The good old British supermarket clothing lines are always handy for a cheap and cheerful bargain. Thankfully the ranges are improving all the time, meaning you’re no longer confined to shopping for stripy socks and undies.
George at Asda‘s new summer range features quite a few good looking pieces, including some inspired by 50s preppy style and others by early 70s hippie/folk. Of course, these summery pieces of retro style are unbeatable on price. See them online and buy in stores.
We have mentioned these in the past when the coloured variety got a limited reissue, but if you want something a little more plain, Diadora has reissued the Bjorn Borg Elite trainers in white.
These are reissues of the original 1981 shoe, the first tennis shoe produced with a kangaroo leather upper and of course, created for tennis legend Bjorn Borg.
Back on the market, you can grab a pair for £55.
Find out more at the Oki-Ni website
A stylish (and indeed useful) addition to any bar, the Metrokane 50s-style ice crusher actually dates back to the 1930s.
The design is based on an original art deco piece, put back in production by Metrokane in a mix of acrylic and chrome, with the handle and heavy duty blades meaning you don’t need batteries or mains power for crushing.
Shop around for a good price, with the crusher selling in the UK for around £34, cheaper in the US at around $45.
Find out more at the Silver Nutmeg website
Just launched online is Design Eero Aarnio – an online shop devoted to the work and designs of legendary Finnish designer Eero Aarnio. Take your pick of everything from chairs, tables and lamps through to clothing, textiles and smaller items such as postcards, bookmarks and door handles. Essentially, if he’s made it and it is still in production somewhere, it’s here.
And that includes the classic Pastilli chair. Designed in 1967 and screaming the era, it was intended as a comfortable and space-saving piece of seating – or rather, a chair that would fit into that awkward space in a room.
Still made to order and in a number of colour choices (orange being the obvious choice for the period look), the fibreglass chair retails for 1,500 Euros, which is around £1,000.
Find out more at the Design Eero Aarnio website
Not the most expensive bag you will buy or indeed the most rare – but the Gola Bronson bag is something of a timeless classic.
Available in an endless number of retro colourways, the shoulder bag has an adjustable strap, large inside picket, smaller front pocket and should you forget who you are, a slot for your name and address.
As cheap as they come at £19.99 each.
Just on sale is another gem or a print from Shag – Apolline.
This cool mid-century-inspired piece of artwork is a 14-colour serigraph, sized at 21.5 x 27.5 inches, limited and numbered to 200 and of course, signed by the man himself. Just on sale and sure to sell out quickly, it retails for $250 (around £125).
And if you are a fan of Shag, he will be the first person featured in our new quick interviews section of Retro To Go – watch for it in the coming weeks. If you have more ideas for people to interview, leave a comment or drop us a line.
More about the Shag print at the Shagmart website
