I can honestly say that these vintage Apple Mac cufflinks are the most geeky things we’ve ever featured on Retro To Go.
Yes, those are Apple Mac keys, but not just any Mac keys – they’re apparently taken from a rare circa 1980 Apple III integrated keyboard, a pricey of kit in its heyday, selling for up to $8,000 at the time. And now it’s just spares for fashion accessories.
They come gift boxed and are certain to light up the eyes of the geek in your life – price is $74.95.
Looking every bit the contemporary seat, this Artifort C683 sofa is actually a 40-year-old design.
Yes, designed back in 1968 by Kho Liang Le, the C683 was created with comfort and simplicity in mind – a frame of pressed beech is upholstered with moulded foam, sat on a very ‘now’ metal frame and covered with a choice of coloured fabric or leather.
A timeless classic and yours for around £2,800.
Looking to update your luggage? You can’t get much more stylish than this Samsonite Black Label trunk.
It’s a re-edition of a classic 1920 travel trunk, complete with brass detailing, chunky handle and leather support straps. Choose from the cream and black pictured here or go for all black – the latter having chrome detailing instead of the brass.
It’s an exclusive for online French retailer Colette, but they do ship worldwide. Price is 500 Euros.
Find out more at the Colette website
It might look like a refugee from the 1970s, but this Pierre Paulin Globe lounge chair actually dates from 1959.
Reissued by Artifort, the Globe lounge chair just screams ‘Bond villain’, with a disc aluminium base and stand for spinning around and a luxurious fabric finish, shaped very much for comfort.
Take your pick from a wide range of colours, with the chair selling for just over £1,500, the ottoman coming in for around £600.
Monochrome florals have been a perennial favourite among sleek fashion designers for decades, and it’s a look that never seems to age. Elie Tahari has used one such print on both a coat and skirt this season to create great looking pieces with high end retro chic.
The Veronica coat has a versatile A-line shape, which is quintessentially sixties thanks to the collarless boat neck and cropped sleeves. The skirt, meanwhile, combines the classic pencil shape with a more updated 1960s cut, taking it from a wiggle shape to something more daywear.
Each piece is available online from Neiman Marcus.
Bettie Page Clothing have established themselves as a big hitter in retro reproduction clothes, making some of the most true to era, and showstopping forties and fifties clothing. Their Captain Dress is their bestseller, and new stock is coming soon in this white version (left).
Along with the restock is coming a brand new version, featuring a flared, circle style skirt. This flared style is quintessentially fifties, and is ideal for less of a sexy pin-up slant on the nautical style.
The new flared dress costs $160 and is available to reserve now.
