For the artist name used by Freddie Mercury, see Larry Lurex.
Lurex is the registered brand name of the Lurex Company, Ltd. for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The yarn is made from synthetic film, onto which a metallic aluminium, silver, or gold layer has been vaporized. "Lurex" may also refer to cloth created with the yarn. The word “lurex” is absent in the English language as a common noun: this is the name of the trademark and the company Lurex Company Limited,[1] which launched the production of such yarn based on nylon and polyester — Lurex in the 1970s. The name was based on the English lure — “temptation; attractiveness”.[2]
Lurex has been a popular material for movie and television costumes. For example, the bodysuit worn by actress Julie Newmar as Catwoman in the Batman TV series of the 1960s is constructed of black Lurex.[4]
It was also seen in the slasher movie franchise Scream as the killer Ghostface costume known as Father Death to conceal the identity during the murder sprees. Originally it was going to be white but was changed over concerns regarding comparisons to the Ku Klux Klan.
Referenced in Australian group AC/DC's song 'Rocker' - "Lurex socks, blue suede shoes, V8 car, and tattoos"
Its presence for 'sparkle' at the 1920s-themed 50th anniversary party for MOMA in New York City in 1979 was noted in a news story on the gala event.[5]
Larry Lurex was a name sometimes used by Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury with a few records being released under that name.[6]
lurex, artist, name, used, freddie, mercury, larry, registered, brand, name, company, type, yarn, with, metallic, appearance, yarn, made, from, synthetic, film, onto, which, metallic, aluminium, silver, gold, layer, been, vaporized, also, refer, cloth, created. For the artist name used by Freddie Mercury see Larry Lurex Lurex is the registered brand name of the Lurex Company Ltd for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance The yarn is made from synthetic film onto which a metallic aluminium silver or gold layer has been vaporized Lurex may also refer to cloth created with the yarn The word lurex is absent in the English language as a common noun this is the name of the trademark and the company Lurex Company Limited 1 which launched the production of such yarn based on nylon and polyester Lurex in the 1970s The name was based on the English lure temptation attractiveness 2 Lurex yarnCheryl Cole wearing a Lurex dress while performing with Girls Aloud at Battle Abbey HastingsAfrican lace made with LurexContents 1 The Lurex Company 2 Lurex in media 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksThe Lurex Company editHugo Wolfram father of mathematician Stephen Wolfram served as Managing Director of the Lurex Company he was also author of three novels 3 Lurex in media editThis section gives self sourcing popular culture examples Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources and remove less pertinent examples Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged or removed June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Lurex has been a popular material for movie and television costumes For example the bodysuit worn by actress Julie Newmar as Catwoman in the Batman TV series of the 1960s is constructed of black Lurex 4 It was also seen in the slasher movie franchise Scream as the killer Ghostface costume known as Father Death to conceal the identity during the murder sprees Originally it was going to be white but was changed over concerns regarding comparisons to the Ku Klux Klan Referenced in Australian group AC DC s song Rocker Lurex socks blue suede shoes V8 car and tattoos Its presence for sparkle at the 1920s themed 50th anniversary party for MOMA in New York City in 1979 was noted in a news story on the gala event 5 Larry Lurex was a name sometimes used by Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury with a few records being released under that name 6 See also editMetallic fiber Lame fabric References edit Lurex The Lurex Company Limited Lurex Retrieved 2022 02 02 Soblaznitelnyj lyureks newslab ru Retrieved 2022 02 02 Telling a good yarn by Jenny Lunnon Oxford Times Thursday 21 September 2006 Keyes Allison 2008 03 16 Catwoman Feminine Power on the Prowl NPR Retrieved 2013 06 09 Schiro Anne Marie Modern Museum 50 Has a 20 s Party New York Times November 15 1979 Retrieved 2017 01 21 Smile amp Larry Lurex Pre Queen QueenVinyls Retrieved 30 December 2023 External links editOfficial Lurex website nbsp This corporation or company article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about polymer science is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lurex amp oldid 1193811407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
