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Accessories, Clothing, Coats & Jackets, Gallery, Style, Style Safari, T-shirts, Polos & Shirts
By Stefano on April 15th, 2013
Campbells Soup Jacket £129.99
Ok, so the Pop Art spotlight is very much on Roy Lichtenstein at the moment what with his retrospective at the Tate Modern in London.
But when it comes to a style/art crossover then there’s only one pop art name that counts, and that’s Andy Warhol.
There are literally hundreds of Warhol’s prints available on t-shirts – check this lot out - but if you want something different how about this Pepe Jeans jacket which I spotted at Atom Retro and is part of the The Andy Warhol Collection from PJ.
It is a very striking looking blue jacket with a zip, 60s style collar and side pockets, But best of all is the lining which is a very cool reworking of the famous Campbell Soup Warhol print.
It sells here for £129.99.
Click on for some more Warhol inspired clothing
Tags: Andy Warhol collection, Atom Retro, Blue Campbells Soup jacket, Chelsea Girl T shirt, Pepe Jeans
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By Stefano on March 15th, 2013
Weller has always been a big fan. The Who used to wear them and thousands of Mods have teamed them up with white Wranglers and loafers.
But the trouble with many boating blazers is that they make you look like an overgrown public school boy.
Not this one though. it is a classic sixties mod type jacket from Gibson London and comes with three buttons, two flap pockets to sides, Mod ticket pocket to right side and open welt left breast pocket. There’s also cool Retro button detail to cuffs and Psychedelic Sixties Paisley trim to the inner lining.
Yours for £174.99 from Atom Retro
Tags: Atom Retro, Boating Blazer, Gibson London, Mod style, paul weller
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Clothing, Style, Style Safari
By Stefano on February 13th, 2013
Farah Vintage has just unveiled a very striking new range of Mod type Breton style jumpers. There’s a traditional blue and white (which is nicely in keeping with the vogue for all maritime things) version here, but I prefer this navy and red number.
It is Beatnik style features a cool Sixties Mod Breton stripe detail in chilli red throughout and has a Ribbed hem, cuffs and collar and Farah Vintage embroidery to the chest.
Breton jumpers were a staple of the beatniks in the early 60s as they attempted to ape cool French new wave stars (and American ones like Jean Seberg). Breton is derived from the region of Brittany in France and the Brittany flag in fact also consists of monochrome stripe detail, much like the jumper
It is made from 60% Cotton, 30% Polyamide and 10% Wool and is yours here for £54.99.
Tags: Atom Retro, Breton jumper, Farah Vintage, mod clothing
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features, Gallery, Style
By Stefano on February 5th, 2013
Patterned shirts are everywhere at the moment from retro mod style polka dot long sleeved classic through to floral patterns in places like Uniqlo.
In fact it seems like pretty much anything goes and the patterns on your shirt can be anything from golfers through to paintbrushes with all manner of floral, willow, dots and paisley in between.
Here then is a selection of ten that have caught our eye.
Uniqlo Patterned shirt £19.90
Is it floral or willow? You can make your own mind up. One of Uniqlo's many rather lovely, and very cheap, long sleeved patterned shirts.
Uniqlo
Tags: Atom Retro, ben sherman, Brutus Trimfit, Guide London, patterned shirts, paul smith, Relco, uniqlo
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By Stefano on January 12th, 2013
Guide 60s style Polka Dot Shirt £59.99
This 60s style shirt is in navy with white dots. It has a mod cutaway tailored collar with buttons underneath as well as two tone buttons to the placket and cuffs.
Guide London
Polka Dot shirts never really seem to go and in out of style. However at the moment there does appear to be a bit of mini renaissance with a number of High Street stores offering them alongside specialist labels and heritage brands. Maybe it is because, as we have been told, 60s Op Art looks will be big this year.
Anyhow here then are a selection of five of the best. They are all dark with white dots and range from classic 60s Mod styling through short sleeve summer wear.
Tags: asos, Atom Retro, Guide London, Lambretta, peter werth, Polka Dot Shirts, Relco
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knitwear
By Stefano on January 3rd, 2013
Want to look like Brian Jones in the mid 60s. Well personally I’d have trouble growing out a shaggy mop of blonde hair, but I can at least get the stripey jumper. It appears that Rugby style stripey sweaters are making a bit of a comeback with several stores including Gap offering them (and they are in the sale too).
Now ASOS has just unveiled its take on the classic . This is a 100% cotton block stripe crew neck in navy and white that comes with this season’s must-have elbow patches (can’t believe I have just written that). It retails very cheaply at £22.
