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Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

PiP Studio Tableware Range

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Any self respecting retro housewife cannot be seen entertaining their guests without proper tableware. Dutch brand PiP Studio have created a charming vintage-inspired range of tableware that looks like it came straight from your grandmother's best china cabinet.

The range has everything you need for the perfect tea party in pretty coordinating pastel shades, embellished with birds, flowers and elegant spring patterns. Just add a selection of dainty cakes and some loose leaf and you'll be fit to entertain house guests at any moment's notice.

The PiP Studio Tableware range starts from £5.99. Available from John Lewis online.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Poppy Print Dress by Red Herring

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When a mainstream fifties look is the inspiration, it's most often florals that modern designers look to, eschewing the more daring niche looks of rockabilly and pin-up styles from the era. This Poppy Print Dress by Red Herring manages the sweetness of a floral fifties look without being too saccharine.

The use of red and black is a classic combination that adds a tougher edge than many natural floral prints, with the poppies retaining the retro feel. The dress has a simple but effective cut, with capped sleeves and a high waistline allowing a swing style skirt to balance the silhouette.

It's available now from Debenhams for £35.

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Categories / Homeware

Ella Doran Joanie Teaware for Habitat

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Ella Doran is becoming a regular feature of the UK high street thanks to her collaborations with various retailers, the latest of which is Habitat.

The Joanie range is inspired by Ella's personal collection of vintage tea plates, with family heirlooms and charity shop finds updated and re-imagined to create a distinctive pattern with a contemporary flavour.

The range incorporates everything you need to hold a stylish tea party; bone-china tea-cups and dessert plates, napkins and a table runner – a great reason to get an apron on and get baking.

You can see the full range and buy here.

Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink

Swedish Tea Time print featuring Stig Lindberg’s Bersa design

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This Swedish Tea Time print honours the Stig Lindberg's distinctive Bersa porcelain design. Originally dating to the 1960s, it's still in production today and still is the ideal accompaniment to a cup of tea, as this design makes clear! 

The print is the work of Handz whose Etsy shop is full of prints inspired by classic kitchenware: other designs are based around Cathrineholm bowls or Marianne Westman's Picknick, for example. 

They are reasonably priced too: far cheaper than the actual objects. This A3 print costs $19. 

See it online

via What Katie Does

Categories / Women's Fashion

Silk Polka Dot Dress by Tucker

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Much of the original style of the fifties and early sixties was based on a fresh-faced femininity, especially in the US mainstream. For a true vintage inspired look, there's little more effective than a well chosen dress like this Silka Pot Dot number by Tucker.

The designer's piece has plenty of luxury thanks to silk fabrics and expertly executed cut, while the look itself is subtle and stylish. The wrapped neckline with a tea dress style skirt creates a girly, yet conservative silhouette, while a red polka dot print adds some extra retro appeal.

It's available online from Matches Fashion for £435.

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Fairground mugs from Snowden Flood

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Snowden Flood has been featured quite a few times on this site before: for her work featuring famous London landmarks and her take on design classics. A slightly different type of style is evident in her new range but still one that's pleasingly retro – as demonstrated with these fairground mugs.

The mugs feature illustrations influenced by traditional British folk art – indeed as the name suggests they are influenced by old-fashioned funfair signage. Each mug is decorated in a different colour with a different fairground ride style slogan.

The bone china mugs also draw on another British tradition in their manufacture as they are made in Stoke-On-Trent. 

You can buy the mugs individually for £18.50 or as a set of four for £70. 

See them online