Categories / Books, Women's Fashion

Fiell Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s

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Fiell Publishing launch a new book series with their Fiell Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s.

The series aims to examine the fashions of the twentieth century decade by decade. This book (as the name suggests) takes a look at the twenties. There's an introduction that puts the fashion into context before it heads onto the main reason for buying this book – the images. There's over 600 of them for inspiration, spread over the 576 pages of the book, including photographs, illustrations and advertising. 

If this has fired your enthusiasm, you'll be pleased to hear the next in the series – looking at the fashions of the 1930s – is due out at the end of the June. 

The book is currently available for £21.21 on Amazon.

Categories / Books

Twenties London: Sex, Shopping and Surburban Dreams by Mike Hutton

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If you want to discover the vibrancy of the city between the wars, you might want to get hold of a copy of Twenties London: Sex, Shopping and Surburban Dreams by Mike Hutton.

This 228-age book is described as an 'affectionate recollection of twenties London', examining all facets of metropolitan life from the good time party antics of the Bright Young Things to the seedy underbelly of East End gangland. There's also flapper girls and aesthetes, jazz stars and film legends, but also everyday folk going about their everyday post-war business.

Throwing in some unique photographs and first-hand accounts of life at the time, the book lands on 30th June, but is available to order now – the price is £8.99.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Categories / Design and Interiors

1920s Bellevue AJ3 Desk Light by Arne Jacobsen

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A very stylish reissue from &Tradition, this Bellevue AJ3 Desk Light by Arne Jacobsen.

Would you believe this dates back to 1929? It does indeed, inspired by modernist designs of the Bauhaus era and itself the inspiration for later Jacobsen designs. For your money, you get a swan-neck design with tubular steel for the frame and a lacquered aluminium shade. Simple, but effective.

Black and white are the colour options, £395 is the price for either.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: Four-bedroom 1920s art deco house in Truro, Cornwall

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If you fancy relocating yourself down to Cornwall, we might have the perfect house for you – this four-bedroom art deco house in Truro, Cornwall.

Originally built in the 1920s as a single-story property, the house was enlarged over two floors and to four bedrooms by the current owners. Not that you would notice unless you were familiar with the original – the ground floor keeps much of the architectural detail, while the upper floor has been designed to reflect the original design.

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Categories / Homeware, Travel

Conran Shop Marilyn Trunk

 

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Truly the stuff of fantasy, the Conran Shop's Marilyn Trunk is the perfect piece of luggage for travelling by ocean liner from London to New York. Crafted from walnut wood and veneers in a 1920's style, the trunk is inspired by the golden age of transatlantic travel.

Realistically most of us are not really in need of such a fantastic piece of luggage but it does make a stylish and relatively compact dressing table measuring W55 x D63 x H113 cms. It has plenty of storage for make-up, toiletries and accessories and best of all,  a secret drawer to keep your jewellery in.

Living the Gatsby life doesn't come cheap – the trunk costs £2,395 and you can find it here.

 

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

London Transport Museum Spring Poster Collection

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The London Transport Museum has once more dipped into it's vast archive and come up with a selection of seasonal vintage spring-themed posters.

The range features original artwork from the 1920s and 30s with floral motifs of daffodils, bluebells and crocuses in a palette of fresh colours. The original purpose of the posters was to inspire people to visit the green spaces of London which are beautifully evoked by the talented graphic artists repesented in the collection.

The posters are all available in sizes from A4 to A0 with prices from £9.95 upwards.

You can view the collection here.