Heavy metal! As Chanel Iman and Victoria Justice step out in chainmail fashions this week, FEMAIL reveals how YOU can incorporate the interlinked fabric into your wardrobe
- Stylish celebs have been donning chainmail fashions for months
- The flashy look is not letting up, as Chanel and Victoria wore the trend this week
- Shop chainmail clothing and accessories
While chainmail was the earliest form of metal armor worn by average soldiers during the Medieval times, the mesh material has become very fashionable with modern celebs in the last couple of months.
It could have been predicted, as chainmail creations came down the spring 2017 catwalks of trendsetting designers like Balmain and Paco Rabanne.
With Chanel Iman and Victoria Justice turning heads in silver metal minis this week, it may be time to put your LBD to the back of the closet. This season's go-to goodtime dress is a whole lot flashier.
California girls: Both Chanel Iman and Victoria Justice donned chain-metal fashions in Lost Angeles this week
For a night on the town in Los Angeles, Chanel Iman wore a silver chainmetal mini dress and matching Jimmy Choo sandals. The Victoria's Secret model added pops of color to her look with red, blue and purple braids.
Victoria Justice let her locks hang loose in a draped chainmetal dress and Jimmy Choo platform sandals for 'The Outcasts' premiere in California.
If not inspired by the plethora of celebs that have been wearing the interlocking fabric for the last couple of months, the stars may have been influenced by the uber cool spring/summer 2017 runways of Balmain and Paco Rabanne.
Futuristic fashion: Models walked the spring/summer Balmain runways in chain-metal looks
Balmain babe: Body clinging metals were all the rage during Paris Fashion Week last September
Head-to-toe metallic: Paco Rabanne sent chain-metal separates down his spring/summer 2017 runways paired down with metallic oxfords
Not just reserved for a night on the town, celebrities have been donning the statement-making material just about everywhere.
Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner flaunted their perfect figures in barely-there chainmail fashions by Fannie Schiavoni and LaBourjoisie, respectfully, while out at a club.
While models Gigi Hadid and Lily Dondaldson wore chainmetal numbers on the red carpet at the Victoria's Secret show after party in November, Rita Ora was spotted in an above-the-knee frock made out of the interlinked fabric one afternoon in July and Michelle Obama greeted the wife of Italian Prime Minister, Agnese Landini, looking hip in a rose-gold Atelier Versace chainmail gown at a state dinner in October.
Model behavior:Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner flaunted their perfect figures in barely-there chainmail fashions by Fannie Schiavoni and LaBourjoisie, respectfully, while out at a club
Party starters: Sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian attended the Balmain aftershow party in September wearing the designers chainmetal creations
Day to night: Rita Ora (left) dressed up for a day in New York City, while former first lady Michelle Obama stunned at a state dinner
Standing out: Gigi Hadid (left) and Lily Dondaldson (righ) wore body-skimming metal mesh gowns on the red carpet at the Victoria's Secret show after party in November
How to rock the look: Pair see-through chainmail fashions with flesh colored underpinnings. Keep accessories to a minimum. Jewelry and shoes should be dainty and not distracting. For a sleek look, straighten hair or style in a slicked-back pony. Have double-sided tape on hand for garments that are overly revealing.
If chainmail fashions are not for you, accessories featuring metal mesh are just as trendy. Shop our selections below.
Left: Gold Chain-metal dress by Dress Like the Celebs, $56; dresslikethecelebs.com. Right; Silver Chain-metal dress by Dress Like the Celebs, $44; dresslikethecelebs.com
The Edgeway Sandal by Stuart Weitzman, $398; stuartweitzman.com
Mesh Necklace by Paco Rabanne, $360; farfetch.com
Chainmail Halter Bralette by Forever 21, $24.90; forever21.com
Left: Chain Halter Plunging Neck Backless Sequined Crop Top Silvery by Pink Queen, $16.90; pinkqueen.com. Right: Chain Halter Plunging Neck Backless Sequined Crop Top White by Pink Queen, $16.90; pinkqueen.com
Fit Silver Shade Mesh Statement Earrings by Swarovski, $125; dillards.com
The Chaingang Sandal by Stuart Weitzman, $445; stuartweitzman.com
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