http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-persuaders-french-riviera-race/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-persuaders-french-riviera-race/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:42:39 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1210 The classic car race between Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in the first episode of ultra cool TV-series The Persuaders. Moore in a Aston Martin and Curtis in a Ferrari, they race from the airport in Nice to the casino in Monte Carlo while the song ‘Gotta Get Away‘ by Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/the-persuaders-french-riviera-race/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:28:28 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1133 From online shop Inretro comes these lovely retro airline and hostess flight bags straight out from a relaxing intercontinental flight in the 1960s. Although reproductions, they look like the real deal and they won’t set you back like the Marc Jacobs designer Pan Am bags that arrived not too long ago. Inretro features both airline [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/feed/ 20 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/on-days-like-these/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/on-days-like-these/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:35:29 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=926 The classic intro from the movie The Italian Job (1969) starring Sir Michael Caine and Noel Coward. The character is crusing a Lamborghini Miura through the Italian alps down to the city of Turino while Matt Monro is singing On Days Like These. So dreamy and perfect, wishing I was down there right now. What [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/on-days-like-these/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/#comments Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:35:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/ As hinted in a previous post, here is my latest custom made compilation! The theme for this one is jet travel in the late 60s / early 70s – which basically means lots of delicious strings, brass and soft bass lines in every form. This is the kind of music you would listen to when [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/space-age-lounge-volume-3-love-at-first-flight/feed/ 39