Categories / Women's Fashion

Liliana sunglasses by Tom Ford

Tom ford sunglasses

Oversized sunglasses are everywhere of late, showing both 60s and 70s influence from the runways to the highstreet. If you're after something that's still retro, but a little less ordinary, these Tom Ford sunglasses tick all the right boxes.

The Lilianna Sunglasses feature a cross metal frame and a large, bubbly lens shape to give a truly unusual, chic seventies look. Both the thin frames and the variegated lenses are a chocolate brown shade that's a direct route to many 70s styles.

This pair is available online from My Wardrobe for £239.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Sailor Betty pin up style swimsuit by Lolita Girl Clothing

Lolita swimsuit

It's certainly not the time of year when most of us are digging out our swimwear and flip-flops just yet, but if you're looking forward to sunny days or jetting off to warmer climes this is the perfect time to snap up your brand new bathing costume.

This Sailor Betty swimsuit is by Lolita Girl Clothing and is a really wearable pinup style suit for the beach or water. While many pinup suits are just for show, this is practical too with figure hugging fabric that moves with the body. The skirt overlay is just short enough to create a perfect silhouette without becoming impractical, while the stitch detailing and the halter neck combine to make this a nautical classic.

Get it online from Baby Girl Boutique for $96.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink

Rodchenko cup and saucer

Rodchenko

If you fancy introducing some Russian modernist chic into your home, this striking cup and saucer has been produced to accompany Tate Modern's current exhibition, Rodchenko and Popova: Defining Constructivism. The exhibition explores the role of these two artists in post-revolution communist Russia. As their main aim was to move art out of the gallery and into everyday life, they created dynamic designs for books, textiles and theatre design, for example, as well as for the highly important business of drinking tea. 

It is based on a 1922 design by Alexsandr Rodchenko, realised in fine bone china, and it reflects the simple and powerful use of colour and pattern associated with the artist that remains influential today. It costs £31.32 from the exhibition shop.

Buy it from the Tate exhibition shop

Categories / Women's Fashion

Miss Sixty Fitted Denim Body Shirt

Miss sixty denim body

Western style and denim were big styles during the 1970s, particularly in the US. With a definite dash of traditional Americana, this Miss Sixty fitted denim shirt is ideal for creating the look of the seventies with minimal effort required.

This shirt differs from most in that it is in fact a body suit. While that may ring alarm bells for some, aesthetically it's perfect for seventies looks. It provides a fitted look that's ideal for appearing tucked in to skirts and trousers, a must for a genuine seventies wearing of western shirts.

It's available from ASOS for £69.

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Categories / Books, Film and TV

Coming soon: Awaydays the movie

Awaydays

It's not at the cinemas until May 22nd, but we've just got the first news (and images) from the movie adaptation of Kevin Sampson's superb late-70s set novel, Awaydays.

Set during the dawn of the 'football casual' era, Awaydays is in one way a tale of Tranmere Rovers' hooligan following and its meetings with other firms in the third division. But just as much (if not more), it's also a tale of the era – unemployment, drugs, fashion, clubs and the post-punk music scene of the day. If it's done well, it could be one of the films of the year.

See over the page for a couple of large stills from the movie, as well as the official trailer for it.

Awaydays official movie website

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Categories / Food and Drink

Mr Potato Head Easter Egg at John Lewis

Potato

Mr Potato Head has been around since 1949 – and 60 years on, George Lerner's creation is still going strong, most recently as the Mr Potato Head Easter Egg at John Lewis.

Yes, not only do you get a well-proportioned milk chocolate egg to feed your face, you also get the fun of Mr Potato Head complete with a rounded nose, a bushy moustache, eyes and pink ears, all able to fix to the egg with the included pot of 'chocolate goo'.

Available online (and instore), it sells for £12.

Find out more at the John Lewis website