Fashion is awash with a fabric that calls to mind armour: from mesh bras at Mango to miniskirts at Urban Outfitters, chainmail is everywhere.
Earlier this week the fashion label Rabanne and the high street chain H&M released the full lookbook for their upcoming collaboration, which had full chainmail vests and dresses. Meanwhile, in Milan last month, Claudia Schiffer made her return to the Versace catwalk after a six-year hiatus, wearing a chequerboard chainmail dress. In menswear, too, delicate chainmail has been gracing catwalks and torsos.
