern has a good stock of original educational posters from the 1950s and 1960s.
The term “educational” probably doesn’t sound the most inspiring, but these posters are lovely reminders of days gone by. They seem particularly appropriate to feature now as many of them depict summery scenes, such as the seaside and fairground.
Prices range from £50 for unframed posters up to £200 for some framed. To see the current selection, visit the Rennies website.
Following on from the flapper style dress at French Connection of a few weeks ago is another fantastic ode to the decade from another fashion brand. This Vintage Lace Shift dress is from ASOS and looks every bit the original.
In the almost shapeless shift style it’s a perfect shape for 1920s fashion, which favoured rakish, boyish figures above all. The lace panelling on the shoulder and chest adds a little extra interest to make this dress both demure and rather daring.
It’s only available as a one off from the ASOS website, so be quick if you want to snap this one up in a size 6 for £40.
