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Welcome to HOW RETRO, which is all about the 20th century - films, fashion, TV, people, popular culture and more. Like Lot's Wife, we just can't help looking back...

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Margaret Rutherford

English actress, Margaret Rutherford A stalwart of the post-war British film industry, Margaret Taylor Rutherford was a memorable charact...

Sunnyboys, Smarties, White Knights, Choo-Choo Bars and Twisties

Ok, there's no real rhyme or reason for this frivolous commercial treatise, except that I happened to be reminiscing about the fav...

Robot Cushions

Those wide-eyed 50s style toy robots have developed some trendy cachet recently - to the point where they're appeal is now consider...

Short Perms

The Retro Perm After the mass 1980s overdose on permed hair, there was a distinct backlash against perming and processed curls went serio...

French Berets

The beret is a classic style that never dates, perhaps because it is so simple a design - basically just a circle. It's also very old, ...

Aeroplane Jelly

Aeroplane Jelly In the annals of Australian commercial history, there are some brands that stand out as iconically Australian, althoug...

The Harpsichord

A guide to all things harpsichord Although it may conjure images of Lurch and elderly ladies in musty chintz-curtained parlours, the h...

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