If you're chanelling a fifties-style housewife look for spring 2012 then check out this pinafore style Shirtdress from Anthropologie.
Tag: fifties
The Lost Album by Basil Hyman
For an insight into the minutiae of everyday life in the 1950's check out Basil Hyman's The Lost Album. Regular readers and mid-century furniture enthusiasists will recognise Hyman's name from another book featured in these pages, The G-Plan Revolution but in addition to his career in the furniture business, Hyman was a keen amateur photographer who documented the humdrum and commonplace.
For sale: 1950s architect-designed house in Towcester, Northamptonshire
It doesn't look all that exciting from the outside, but this 1950s architect-designed house in Towcester, Northamptonshire has lots of period charm, especially if you love a midcentury look.
eBay watch: 1950s Dieter Rams-designed Braun Atelier 3 audio system
According to this reference site, the Braun Atelier 3 audio system sells in used condition for between £600 – £1000, depending on condition. This one in eBay right now is still at £1.
eBay watch: Fully restored 1950s Nash Metropolitan car
Fancy some 1950s Americana in our life? This fully restored 1950s Nash Metropolitan car should do the job.
