Thursday, 19 December 2013

Issue 2 of Up&Atom is out now! Free with every order! *   Up&Atom is the new house magazine for Atom Retro - featuring all our news, events and special offers - plus a few tasty articles from the world of Atom Retro too! The new issue is a bumper edition, twice the size of issue 1! The new issue features -  Dedicated...

Sunday, 15 December 2013

The Christmas Juke Box is rockin' at Atom Retro!  We love all the ol' faves, of course; Slade, Wizzard, Wham and Mud, right through to Brenda Lee's Rockin' Christmas Tree and Bing's White Christmas... but we also love to discover a rare festive hit, a Christmas Song that you won't hear blaring inside every shop or supermarket this Christmas season...

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Retro Christmas Jumpers - everyone's Christmas party essential. You know you need to be the one wearing the very best, cleverest, funniest and most unusual Retro Christmas Jumper in the room - well, don't worry - here's a selection of our finest Xmas Jumpers for 2013, and you definitely won't find these everywhere! Remember, most of our Christmas Jumpers...

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

“In 1950 out of sheer necessity, my late husband Mr Harold Morris and myself went into business as Industrial Clothing Specialists...” And so began the Gloverall story. Originally making boiler suits, overalls and warehouse coats, Gloverall was approached by the Ministry of Defence at the end of the Korean war to dispose of some surplus duffle coats....

Saturday, 30 November 2013

Who’s That Girl? It’s not Jess, it’s you in your new Who’s That Girl wardrobe! Arriving this Autumn at Atom Retro is Retro Belgian brand, Who’s That Girl, and it’s sister brand, Wow To Go! WTG is all about feel good fashion - with fabulous Retro 60s & 70s themes and all the while being easy and comfy to wear. (None of that ‘How on Earth am I meant...

Friday, 29 November 2013

The winners of our recent Ben Sherman: 50 Years of British Style Culture are... Winner of the Ben Sherman Book - Cass O'Callaghan from London!  Winners of the Atom Retro vouchers runners up prizes - Paul Biggerstaff from Marlow and Jimmy Barr from Potterhill in Paisley both win a £25.00 Atom Retro Voucher! Look out for more competitions soon!...

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Christmas Parties are looming up! Do you need a new dress? (You can never have too many!) Here's a selection of our most stunning Party Dresses for Christmas 2013... 1. Bettie Page 'Jazmin' Dress £84.99 One of Bettie Page's best selling dresses, back for Christmas 2013! This simple, classy dress is simply gorgeous with fold...

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

The Most Famous Club in the World ® - The Cavern Club. Any music fan will have heard of The Cavern Club in Liverpool. The spiritual home of The Beatles, the club has had pretty much every musical icon on its famous stages from The Kinks, The Hollies, The Rolling Stones, Queen and Bo Diddley, through to Oasis, Arctic Monkeys and Adele. New in -...
Christmas Party Season is upon us once again! Here's 10 fab smart shirts (in no particular order) - perfect for Christmas Do's, Parties or even the big day itself! 1. Guide London Paisley Circle Shirt - £62.99 Swirling Psychedelic Sixties circles and Retro paisley design subjected to a striking graduated colour blend. Topped...

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Kevin Stone, owner of The Stone Consultancy and brand director for The Vast Agency, knows all there is to know about Baracuta. Atom Retro caught up with him for a swift half. Atom Retro - Hello Kev, what you drinking? Kevin Stone - A pint of real ale please. AR - So Kev how long have you been kicking about the industry? KS - its a long time but...

Thursday, 21 November 2013

You can't have failed to notice the new Baracuta G9 and G4! The original Harrington Jacket - much copied, but never bettered, is now better than ever. Relaunched earlier this year, with improved fabrics, fits and styles, you've never owned a better Harrington Jacket. The new Baracuta G9 Original and G4 Original retain all the aspects that make it...

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Rock photographer, Ian Tilton has pictured some of the most iconic and famous bands of recent times. From Joy Division to Nirvana, his photographs have catalogued rock history. Some of Ian’s most famous photos were of The Stone Roses, who he pictured right from the early days all the way through to the legendary Spike Island. Ian has recently published...