# Lurex

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{{Short description|Yarn with a metallic appearance}}
{{For|the artist name used by Freddie Mercury|Larry Lurex}}
thumb|Lurex yarn
[[File:Cheryl Cole, Hastings.jpg|thumb|upright|[Cheryl Cole](/source/Cheryl_(singer)) wearing a Lurex dress while performing with [Girls Aloud](/source/Girls_Aloud) at [Battle Abbey](/source/Battle_Abbey), Hastings]]
thumb|upright|African lace made with Lurex

'''Lurex''' is the registered [brand name](/source/brand) of the Lurex Company, Ltd., for a type of [yarn](/source/yarn) with a [metal](/source/metal)lic appearance. The yarn is made from synthetic film, onto which a metallic [aluminium](/source/aluminium), [silver](/source/silver), or [gold](/source/gold) layer has been vaporized. "Lurex" may also refer to [cloth](/source/cloth) created with the yarn. The word "lurex" is absent from the English language as a common noun: this is the name of the trademark and the company Lurex Company Limited,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lurex® {{!}} The Lurex® Company Limited|url=https://www.lurex.com/|access-date=2022-02-02|publisher=Lurex|language=en-US}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Соблазнительный люрекс|url=http://newslab.ru/article/257380 |language=ru |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=newslab.ru}}</ref>

[Hugo Wolfram](/source/Hugo_Wolfram), father of mathematician [Stephen Wolfram](/source/Stephen_Wolfram), served as managing director of the Lurex Company.<ref>[http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/business/profiles/931620.Telling_a_good_yarn/ Telling a good yarn by Jenny Lunnon], ''[Oxford Times](/source/Oxford_Times)'',  21 September 2006.</ref>

==In art and popular culture==
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The bodysuit worn by actress [Julie Newmar](/source/Julie_Newmar) as [Catwoman](/source/Catwoman) in the ''[Batman](/source/Batman_(TV_series))'' TV series of the 1960s is constructed of black Lurex.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keyes |first=Allison |date=2008-03-16 |title=Catwoman: Feminine Power, on the Prowl|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88203149 |website=[All Things Considered](/source/All_Things_Considered) |publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR) |accessdate=2013-06-09}}</ref> In 1973 [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)) lead singer [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury) released a record under the name Larry Lurex, while recording the group's self-titled debut album. He chose the name to parody the stage name of the glam rock singer [Gary Glitter](/source/Gary_Glitter).<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddie Mercury: 10 Things You Didn't Know Queen Singer Did|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/freddie-mercury-10-things-you-didnt-know-queen-singer-did-114828/ |website=Rolling Stone|date=23 November 2016 |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
Lurex was mentioned in Australian group [AC/DC](/source/AC%2FDC)'s song ''Rocker'' - "Lurex socks, blue suede shoes, V8 car, and tattoos".
Lurex was worn at the 1920s-themed 50th anniversary party for [MOMA](/source/Museum_of_Modern_Art) in New York City in 1979.<ref>Schiro, Anne-Marie (November 15, 1979). [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/15/archives/modern-museum-50-has-a-20s-party.html "Modern Museum, 50, Has a 20's Party"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 2017-01-21.</ref>

==See also==
* [Lamé (fabric)](/source/Lam%C3%A9_(fabric))
* [Metallic fiber](/source/Metallic_fiber)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lurex.com Official Lurex website]
* [http://www.suncoco.com Other Metallic thread & yarn supplier]

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