I have to admit I don’t know the official name of this stationery range from Paperchase, but there’s a definite psychedelic feel to it.
A range of items available – including a selection of different sized notebooks and photo albums, all featuring late 60s/early 70s graphics. Prices vary, but start from around £3.
Can the kitchen apron be cool? It can if it’s one of these cool retro-styled aprons from Anthropologie.
There’s a wide range of styles available on the site, most in retro styles or made from retro-styled cloth. Typical is this 50s-style Raindrops apron. At first glance you probably think it’s a dress – on the contrary, it’s to protect your clothes, but without compromising your style.
Fitted, with a button collar and made of 100 per cent cotton, you can pick this particular style up for $38 (around £19). But if it’s not to your taste, check out the full range at the Anthropologie website.
Find out more at the Anthropologie website
Yes, the title says it all – this is a Table football coat hook.
Fix the unit to your wall and you can hang your coats on the footballer-shaped hooks. And that’s not all for the authenticity, the footballer are attached to a pole, just like in a traditional table football game – with a bit of excess at the end to hang up your umbrella.
Available from Purves & Purves, you can pick one up for £79.
If you can’t afford a new outfit, a new handbag can be just the thing to add that extra je ne sais quoi to an older wardrobe favourite. This Marks & Spencer Per Una retro floral print bag caught our eye, as just the thing to help give you a fresh spring look.
Reminiscent of some of the bags by Orla Kiely, the floral pattern on this bag combined with the bowling bag shape gives it a great retro feel.
It has double handles, so is ideal for carrying all your stuff around. In blue tones it would go with most things, and would look particularly good with a casual weekend look.
For only £23 it seems like a good buy.
Fancy yourself as a 70s rock god? You need the Flying V guitar pillow from Gama Go.
It serves three purposes. Firstly, as a great bit of home design. Secondly, as a pillow and finally (and most importantly) to do a spot of air guitar in front of the bedroom mirror.
Now the bad news. Gama Go aren’t keen on shipping this outside the US. Fine if you live there, not good for the rest of us. But if you do, you can pick one up for $34 (around £17).
Find out more at the Gama Go website
It’s rapidly become one of the most famous cars on UK TV – and if you’ve got some spare cash, you can own the Ford Cortina from Life On Mars, which is currently up for auction on eBay.
It’s a 1974 Mk3 2000E model model, has an N-registered plate, tan interior and has been converted to take unleaded petrol. Bidding was at £9,200 as I write, with the auction set to end on Wednesday.
Oh yes – and all proceeds go to Comic Relief.
View the full details at the eBay website
