Gadget of the week: WESC Stash Bongo headphones from 500 Days of Summer

Okay, we admit we were a little dubious when this unlikely trend started to rear its retro head a few years ago to recover its fashion credentials – after all, we were inclined to believe that big headphones had been banished to the 80s alongside fluorescent roller-skates and ghetto-blasters on shoulders – but we have recently begun to warm to their nostalgic charm.

These little babies are made by street-fashion brand WESC and pump your music through 40mm of power drivers, with an impressive frequency range of 20-20 001Hz, meaning you only ever listen to your tunes at top quality. They’re generously padded, so warm and comfortable for those autumn commutes or strolls – no need to buy ear muffs this fall with these bad boys! They’re also adaptable to fit your head, whilst the mottled red pattern makes a sexy change from boring black.

Since we saw the handsome Tom Hansen wearing these very headphones in the offbeat romance, this fashion has been cemented as THE style tool of current-cool. Make like Tom, ditch those tiny earphones and grab these babies to listen to some old school British rock like Joy Division or The Smiths. Your ears will thank you for it.

Get the WESC Stash Bongo Headphones & the 500 Days of Summer Soundtrack.