You've Got to be Kidman Me!!

 That's right, we had a real life Hollywood actress shopping in Armstrong's Grassmarket store this weekend! And incase you haven't guessed who it was by the ridiculous blog post title, we're talking about the beautiful Nicole Kidman! Reportedly filming in Edinburgh, alongside Colin Firth, in their new movie The Railway Man; she took some time off on Saturday and went shopping for vintage dresses. 

She bought two lovely original vintage, 30s and 50s dresses and even took the time to write a testimonial in our visitors book!

  

The dress pictured is one of the actual dresses she bought and we feel it captures the angel-like essence she always seems to have about her! Carol, owner of Armstrong's and Son. said "...she just kind of floated around." 

I'm sure you'll agree the above image of her wearing Chanel epitomises this statement! 

 She also managed to compose a short message and sign our visitors book. 

It reads "Beautiful Shop - ♥ xxx"

 Now lets all keep our eyes peeled for when she reveals herself in these vintage beauties on the red carpet! And fingers crossed she finds the time to recommend us to an A-list friend... or two!

As Good As Gold!

Be dazzled by these gorgeous 1960s Lurex dresses! They can be found on our Ebay site, just click here: Lurex

 

Irresistibly sparkly and mesmerisingly glittery, Lurex has attracted the attention of designers (and the occasional magpie) over the last sixty years. Made of laminated aluminium foil and transparent film sliced into narrow strips, Lurex yarn mimics the nuances of gold, silver and copper, creating amazing metallic effects.

Encompassing the glamour of 1950s Couture, Lurex was embraced by leading designers and transformed into dazzling pieces such as this Jacques Fath coat, ca 1956. Lurex was made a household name in the 1960s thanks to a black shimmering bodysuit worn by Julia Newmar as Catwoman in the Batman TV series. Who will ever forget Madonna’s Lurex corset designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier in 1990? And who could be missed in Louis Vuitton’s ‘Embroidered Lurex Tiger Tweed Suit’ from 2003?

For some dazzling vintage Lurex pieces, head over to our Armstrongs Ebay page!

Photographs courtesy of:
http://englishelinora.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/jacques-fath-coat-1956.html
http://affairsmagazine.com/wordpress2/2011/06/16/calling-all-comic-fangirls/
http://mrstextiles.com/?p=369
http://www.clothes-fashion.com/2011/05/louis-vuitton-womens-read-to-wear-look-03.html