For those who find this winter’s rough, tough leather and lace look a little, well, rough, Fannie Schiavoni’s gorgeous chainmail jewellery is the perfect way to bring an autumn/winter feel to your look without resorting to studded thigh-high boots.
Inspired by the landscape and colours of Schiavoni’s Swedish hometown, the range offers dramatic, swooping chain necklaces, multi-layered chokers, and even a chainmail glove. Although the look is industrial, Schiavoni handmakes every piece using ancient handcraft techniques. ‘I love the raw feel of chainmail,’ Schiavoni says, ‘and the rough style you can create with it. I’ve always been drawn to androgynous rock style.’
Her spring/summer collection was launched with a clever marketing campaign that echoes the chains in her own work: it was debuted simultaneously on blogs across the world, including celebrity fashion bloggers and fans of her work, Susie Bubble and LibertyLondonGirl. The new collection pushes her aesthetic even further with chainmail tube bracelets, shoulder pieces and draped harnesses.
She may have only graduated last summer, but her range has already met with approval from London’s best buyers; Schiavoni is stocked by hot new jewellers Kabiri, Shoreditch’s 127 Brick Lane, and Browns Focus.