If that’s no good and you want something more 60s then Atom Retro has a good selection too.
Tags: asos, Atom Retro, Crew neck jumpers, elbow patches, gap, rugby jumpers, Stripey jumpers
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Footwear, Gallery
By Stefano on December 31st, 2012
Good news for Elvis, it appears that blue suede shoes (and leather ones too) are enjoying a bit of a mini revival. I saw that Clarks had added navy to its range of classics this year and they are not alone. You can also buy blue suede and leather brogues and loafers too.
Of course you have to be a little careful about what you wear them with – especially if the shoes are more navy than blue. They work well with jeans, chinos and grey suit trousers, but black trousers are obviously a no.
Here is a selection that caught our eye.
Clarks Jinks £69
One for the summer? Based on the original Clarks Desert Boot, the Jink was first introduced in 1983. It is lightweight, low and has suede uppers with a leather ankle trim.
End Clothing
Tags: asos, Atom Retro, Blue shoes, clarks originals, debenhams, john rocha, navy shoes
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Clothing, knitwear
By Stefano on December 18th, 2012
Lambretta Birds-eye Diamond Crew £65
Rather smart navy and white Retro crew neck jumper from Lambretta. Comes with Vintage textured birdseye effect to the oversized Sixties Mod Argyle pattern.
Lambretta
Not bought that Christmas jumper for the man you love yet? Or maybe your are a bloke who wants some new knitwear to help you face the sleet, snow and driving rain that is coming next month?
Here are few suggestions, some of which are in the sale.
Tags: Atom Retro, ben sherman, Burton's, Christmas jumpers, J. Crew, knitwear, Lambretta, river island
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Accessories, knitwear
By Stefano on December 7th, 2012
Just in time for Christmas, our favourite vintage store Atom Retro has just taken delivery of a whole load of stripey college scarves.
They are available in ten different colours, cost £34.99, and we are especially fond of this one (above), the green one and the red one (below).
Stripey scarves really took off in the 1950s and have remained a Winter staple ever since. These ones are wool knitted scarves with a polyester polar fleece on the reverse.
If you don’t fancy one of these this is another favourite as is this from the lovable Scottish indie pop band.
Tags: Atom Retro, Belle & Sebastian, college scarves, stripey scarves
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Gallery, Shirts
By Stefano on November 27th, 2012
It will very shortly be the party season and chances are you will be soon be an inebriated state confessing all to Tim in accounts about your cunning plan to later trap Susanna from sales with a sprig of mistletoe.
That probably won’t go to plan unless you are looking your best and that of course means the classic Christmas patterned shirt. So it is best to ignore the cheap ones, anything with reindeers and patterns that look like someone has vomited all over it and get yourself a classic.
It seems to be pretty much open season in men’s shirts with paisley, floral and all points in between still very much in vogue. Here are five classics. Stockist details underneath.
Pretty Green Floral £115
Love this slightly off the wall floral pattern. It comes in a regular fit. The details include: button down collar, classic placket, floral print throughout, chest patch pocket, curved hem and buttoned cuffs.
Stockists
Ben Sherman
Pretty Green
Joe Brown
Lambretta
Paul Smith
Tags: Atom Retro, ben sherman, Floral shirts, paisley shirts, patterned shirts, paul smith, pretty green
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features, knitwear
By Stefano on November 26th, 2012
We haven’t had a jumper post on this website for a day or two now, which is odd because as John Lewis email pointed out this morning it is only 29 sleeps until Christmas.
Round about now the great jumper sale begins with high street brands traditionally slashing prices in a bid to piss off people who did their Christmas shopping early tempt us to finally buy the knitwear that first caught our eye in September.
Even without the price cutting though there are however a few rather decent sub £30 jumpers that we would take a punt on, and here are five of them.
The massive downsides of cheap jumpers are 1 If they are mainly acrylic then they can be a bit scratchy to wear. 2 If they are cheap wool or wool mix they don’t tend to wash too well and may be out of shape by the time you pull the Christmas tree down.
The massive upside is that you can wear them with pride over the festive season (and in the snow that is inevitably going to hit the UK in December) and they are cheap as chips.
If you have a bit more budget check out these Cashmere, Classic and Statement jumpers.
Burton's Skier Blue £30
If you aren't put off by the tag 100% acrylic then this Burton's jumper has a suitably cheery skier motif. Also available in grey.
