With sunshine forecast for the next few days, now's the perfect time to invest in this Heal's H Logo deckchair.
It uses a traditional deckchair design but, if the pattern on the fabric looks familiar, cast your mind back to the 1958 poster reproduced as part of their bicentenary range. With its bright and colourful graphic, it'll look perfect in a sunny garden.
Even better is that it's in the sale, currently reduced in price to £75.
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The latest collaboration at To Dry For is this charming Sunny Days tea towel, featuring a design by Ben Javens.
The design optimistically heralds the start of the summer, with a illustration showing that indeed the sun has got his hat on. The blue, yellow and brown colour scheme adds to the retro feel of the design.
As with all the To Dry For products, it's a very reasonable way to snap up a piece of design. This tea towel costs £9.95.
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The good weather isn't meant to last this time but get ready for the next spot of sunshine with the Luna bistro outdoor dining set from Sparrow and Finch.
It's a contemporary design with more than a passing nod to the 1950s. The Fifties influence extends to more than the name alone, with the curved base to the table and the unusual shape of the chairs giving it a distinctive look. In fact the style is one that you might be tempted to bring into your house, as well as putting in the garden.
The set costs £299.95.
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Ok, the sun is out, so our thoughts turn to garden furniture, which doesn't get any classier than this Artek garden furniture by Alvar Aalto.
Designed by Aalto around 1938-39 for Villa Mairea (the house he designed for friends Harry and Maire Gullichsen), it has the designer's distinctive modernist spin across the range. A range that includes a garden chair, a lounger and two types of table.
With the warmer weather finally upon us, the high street's floral fodder is an ideal way to achieve a retro look with ease. This Rose Bud Dress from Warehouse gives us a simple and stylish fifties look that's easy to wear for day or evening.
The shape and structure of the dress has many points of vintage inspiration, from a circle skirt shape to the sweetheart neckline and chic straps. The floral print has an instant classic English look, in a bright and natural variety of yellow shades.
It's available from Warehouse for £35.
The floating fabrics and cuts of summer bring a whole new retro aesthetic back into play on both the high street and designer catwalks, moving away from sharp sixties cuts to a more seventies folk and hippy look. This Day Birger et Mikkelsen dress taps into that look to create a vintage silhouette.
The layering of silks and chiffons makes for a rather demure dress, in keeping with the wholesome end of retro folk style. The dress uses an A-line cut combined with button front and sheer three-quarter sleeves to evoke a distinctly English countryside look, both easy to wear and lastingly retro.
Get it online from Matches Fashion for £178.
