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Categories / Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Fred Perry sale starts – up to 50 per cent off

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The sales are really getting started now, which includes Fred Perry online, knocking up to 50 per cent off its main lines.

Of course, that includes polo shirts, knitwear and accessories aplenty for the men, including limited edition ranges by the likes of Raf Simons too. But let's not forget the women's ranges, which are also heavily discounted.

This Multi-Gingham Shirt Dress is just one example, a retro-styled number with shawl collar, turned back cuffs with tab and button detail, two front pockets and embroidered logo and a mainly cotton construction. It was £85, but it's now discounted to £42.50. Check out this and the rest of the discounts now, while stocks last.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1960s-designed Strarretts house in Chislehurst, Kent

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We recently featured one Norman Starrett house in Chislehurst in Kent, but now another has gone on sale – this 1960s-designed Strarretts house in Chislehurst, Kent.

Yes, the same town and the same architect, but this 5/6-bedroom house is significantly more expensive than the last one. Sat on a large, sloping plot, the house was designed back in 1962 as a ‘luxury’ house and has been ‘sympathetically maintained’ by its current owner, which is one way of saying that it’s architecturally sound on the outside, but accommodates the modern era inside with an updated layout. In particular, the garage has been turned into a studio space.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1960s-designed house in Greatwood, Chislehurst, Kent

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Designed by Norman Starrett back in 1962, this large townhouse in Greatwood, Chislehurst, Kent is still every bit the 1960s dream.

Greatwood is a small development of 19 houses, all designed by Starrett in what is called the 'H2 Design' and arranged in small groups of staggered terraces for privacy. The three-storey houses still scream the era and offer open plan living in a way modern homes can't and don't.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

John Lewis clearance sale online – up to 50 per cent off

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We're big fans of John Lewis, which seems to have really gone big on retro and midcentury designs of late. Even better? The clearance sale has started, with up to 50 per cent off online and instore.

Some great bargains online – you can browse them all here. But the one above is a gem. It's the Orbit armchair, midcentury in inspiration with those curves and angled legs, it also has a handcrafted, solid wooden frame, screwed and glued joints, a serpentine sprung unit in the back and seat for comfort and the Hepworth fabric for covering.

It was £999 – it's now £499 while stocks last.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Summer Ranch Batwing Top from French Connection

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Finding knitwear for warmer months can be difficult, with the British weather flitting between extremes. This Summer Ranch Knit Batwing Top from French Connection is an ideal choice, with some true retro appeal thrown in to boot.

The loose, light fit of the top adds to the eighties style batwing cut, with a delicate and light woolen fabric. The bright rainbow shades add some spunk, while the v-neck cut adds some much needed femininity to the oversized eighties cut.

Get it from French Connection UK for £88 in the sale.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: Apartment in 1930s modernist Taymount Grange block in Forest Hill, London SE23

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You can grab yourself an apartment in an interesting and lesser-known modernist gem in the capital, specifically a two-bedroom place on the third floor of Taymount Grange, Taymount Rise, London SE23.

Designed by George Bertram Carter as a 'master and servant' dual room set-up and built between 1935 and 1936, Taymount Grange still screams the era in both shape and detail, but it's also a clever design too, with plenty of natural light and fine views over the recently-refurbished communal gardens (which are part of the deal), not to mention over the city itself.

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