My friend Sarah is the writer of the incredibly smart entertainment/media blog But They Didn't Ask Me. I suggest you go read her post on kids shows immediately, especially if you grew up watching old school Nickelodeon.
She somehow found time to send along this delightfully pointless dress. 
I've never thought of chainmail as an embellishment, but apparently, it's more widespread than just Ren Faires.
I think what gets me about this, other than the general impracticality of it (when what is the purpose of a minidress with chainmail on it? What purpose does it serve?) is the fact that there is no way this can not look cheap. It's Forever 21 using metal embellishments. When has that ever ended well?
I guess you can buy this if you're big into Ren Faires and want to look like a slutty knight ... they have those, right?
Forever 21 Chainmail Bust Mini Dress - $15.99
Monday, February 8, 2010
Joust Kidding
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A Knight's T
I didn't see the Heath Ledger classic "A Knight's Tale" until my Arthurian Legend class in college. 
No, really. That's when I saw it for the first time. My teacher really liked it, so she had us watch is as an example of courtly love (which, when you're not paying attention, sounds a lot like 'Courtney Love' which can lead to a lot of confusion).
But yeah. This chainmail-fronted t-shirt would fit right in with the anachronistic world of "A Knight's Tale," in which women regularly wear their hair in cornrows, men ride horses into churches while flirting, and people do formal dances to David Bowie's "Golden Years."
I can easily see one of the characters wearing this during a jousting scene. And, in truth, that's the only practical application I can think of for this t-shirt. Where else would you wear a t-shirt with one panel of chain mail?
And if you haven't seen this movie yet, watch it. First of all because it's Heath Ledger having fun, and second of all because it's kind of amazingly cheesy in a not terrible but totally awful way. They play "We Will Rock You" during a joust. Queen at a joust, people. Come on.
Topshop Mega Chainmail Panel Tee - $80
