This Traditional Metal Fire Engine Pedal Car is not the first retro pedal car we’ve featured, but it certainly the first in the form of a vintage emergency vehicle!
Painted bright red, it has a distinctive retro look to it. The classic push pedals are non-slip and can be adjusted to two different positions to suit children of different heights.
It costs just under £100 and can be ordered online from John Lewis.
High street shops may not always be reliable for retro shopping, but when it comes up trumps it’s a great way to save some pennies on filling your wardrobe. Topshop‘s current mid-season sale has a few great bargains with great looks too.
The shop’s website is selling out fast, so if you want to snap up any of these pieces you’ll have to be quick. My favourite is the vanity case handbag which is currently selling for just £10.
Great street design and a piece of social and political history too – these extremely limited edition prints of original Paris 1968 street posters are well worth a look.
They are available to coincide with the Hayward Gallery’s May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion exhibition, which celebrates the artwork that inspired the social uprising in May 1968.
The Hayward Gallery is selling a limited edition book containing hand screen printed reproductions of 40 original May 68 posters, but the Keep Calm Gallery has a limited number of printer’s proofs of each design, available individually as hand-pulled screen prints on recycled paper. Less than 10 of each one and each selling for around £30 per print. Get them while you can.
Interesting idea from Adidas Originals – make a retro-styled track top, but make it with one eye on the environment.
The D-Nizza tracktop is made purely from natural materials, retaining an
authentic styling without harming the planet, using a natural linen blend for a light and comfortable feel.
Available in khaki only,the track top retails for £60.
We featured the Mickey Mouse MP3 player a short while back – and now we have the Mickey Mouse-shaped USB drive.
Claimed to be part fashion item and part useful gadget, the A-Data Theme Series T703 Disney Flash Drive (it’s official name) is available as a 2GB or 4GB drive with a choice of colour for each. The drive is actually one of the ears of the classic Mickey head, with the rest just presentation – including the chain which allows you to wear it round your neck – though why you would want to do that is beyond me.
Cheap though, with prices from $33 (around £16.50).
Find out more at the Brando website
A smart retro design for not a lot of cash – the Dwell’s swivelling Tub Chair.
Take your pick from various finishes (including the two above), all with faux suede seating and a chrome stand which – as the name suggests – allows you to swivel to your heart’s content.
All that for just £89.
