Tag: 70s

Categories / Women's Fashion

Patch Print Folk Blouse from Oasis

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Folkprint

Now that the high street's obsession with the early 1960s is passing, trends are moving towards a wider variety of vintage influences. New from Oasis is their 70s Love Story line, channeling Kate Hudson in Almost Famous.

This Patch Print Folk Blouse is one of the more convincing pieces from the line, with the combination of patchwork prints stepping away from more clichéd choices. The chiffon fabric creates the flowing seventies folk silhouette, carrying a print that manages to be structured yet busy.

It's available now from Oasis for £35.

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Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s Henri Mathieu ceiling light

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Math

A very interesting and eye-catching space age design – this Henri Mathieu ceiling light.

According to the seller, the French designer produced this back in 1970, with a brushed aluminium construction and a lacquered inside, the gaps producing both the light and the lighting effect.

Some wear (see the large images on the site), but no dents, so nothing too serious to worry about. £14.50 is the price right now.

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Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s Fiat X1/9 by Bertone sports car

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Fiat

Looking for a head-turning retro sports car that doesn't cost a fortune? Right now, this 1970s Fiat X1/9 by Bertone sports car could fit the bill.

The car was produced by Fiat from 1972 – 1982, this one being a 1978 version with a 1300cc engine and removable hard top that looks, on first glance, like being a perfect example. But read the write-up and you'll see it's had some restoration, but needs more – a dent to the driver's door needs sorting for a start.

Saying that, it's it's described as a 'great driving' car and has just 48,000 miles on the clock, so if you're willing to do the work, it could be a winner. Right now, bidding is at £210.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Books

Zeitgeist and Glamour: Photography of the ’60s and ’70s

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Zeit

Want to know how the other half lived in the middle of the 20th century? You'll get an insight in this new book, Zeitgeist and Glamour: Photography of the '60s and '70s.

The images are from the Nicola Erni Collection, featuring iconic people, places, and events of the era – the likes of Jackie Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Maria Callas and Truman Capote as well as places like Warhol's Factory, Studio 54 and London's hip nightclubs. Or take a trip round Saint-Tropez, St. Moritz, Paris or  Rome via the lenses of Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Francesco Scavullo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lord Snowdon, Andy Warhol and others.

An introductory essay covering the era's cultural scene finishes off this 368-page hardback book, which is published by Prestel on 28th February 2011. Amazon is doing pre-orders right now for £26 (down from the RRP of £40).

Find out more about the book at the Amazon website

Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s Bond Bug three-wheel car

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Bondbug

It's a cult car from the space age end of the 1970s – and a Bond Bug is on eBay right now.

Designed by Tom Karen for Ogle Design (which also designed the Raleigh Chopper), this compact three-wheeler, the car was first seen in 1968 and went into production via Reliant in 1970, aimed at the hip young motorist of the day.

The model here is described as an 850ES, registered in 1974 and packing an 850cc engine, two seats and some upgrade work by the current owner. It's also had a new paint job via the owner before that. Right now it's up for £3,000, which isn't cheap, but it's not exactly a car you'll see everyday. Saying that, we suspect it's a lot of fun to drive.

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eBay watch: 1970s Borje Johanson-designed Venus chair

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Venus

A lesser-known but very stylish design classic has landed on eBay – this Borje Johanson-designed Venus chair.

The work of Scandinavian designer Borje Johanson, it has a chrome-plated, tulip-style swivel-base, with black leather upholstery and by all accounts is in pretty decent condition.

The seller claims it is in 'very good above-average condition', with 'marginal signs of age, fine and slight scratches on the chrome-plated base, but nothing major'. So a decent example and despite some interest, still only at the £21 mark.

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