Categories / Food and Drink

Everyday Is Like Sundae – hire a 1950s ice cream van

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Morecambe is rapidly becoming the retro capital of the north – the refurbished art deco Midland Hotel is about to open its doors, vintage property all around is getting a makeover, there’s a 1950s seaside weekend coming up – and now there’s a 1950s ice cream van on the front.

Everyday Is Like Sundae is an authentically-restored classic Bedford CF van, decorated with original/tradiitonal signage and selling locally-produced ice cream made on a farm – or you can go for the dairy-free (soya-based) option.

And you can hire the van too, should you have any kind of event upcoming. Just drop Sunset Ices a line for pricing/availability. or ask them if you happen to be on Morecambe sea front this summer.

Sunset Ices website

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Gola launches 40th anniversary Harrier Suede trainers

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Following on from the anniversary Harriers last year, Gola has just launched the 40th anniversary Gola Harrier Suede range.

As the name suggests, this is also to celebrate 40 years of the Harrier, with the leather swapped for suede and with four colour ranges to choose from – all faithful to the original 1968 design.

Every pair comes in a ‘vintage’ orange box and commemorative leaflet, selling for just £35 per pair.

Find out more at the Cazual website

Categories / Homeware

20th Century Society K8 Telephone Kiosk tea towels

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The K8 Telephone Kiosk was designed in 1968, the stylish younger brother of the classic British phone box. And now you can celebrate it with the 20th Century Society K8 Telephone Kiosk tea towels.

The design of the phone box was by Bruce Martin, using clean lines and less parts than the previous box. The 20th Century Society is seeking to have the last few listed – and this is where you come in.

Proceeds from the tea towels support the society, which indirectly helps the boxes. The designed on the 100 per cent tea towel is by Retro To Go favourites People Will Always Need Plates, with the design screenprinted onto the 76 x 48cm towels. You get two of them, along with a brief history of the box by Gavin Stamp.

And that package (a certain collectable of the future) costs just £12.

Find out more at the 20th Century Society website

Categories / Homeware

Look Back in Time 1960s Wall Mirror

1960swallmirrorNaïve is another company that specialises in renovating old fashion in quirky ways (there seem to be quite a few companies doing this these days). Perhaps the most interesting piece in their current range is the “Look Back in Time” 1960s Wall Mirror.

The mirror is an unusual irregular shape but to add even more character, it has been decorated with striped of wallpaper in brown, orange and yellow, to complete the retro look.

It costs £32 and can be ordered from Naïve’s store on Not on the High Street. There is also a matching sideboard available.

Categories / Art and Photography

Niki De Saint Phalle products

P400584806_3Niki De Saint Phalle came to prominence in the 1960s, a rare woman in the male dominated art world in Paris. She has often been overlooked and not taken seriously but the Tate Liverpool is currently showing an exhibition of her work.

If you can’t make it to Liverpool in the next few weeks, you can console yourself with a selection of Niki De Saint Phalle products that are available to buy from the Tate Online Shop.

Representations of womanhood feature heavily in her work, in particular in her “Nanas”, brightly colour female forms and these have been translated into designs on t-shirts, notebooks and fridge magnets. Prices range from £2.50 for a small notebook up to £25 for adult t-shirts.

See the complete range on the Tate website.

Categories / Film and TV, Toys and Games

Go back to your childhood with the voice-changing Dalek helmet

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Ok, you’re grown up now, with a proper job and possibly a mortgage. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have some seriously childish fun with the voice-changing Dalek helmet.

it does as it says – just stick it on your head and you get a Dalek head and a Dalek voice – which should be fun for at least 15 minutes or until someone else in the house confiscates it off you.

Oh yes – and it has a glowing blue light too. Interested? You can buy it online for £40.

Find out more at the Character Online website