Stockists
Burton’s
River Island
H&M
Atom Retro BJ
ASOS
Tags: Atom Retro, Burton Menswear, Cheap jumpers, Christmas jumpers, H&M, river island
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features, Shirts
By Stefano on November 22nd, 2012
I must admit that I have never been too fond of pink shirts but this, just in from The Daily Mail ,could change all that.
According to research by Cotton USA Pink shirt – which surveyed 1500 shirt wearers – those who favour pink, as opposed to the usual staples of blue and white, are likely to be more confident, get more admiring glances from female colleagues and earn an extra grand a year or so salary. Men who wear pink are also twice as likely to have a Master’s degree than those who favour white shirts, with one in ten pink shirt wearers having a PHD. They also apparently have a lower carbon footprint – though quite how they worked that out is beyond me.
Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, International Marketing Manager for Cotton USA, says ‘Pink is a colour more men have been embracing recently and it’s encouraging that they are not afraid to experiment with brighter colours. We spend most of our days at work and it’s good for company standards, our own confidence and work ethic to remain smart, but that doesn’t mean you have to be boring.
Anyhow here are five pink shirts worth pondering over.
TM Lewin Pink Slim Fit Shirt £29.95
Classic Slim Fit Shirt with a cutaway collar and Double Cuff For cufflinks. Massively reduced from retail price of £80 (or you can pick up five shirts for £100 now)
Poplin Fabric
Stockists
TM Lewin James & Longbourne Ralph Lauren Thomas Pink Bexhill
Tags: Atom Retro, Bexhill, more salary, more sex, Pink shirts, Ralph Lauren, thomas pink, tm lewin
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Accessories, knitwear
By Stefano on November 20th, 2012
In Winter, at least, the obvious purpose of a scarf is to keep your neck warm, but sartorially speaking a scarf has a multitude of uses from adding a splash of colour to an otherwise slightly dull suit through to adding a degree of formality to casual clothes.
Personally I am a die-hard stripey or houndstooth scar wearer. They can look superb when contrasted with plain knitwear – like a decent Merino or Cashmere jumper. You can buy stripeys everywhere from high street stores to the real thing – college scarves which these days are more likely to be found in vintage stores than charity shops.
A chunky scarf adds texture to your outfit, as does a lively pattern. A scarf can also be a block of colour which livens up your outfit (take note suit wearers!), be aware of the colour of your coat because generally speaking, the brighter the colour the worse it looks with black. Think of fuchsia or neon yellow with black; they could both look tacky unless done well. Choose a shade which is more unexpected think pumpkin, cobalt blue or forest green. Pick the right colour and it’ll liven up your winter complexion too!
Using your scarf as the finishing touch to a certain outfit works really well, think of Terry Thomas‘ silk scarves, they add a dose of panache to his look. Tootal has been kitting out well-heeled gentlemen in scarves for decades so they are a good place to start. If you have a bit more budget then Drake’s is the brand for silk scarves.
Don’t forget Savile Rogue too. It has been making Cahsmere footy type scarves for a while now and they are very classy – think Roberto Manicini more than Neil Warnock…
Anyhow here are a few for you to look at
Ocabini Cashmere Stripe £50
Links
J Crew Tassell
Drake’s Polka Dot
Ocabini stripey
Free Authority Houndstooth
Tootal Microlite Polka Dot
Luke 1977 Polka Dot
Excellent Scarf
Ben Sherman Plectrum College
Savile Rogue
Tags: Atom Retro, ben sherman, Drake's, J. Crew, john smedley, Mr Porter, Ocabini, Savile Rogue, Scarves, Tootal
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features, Footwear, Jeans & Trousers, knitwear, Trends
By Stefano on November 16th, 2012
Adams Black and White Dogstooth Trousers £85
Made from Pure Wools, Mohair Wool and Polyester Blends, these have a straight slightly narrower leg 16.5 inch bottoms.
Adams of London
One of the likely big trends in women’s wear for next is year monochrome black and white. Think Bridget Riley, op art, stripes of varying lengths, maybe a bit of dogs tooth too.
Apparently stripey op art style dresses by the likes of Marc Jac0bs are predicted to drip on down to the High St.
Chances are that the mod monochrome look will also have an influence on menswear too, which is good news for the heritage brands who t are always selling 60 influenced clothes. Here are few items that are likely to be (coughs) bang on trend next year.
Tags: 60s fashion, Atom Retro, ben sherman, john smedley, Marc Jacobs, mod fashion, monochrome, op art, river island, stripes
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