More recycling of old vinyl – in this case, Classic Record Wallets from Gorilla Vinyl.
Take your pick from a large selection of classics, all made from original vinyl, coated with a protective polymer and converted to a black nylon wallet. And it's a practical item too, with 10 pockets for your cash and cards.
All are made in very limited amounts (just one of the Velvet Underground above available) and all are priced from around $75 (around £50). See the site for the full range.
Ok, we're talking a pretty niche market here, but we really love the Acme Made Bowler.
It's essentially a bag for your camera – a serious (and substantial) digital SLR camera specifically, with padding to keep it secure and small pockets for your extras (like storage cards for example). And while that makes it a practical item for photographers, it's the look of a vintage bowling bag that we're sold on. In fact, even if you didn't have a camera, this glossy red bag would be cool for carrying around your essentials.
We have scoured round for a retailer, but as yet, we can't find one. It might be worth checking with the Acme Made sellers (listed on the site) to see when they're getting stock. Price quoted is $39.99, which is a ridiculously cheap £27.
Patrick McGoohan has died after a short illness, aged 80.
He may be gone, but his work will live on – most notably as a super cool secret agent (working and retired) in the cult classics Danger Man and The Prisoner, but also in a host of British films including the likes of Hell Drivers, All Night Long and Life For Ruth to name just three. McGoohan was even considered for the original Bond role – a role he would have fit like a glove.
He left these shores amid the furore over The Prisoner, making a name for himself on TV, picking up two Emmy awards for the Columbo show and appearing regularly on both the big and small screen right up to the mid-90s.
But it's The Prisoner that will be his lasting legacy – and here's the iconic opening sequence by way of a tribute…
Finding a retro styled suit that doesn't veer into the very formal can be quite a challenge, as the Quant-esque girlish options have all but died out in reproductions and the high street. Thanks to designers Tullette, though, you can snap up a very cute number at Fred Flare.
This Coco skirt and Country Club jacket are sold separately, but team up to make a wonderfully retro and whimsical ensemble. Made from a structured poly blend fabric, you're assured a fairly weighty texture that will wear the structured shape of both pieces well.
The skirt costs $36, while the jacket is on at $48.
The New Year brings new designs from 50s favourites, Tarantula Clothing. The boutique, specialising in reproduction fashion for rockabillies and pinup girls with a little bit of edge and an eye for the details, has brought us their new Smoothie dress.
Available in a great variety of colours and prints, the high waist, sweetheart neckline and long-hemmed pencil skirt combine to make a bombshell of a dress. The dress is fully lined and includes two hip height pockets for an extra air of cool stance.
It's available direct from Tarantula, or from their many online stockists, for $140.
The Ibiza Lounge Chair was designed by Germán Rodríguez Arias in the 1950s to furnish his house (no prizes for guessing where) the island of Ibiza.
Its frame is constructed using a single piece of steel tubing, completed with upholstered backrest and seat in a regal shade of purple. It looks good, but it also look like the sort of chair that you wouldn't want to get up out off.
It is currently available to buy from Nest at a 10% reduction, costing £989.10 rather than the previous price of £1,099. Visit the for further details.
