Categories / Women's Fashion

Dolce & Gabanna Lace and Satin Bustier Dress

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No-one does a full-on sexpot wiggle dress like Dolce & Gabbana and this Lace and Satin Bustier Dress is the full bombshell ticket.

Made of silhouette-sculpting black stretch-twill, the dress has sleek satin panels and delicate sheer lace detailing. Soft underwired cups and adjustable straps help to ensure a perfect fit as do the concealed hook fastenings all the way down the front.

The dress isn't cheap at £795 but it is a classic and if you're going to do underwear-as-outerwear then this sort of quality helps to ensure you look elegant rather than underdressed.

It's available from net-a-porter.com here.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Travel

Grand Bain French beach towel set

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If you wanted to echo the glamour of F. Scott or Zelda Fitzgerald and escape to the French Riveria, surely this Grand Bain French beach towel set would need to make it into your suitcase?

The terry towel captures some of the style of that period of holidaying and is decorated with a Deco-style woman plunging into a pool of water. The towel comes in its own carry bag, so even if you're only heading down to your local swimming pool the glamour can come with you. 

The towel set costs £35.

Buy it from Couverture and the Garbstore

Categories / Design and Interiors, Film and TV

Icon blackboards from Ghost Furniture

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We've previously featured the vintage blackboards of Ghost Furniture. They've given a twist to their designs with this new range of Icon blackboards.

The blackboards are each decorated with the silhouette of an iconic star. So you've got Twiggy sat in the corner of the frame that's pictured above, or you could pick Marilyn with skirt blowing up taken from The Seven Year Itch. Other designs feature Madonna, Audrey Hepburn and Coco Chanel, surely meaning there is one for any preference of style. 

Each blackboard is a unique piece, so prices vary. As an indication the Twiggy blackboard is being sold for £125. 

See them online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Modernist Greeting Cards

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Francesca Iannaccone makes kitsch wooden books under the name Mrs Eliot Books, but it was her Modernist Greeting Cards that particularly caught my attention.

Sold as a pack of four, each card features an illustration of a midcentury sideboard (possibly something by G Plan) with a collection of ceramics and ornaments on top of it. Each card has a different sideboard and the objects vary, but looks to include Cathrineholm ceramics and Holmegaard or Whtefriars glassware. Perfect for welcoming a design conscious friend to their new home.

The cards cost £4.75 per pack from the Mrs Eliot Books store on Etsy.

Categories / Homeware

Kiss Me Quick Wallpaper

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The Kiss Me Quick Wallpaper from Albany’s Love Your Walls collection is channels the 1950s seaside postcard vibe.

It features pictures of buxom bathing belles, seagulls, helter skelters and vintage cars, along with the words “Oh I do like to be beside the seaside” written in the style of lettering found on carousels. The wallpaper is black and white with metallic silver accents.

It costs £18.99 per roll from Wallpaper Direct.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Seventies style sandals from Matalan

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Amongst the current seventies trend sweeping the high street, it's accessories like bags and shoes that have really hit the mark for retro lovers. While some footwear designs are exaggerated and over the top, these Strappy Tan Sandals from Matalan are a truer interpretation of vintage seventies style.

The slight platform and chunky heel create an ideal base for the crossed straps and t-bar design of the uppers. In a rich brown shade of faux leather, this pair have the combination of colour palette and sturdy design that really speaks of the 1970s.

Get them now from Matalan for £18.

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