Tag: 60s

eBay watch: 1960s Tiger Beat! magazine

Just noticed this quirky little thing on eBay – a copy of Tiger Beat! magazine from the 1960s. This July 1966 edition includes a special 'magazine inside a magazine' called 'Mod Mag', 19 pages edited in England and including something called From London With Luv, packing an exclusive column on […]

Miss Selfridge Lace Shift Dress

With the recent comeback of lace fabrics on the high street, there's certain to be the odd piece with a sixties twist – like this Lace Shift Dress from Miss Selfridge. The sixties feeling that's immediately evident, with the dress using the textured lace fabric to create a simple but […]

Adidas Samba trainers in light blue

I know there are a lot of fans of the Adidas Samba out there – if that's you and you like the colour of sky blue, the latest Adidas Samba reissue should be right up your street. the shoe is fairly typical – a football shoe dating back in 1962, […]

Cellarful of Motown 4 CD

Yes, those Motown cellars keep on giving, enough to produce the Cellarful of Motown Volume 4 CD. We're talking 50 never before heard tunes from Motown, headed up by 'Why Don't You Come Home', a previously-unheard 1968 track by Stevie Wonder, along with stomper 'Born To Be Bad' by Edwin […]

eBay watch: 1961 Vespa Sportique

A tasty-looking scooter on eBay right now, with this 1961 Vespa Sportique, which is currently at an equally-tasty price. According to the seller, the scooter was imported from Italy and authentically restored by Scooterworks in London in 2004. Since then it has been maintained by Scooterworks and is being sold […]

Sir Peter Blake sports shoes

What is it about artists and footwear? We saw the Pete McKee-designed Clarks boots a shirt while back, now we have some footwear from Sir Peter Blake – specifically The First Real Pop Shoe by Sir Peter Blake. It's available for pre-order now with a September delivery date, limited to […]

New band: The Young Veins

A new-ish band, formed early in 2010 by former members of Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco – The Young Veins. For this new venture, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker of said band, along with bassist Andy Soukal, drummer Nick Murray and keyboardist Nick White have used the 60s […]

Fred Perry long sleeve polo shirt

An interest twist on a classic – the Fred Perry long sleeve polo shirt. Looking not unlike a classic John Smedley at first glance, it's actually a long-sleeved version of Fred Perry's classic polo shirt, complete with twin-tipped, two-button collar, embroidered Laurel logo on the chest and a 100 per […]