Category: Women’s Fashion

Categories / Design and Interiors, Women's Fashion

Lea Stein at Polkadot jewellery

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Lea Stein's jewellery makes for an interesting conversation piece, not just because of the varied and whimsical designs she produces. She was originally active from between 1969 and 1981, then started making jewellery again in 1988 once a worldwide market had grown for her work. A wide selection of her work from across the years is available at Polkadot jewellery. The selection features everything from sleeping cats to glamorous profiles of flapper-style ladies, all made from laminated rhodoid. 

Each year she produces a new design, so the pieces can be dated pretty precisely, and given a name. The Fox brooch is her most popular design to date, dating from 1975. Prices on the site range depending on the model but they all are priced roughly around the £30 mark. 

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Categories / Bags, Women's Fashion

ASOS Chainmail Clutch

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Clutch style bags have been reinvented throughout most mainstream fashion movements of the twentieth century, but this version from ASOS has a definite eighties feel.

As the 1980s was something of a magpie decade, it takes its beginnings from a high glam fifties look, with Hollywood sparkle and simplistic lines. It has some added eighties touches thanks to a slouched shape and the post-seventies colour palette.

Get it online from ASOS for just £25.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Silk Maxi Dress by Electricity in the Sale

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The end of the summer season means many of the best dresses of the year are now going on sale, so it's a perfect opportunity to stock up on retro wardrobe fillers. This Silk Maxi Dress by Electricity is a great piece of seventies folk style.

Handmade in Manchester, the dress features a vintage look paisley print that doesn't suffer from looking clichéd thanks to a subtle colour palette. The feminine neckline and figure flattering cut mean this doesn't swamp the figure, and provides the perfect late hippy style that's easy to wear.

Get it online from Unique Boutique £115.

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Categories / Watches, Women's Fashion

Retro Minnie Mouse Watch

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This Minnie Mouse Watch takes me back to my childhood, when I was the proud owner of a very similar timepiece.

The watch has a red strap and the time is told by Minnie’s oversized hands. It perhaps isn’t the height of style as it was in my school days, but it still retains a certain retro charm. There is also a Mickey watch with a brown strap and a gold face with an imprint of Mickey’s head.

The Minnie watch costs £30 from Urban Outfitters.

Categories / Homeware, Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Fair isle sweater cushion by PhatSheep textiles

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Fair isle

The fair isle jumper seems to be slowly, slowly creeping back into fashion again. For those for who it never went away, celebrate this fact with this Fair isle sweater cushion by PhatSheep textiles. The designer, Suzanne Shearer, lives and works in Shetland so is well placed to look fondly upon them. She's depicted the sweaters in neat outlines, as if they are laid out for display, and has filled them in with bright colours and patterns. 

The cushion costs £40 but real enthusiasts will be pleased to hear the pattern is also available across a variety of homewares including coasters, place mats and aprons. 

Buy it from Velvet Boutique

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Retro Checkered Pucker Dress by Rock Steady

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Pucker dress

Fifties style reproductions can often veer towards the more risqué end of eveningwear. For a more wearable daytime look that still has all the sass of the era try this Pucker Dress by Rock Steady.

In a tweed style check the fabric ensures a high class office wear look, while the styling gives it a real femininity. Thin straps and a sweetheart neckline combine with a figure-hugging pencil skirt to give a classic 50s silhouette. The addition of a contrast trimmed peplum adds some extra flair for a Mad Men inspired style.

Get it online from Plasticland for $62.

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