Category: Women’s Fashion

Retro accessories have been cropping up in increasing numbers of high street fashion shops of late, and they just keep coming.

With a welcome departure from over-selling the 60s, Topshop have spread their wings further into vintage inspiration with this distinctly 20s-style clip box bag. The art deco lines are modernised somewhat by the teal colour and an optional chain strap.

This one’s faux leather and suede which means an affordable price tag of just £25.

Find out more at the Topshop website

Big handbags go in and out of fashion like nobody’s business, but a perennial favourite is the seventies style oversized handbag.

Structured in heavy looking leather, it might not be girly, but it does mean business. This Notting Hill Design Lonsdale bag is a great example, especially in this particularly 70s shade of orange. Handcrafted in Italy from real leather and patent, this is one of those bags to last a lifetime.

The price tag should come as no surprise in that case, at £625 from Anedoti online.

Find out more from the Anedoti website

If you’re on the look out for a vintage handbag or travel bag, it might be worth checking out the Auction Atrium vintage handbag sale, which has just gone live.

You can find it in the ‘Portobello Road’ category, offering everything between 1910 and the 1980s, as well as a number of collector’s pieces and designer labels. Pictured above is just one example, a ladies travel case from the 1950s in red crocodile skin, complete with mirror, fitted interior and original key.

It’s estimated at between £300 – £500, although it’s currently at just £30 – so a potential bargain. If that’s not your thing, browse the entire listings via the link below.

Browse all lots at the Auction Atrium website