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Hot off the press! Each week in the Vintage Minute you’ll find news about fashion and beauty, product releases from vintage-inspired brands, book releases, retro-themed events and more.

Steal Barbie’s look in the new collection from Unique Vintage:

Unique Vintage has created another Barbie-inspired collection to honor the doll’s 60th anniversary. Pieces from the new collection include a swimsuit that looks just like Barbie’s iconic black and white one-piece, retro Barbie brooches, handbags, printed novelty skirts, formal gowns and more.

You may also like: Happy 60th Birthday, Barbie! Fun Facts + Retro Barbie Makeup

Your fave activity this summer will be a Jane Austen drinking game:

Fans of Jane Austen can now formally toast the author with the release of Gin Austen: 50 Novels to Celebrate the Novels of Jane Austen by Colleen Mullaney. The recipe book includes cocktails and party punches inspired by characters of Austen’s novels and fun drinking games to go with them, e.g., take a drink every time there’s a mention of marriage.

An ’80s candy makes a comeback:

Bazooka bubble gum has been around since 1947 but is widely remembered for its 1980s packaging that included comic strips—and its insanely catchy playground song. The brand has released the Bazooka Throwback Pack designed with ’80s graphics and gum wrapped in retro comics. The wrapper also includes a fortune and a digital code to get more content on bazookajoe.com.

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