Laura B is a luxury accessory mesh and chainmail designer who started her first men’s jewelry collection back in 2003, and we at BDMOTP were lucky to find her beautiful stand at the Paris fashion trade fair back in July as the items are veritable pieces of art on the high-end of the luxury spectrum. It shows in particular when you see such a ‘collection particulière’ in person because it is as if visiting a small private collection just made for you, which of course, in reality, it is.
The mesh bowtie
Whereas the signature of the collection is mesh or chainmail, Laura B uses different other high quality materials to make the most beautiful things. The weave of mesh and chainmail is interlaced with croc, python, stones, Swarovski crystals, lace, silk, horn, coins, silver, and many other precious things except for perhaps Valentino Liberace – pink rhinestones. It is then also but a small wonder that Laura B can not only boast a whole host of famous accessory houses and companies as her clients, but also several celebrities. For this is definitely the stuff that celebrities would chose to wear on occasion – as the glamour inherent to well-worn mesh and chainmail really never would have a serious rival in what is jewelry of pure opulence and glitter.
Belts of craftmanship
Thus we were most impressed with the on item pictured in black and white below: The mesh chainmail tie – wonderful to behold, wonderful to touch – and most wonderful to wear.
The celebrity masterpiece: the chainmail tie
Yet the collection for men is not limited to just ties and bow ties but verily includes wallets, belts, key chains, hand bags, and lots of different men’s bracelets – the type of accessory you don’t want to leave behind after finding yourself unexpectedly waking up in a stranger’s bed in the morning after a celebrity-only FW after-party. As rumored it may be true that after-parties are not for the faint of heart sometimes, and that unexpected things happen, but after admiring this ‘collection particulière, it will be safe to say that it is always better still to part quietly with a lover than to forget your Laura B.
That well-known ‘rockstar’ chainmail bracelet
Posted by Sandro and photos by Mous.
