If you want mod/60s-inspired look off the high street, check out this Kew dogtooth print shift dress.
It ticks all the boxes of that particular era – a sleeveless, mid-length dress with scoop neck and a bold, navy blue dogtooth check. Why buy vintage when you can buy new? No one will know the difference.
Check out the size availability at the John Lewis website, with the price at £69.
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John Lewis is going big on its 50s-inspired patterns at the moment, including the Elm Leaf design adorning this flower jug vase.
The elm leaf design has a great Fifties feel, with its skeletal plant forms depicted in blues, greys and beiges. First spotted as part of their revival mug range, it's now also available on other suitably retro products, ranging from watering cans to string in a tin.
The jug vase pictured costs £15.
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Pure is battling Roberts for the designer radio crown, but we think this Pure Evoke Mio DAB radio by Orla Kiely just edges the Roberts Cath Kidston radio.
As you can see, the exterior is covered by Orla Kiely's signature stem print, finished off with a mirrored chrome handle and a walnut-veneered cabinet. According to Pocket Lint, it has both DAB and FM reception, with an input for an iPod or MP3 player and the option of the Pure ChargePAK for up to 24 hours of portable listening per charge. Other features include 30 presets and Intellitext and textScan functions for pausing and scrolling through text information.
The Pure Evoke Mio DAB radio by Orla Kiely will be on sale exclusively at John Lewis from early November and at other retailers from March 2011. £149.99 will secure you one. Another shot of the radio over the page.
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A useful modern-day item with a midcentury twist – this Matthew Hilton for Ercol Treviso Desk.
Yes, cool designer meets heritage furniture brand, producing a desk that's good for writing letters or using with your modern-day notebook (note that slot for your wires at the back).
It's made from American oak solids and veneers and finished with a wax-look lacquer. It also features sliding drawers on the desk tidy, and underneath the desk top is a sliding drawer. Like those angle, tapered skinny legs too. Available online, it sells for £899.
Another quirky thing for your sofa – this vintage telephone cushion, which is currently available at John Lewis.
What you see is what you get, a novelty cushion shaped like an old fashioned black dial telephone, the whole thing looking like more a cartoon illustration of a 'phone than the real deal – and all the better for it.
It's made of 100 per cent cotton, with a polyester lining and is available online, priced at just £15.
More retro-goodness from John Lewis, this time inspired by the 1930s with their Art Deco-style Astoria range.
It's a set of furniture – mostly intended for hall and living room use, with the exception of a chest of drawers – with mirrored finishes and chic black detailing that sums up the glamour of that period. Pictured is the half moon console table, typical of the range's elegant looks. Its stylish curves are topped off by the glass-effect knobs used on drawers that open to reveal a black lining.
Prices start at £99 for a cube side table and go up to £329 for the chest of drawers. The table pictured is £199.
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