Can’t find the vintage original in a thrift store? Check out these new versions of bygone classics.
A ’50s pattern that’s sew right
Even if the last thing you sewed was a lame little smock in seventh-grade home-ec class, this oh-so-mod Boomerang Barkcloth will make you want to get out your needle and thread. The cotton fabric modeled after a 1950s pattern is perfect for curtains, pillows or disguising your oh-so-awful couch. $12.95 A YARD. RETRODEPOTFABRICS.COM
Designed for an architect, made for you
Junk the sleeper sofa and recline in style on this licensed replica of the Mies van der Rohe Barcelona daybed designed for architect Philip Johnson in 1929. $8,099. ACCURATO.COM
A leg up for film fans
Fans of the cult classic movie “A Christmas Story” can now have their very own “major award,” but miniaturized. The ’40s leg lamp won by Ralphie’s dad has been turned into 9-inch-tall night light, but it’s still guaranteed to be as “indescribably beautiful” as the original. $7.95. WWW2.WHATONEARTHCATALOG.COM
DIY retro
Create your own midcentury-modern cards, scrapbook pages and craft projects with the help of Retro Mania!, a do-it-yourself guide written for hep cats and cool chicks by Judi Watanabe, Alison Eads and Laurie Dewberry. $12.23. AMAZON.COM
The candy of your misspent youth
Jonesing for some Pop Rocks, Nerds or a Big Hunk? Relive your childhood with a box of assorted candies popular from the 1950s through the ’80s. And no, they are not salvaged from lint-encrusted pockets of vintage jeans. $19.99-$34.99. OLDTIMECANDY.COM
