1950s ENGLISH ROSE KITCHEN IS BLOOMIN’ MARVELLOUS
Everyone loves a vintage kitchen, along with the image of a 1950s housewife cookin’ up a treat for her hard-working husband. The English Rose kitchen looks as timeless today as when it was designed...
View ArticleMISS L-FIRE SETS THE WORLD ALIGHT
Meet Lynsey Hand: straight-talking Derbyshire lass, retro shoe designer extraordinaire and 1965 Ford Ranchero-driving vintage queen. She’s truckin’ marvellous – and a super-stylish woman with a...
View ArticleTHE CAR’S THE STAR
Hiring out classic vehicles for use in photographic and film shoots can be fun and rewarding, but – take it from us here on Planet Sputnik – it’s also bloomin’ hard work, and not nearly as glamorous as...
View Article‘WHAT KATIE DID’ WITH HER VINTAGE-INSPIRED LINGERIE
Planet Sputnik loves meeting businesswomen who brighten up modern-day monotony with 1950s glamour. One of our favourite vintage mavens is Katie Thomas, who has recently expanded What Katie Did, her...
View ArticleLIPSTICK & CURLS FOR RETRO-LOVIN’ GIRLS
Bringing retro glamour to the 21st century is arguably Amanda Moorhouse’s raison d’etre. The London-based retro hair and make-up artist extraordinaire – and favourite of Planet Sputnik – is helping...
View ArticleCLASSIC HOLLYWOOD LADIES AND THEIR LINGERIE
It’s hard to imagine a time when a full-length slip was considered daring or a sheer bathrobe scandalous. However, that particular period was not that long ago – in the classic era of Hollywood....
View ArticleBINGO COLLECTING IN THE ONLINE AGE
The emergence of online bingo games is a boon and bane to vintage collectors. Us collectors are sometimes seen as people who simply hoard items for ourselves. Yet while some vintage lovers do spirit...
View ArticleCRY-BABY’S ’50s RETRO STYLE
If you’re a movie buff and looking for that feelgood comedy spirit with all of the retro style you could possibly want, Cry-Baby is the perfect choice. Set in 1950s Baltimore, the 1990 movie is...
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