Danananananana BATMAN!

Get into the Batman spirit this week with a black cape, leather trousers or a sheepskin coat from our Ebay store. Here are a few of our Dark Knight inspired favourites...

 

Batman wears a stylish super-slim-fit bat suit made from a polyester mesh with flexible urethane plates. He's not afraid to wear a onesie playsuit in public!

 

Bane models this beautiful shearling sheepskin jacket and has popped the collar to suit his tough-guy look. He certainly pulls off 'animalistic-chic' with this worn and distressed coat complete with analgesic gas mask and thick military gilet.

Make way for Selina Kyle on the catwalk! She models a slick spandex suit embossed with a hexagonal pattern and accessorised with a cat-burglar belt of tools, gadgets and a pocket for her stolen pearls!

You can find these items listed on our ebay site here. Thanks to costume designer Lindy Hemming for the inspiration.

Pick Pocket Thursday

Today we discovered some tasty treats in the pocket of this is beautiful Harris Tweed jacket. A happy little horsie has grown up big and strong thanks to these heart shaped pony nuts.

Here's a poem by e.e cummings that we hope you enjoy too.

the little horse is newlY

Born)he knows nothing,and feels
everything;all around whom is

perfectly a strange
ness(Of sun
light and of fragrance and of

Singing)is ev
erywhere(a welcom
ing dream:is amazing)
a worlD.and in

this world lies:smoothbeautifuL
ly folded;a(brea
thing a gro

Wing)silence,who;
is:somE

oNe

Aran Knit Fishermen's Jumpers

Aran knit jumpers (or fishermen's jumpers) are world famous and easily recognisable due to the tradition of complex knit patterns and cream coloured yarns, but did you know that the stitch patterns are said to mean different things?

The honey comb stitch is supposed to be the symbol of a hard working bee.

The cable knit is an integral part of the fishermen's life and so is therefore said to bring luck and safety.

A wish of success, wealth and treasure is brought by the diamond stitch.

And finally the basket stitch is a hope for a plentiful catch.

Look out for jumpers showing these different stitches on our Ebay site at www.armstrongsvintage.co.uk

Oh Deer!

There's nothing like the joy of finding a vintage gem with a unique character of it's own. This suede fringed waistcoat seems to tell you about its past, who made, who wore it, where it has been and what it has witnessed in a language that is nothing but stitches and worn patches. It's so sweet that we had to share it with you!

It's listed on our Ebay site if you'd like to buy it. Just click here.

Pick Pocket Thursday

Once upon a time, in the land of vintage paradise, there lived baby Lamb and sleepy Dog. They were very small animals, so small in fact that they were carried around inside the zip pocket of an old leather jacket. They spent many years together and went on lots of adventures with the jacket. They went to the park, to the beach and to wild parties where they danced to Duran Duran. Once the lamb nearly blew away in the wind when they went riding on a motorbike. One day, Lamb said to Dog "Do you think we should go exploring?" But Dog was asleep so Lamb stuck her nose out from inside the pocket and discovered they were inside the Armstrongs store!

We were so excited to find these little plastic animals inside this 80s leather jacket that we went a bit silly.

Until next week Pickpocketeers!