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Categories / Film and TV, Toys and Games

Mattel’s Mad Men Barbie dolls now on sale in the UK

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Madmen

We first saw these back in March, but now the Mad Men Barbie dolls are available in the UK. Well, most of them.

Right now, you can order Don Draper and Betty Draper, with Joan Holloway available from next Friday. What's happened to Roger Sterling and his monogrammed suit? We don't know – we're hoping he'll be here for Christmas though.

Opt for Joan and she'll come with purple skirt suit, pen necklace and handbag. Don is suited as well having a jacket, hat, and briefcase, while Betty has a floral party dress with 'pearl' choker and clutch containing powder compact, lipstick, and comb. All are moulded out of Silkstone, a porcelain-like material and all the 11-inch figures sell for £79.99.

Find out more at the Play.com website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Luna Wool Shift Dress from French Connection

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As we move into the Autumn/Winter season in earnest, many fashion houses are eschewing the natural tendency towards the dark and drab. Instead the new lines are featuring designs which are perennial and practical too.

This Luna Wool Shift Dress from French Connection features a style that works throughout the seasons, adapted for the cooler months with a well chosen wool blend fabric. The shift style is instantly mid-sixties, with a straight cut, high neckline and sleeveless shape portraying a very mod look femininity.

Get it now from French Connection for £90.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Travel

Silk seaside memento cushions from RE

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Silk memento cushions

More retro holiday inspired homewares, with these seaside memento cushions from RE. 

The cushions are inspired by vintage silk scarves and each feature a pretty 1950s-style illustration of either Blackpool, the Isle of Wight and a more general British seaside scene. The cushions are backed with silk fabric. Each cushion is of a different size, so they'd look good displayed as a group as well as individually. 

The varying sizes lead to various prices too. The Blackpool cushion is the cheapest at £35 going up to £53 for the beach scene. 

Buy them online

Categories / Women's Fashion

Gingerbread Man Jewellery from Kitsch-tique

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While the number one cutesy charm in retro jewellery at the moment seems to be cupcakes of all shapes and sizes, there's another sweet treat that has caught our eye. From online jewellery retailers Kitsch-tique these Gingerbread Man Jewellery pieces have all the kitsch appeal of cupcake necklaces, without falling foul of cliché.

Available as a pair of simple stud earrings or a small pendant necklace, the jewels are made from plastic buttons in an edible shade of gingerbread brown. Thanks to their simple and light materials, they're a bit of a bargain to boot.

Get them online from Kitsch-tique at £4.50 for the necklace or £3 for the earrings.