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River Island Pink Patent Cut Out Bag

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There's no better way to update your look for spring than with a fresh new handbag and this sugared-almond pink confection ticks all the right boxes.

It's a good size with a couple of pockets inside to organise all your bits and bobs and a handy shoulder strap. The real appeal however, is in the gorgeous pink patent embellishment which stands out in relief in a geometric art deco design. Visible stitching and polished metal detailing on the handle help to give a luxe-feel that will get you set for the new season.

It costs £39.99 from River Island

Categories / Women's Fashion

Geometric Print Top by Marni

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For many of us the comeback of retro florals has reached the point of overkill, making the latest batch of new vintage inspired prints a welcome change. This Geometric Print Top from Marni has a modern high end take on an effective and simplistic sixties look.

The print is immediately sharp and sleek, reminiscent of a mid-sixties English style. The oversized, three quarter sleeved tunic style fits the era, with a mustard, cream and black colour palette providing some luxurious vintage chic.

Get it online from Browns for £330.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Kelly Hoppen Hicks wallpaper for B&Q

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Another big name working on a high street budget, Kelly Hoppen has teamed up with B&Q for a new wallpaper range. The designs are quite varied in their style but one that leaps out is the Hicks wallpaper

The name seems to be no coincidence as the geometric shapes of the design are obviously strongly influenced by some of David Hicks' looks in the 1960s and 70s, such as his hexagonal wallpaper. Hoppen has given a contemporary feel to her design by playing with different textures of paper with both of the two colourways available for this design, as shown in the image above, using a silver effect.

The paper costs £19.98 a roll (compared to a reissue of an original Hicks design which will cost you around £50 a roll).

Buy it from the B&Q website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Ella Doran Geometric repeat range

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Ella Doran's new Geometrical Repeat range includes the company's first ever wallpaper design. The pattern is a softer take on op-art made from subtly shaded pyramid shapes. 

The design has been digitally printed onto wallpaper which costs £110 a roll. If either the price or the look of that is too much, it's also available on table mats, coasters or a tray. Alternatively you could buy them all and really make yourself or visitors see shapes! 

See them online

Categories / Homeware

Clipper doormat at Jamie Oliver

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Sometimes nice retro products spring up in the most unlikely places, such as this Clipper doormat available exclusively at Jamie Oliver's website. I certainly never would have associated this clean, modern-looking number with the celebrity chef's ever-growing empire. 

Designed by Gail Bryson for his 'Jme' line, the same geometric design is also available on mugs. The doormat is handwoven in India and is made from coconut husks and it's one of several designer collaborations to produce pieces for his collection which also includes cutlery from Russell Pinch and lovely illustration work on packaging from Lucia Gaggiotti. The whole site is worth a snoop and shows there's more to link Jamie Oliver with retro design than his scooter or camper van. 

The doormat costs £28. 

Buy it online

Categories / Bags, Homeware

Kaleido bed set

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Looking for an 80s look for your bed that doesn't involve referencing your favourite TV programme or computer game from that period? Well, the Kaleido bed set is covered with a very simple geometric pattern made up of triangles but its colour scheme of greys, blacks and orange gives it an 80s feel. It's also made from 100% cotton with a suitably grown-up 200 thread count.  

Even better is that it's currently in the sale. Prices now range from £32.50 for a single bed set up to £50 for a super king bed.

Buy it from the Heals website