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Vespa vintage-style scooter helmets

Piaggio has a new range of retro accessories available for Vespa owners, including these rather fetching vintage-style scooter helmets. Three designs are available, a Union Jack, a ‘mod’ target and a target design in the colours of the Italian flag (as pictured here). However, these open-face helmets do benefit from […]

Corazzo retro-styled scooter jackets

Stylish and safe jackets for motorbike and scooter riders are few and far between – but there’s a choice of smart designs on the Corazzo website, including the retro-styled 5.0, Bomber and Shop jackets.

Twiggy eco shopping bag at M&S

2007 has been the year of the eco shopping bag – and this Twiggy eco shopping bag from Marks and Spencer is up there with the best of them. UK readers will probably know that Twiggy has become the face of M&S – but thankfully the bag features her classic […]

Atlantic Soul 1959-1975 CD boxset

Rhino Handmade is celebrating the 60th anniversary of Atlantic Records with a series of 4-CD boxsets devoted to the label’s different musical styles, including this new Atlantic Soul 1959-1975 CD boxset. Opening with Ray Charles’ Come Rain Or Come Shine and closing at the dawn of the disco era with […]

Lee 101J 1966 denim jacket

Fancy a denim jacket with real heritage? You need the Lee 101J 1966 jacket. This is a replica of the Lee 101J from 1966, made famous by The Beatles, who wore these very same jackets in that year for a Scandinavian photo shoot. The jacket is made from premium Japanese […]

New Bands: The Draytones

Last week I caught The Draytones live at the 100 Club – and was very impressed. A three-piece band with obvious 60s influences, but without the covers and cliches. They’ve had two singles out so far and a new album on the 1965 label is due out in early 2008 […]

Dead 60s Harrington now on sale

We featured it some time back and now it’s available to buy – but only in very limited quantities. Designed with input from the band, the Fred Perry Dead 60s Harrington jacket is available in two colour ranges, both with a reverse tartan design, but in a choice of black […]

Gola 40th anniversary Harrier trainers

In 1968, the Gola Harrier trainer was designed by Fred Dilley as an all-rounder for virtually any sport. And with 2008 approaching, Gola has reissued the Harrier in a special 40th anniversary edition. Originally available in just white and green, it went on to be released in 200 colour combintations […]