Lola Haze ?Web of Seduction Body Chain?
When? I was designing my Lola Haze Spring collection, I spent a lot of time looking at trim and raw materials.? I love unexpected flourishes, especially ones that emphasize hardness or softness. ?In lingerie the counterbalance between hard and soft is a design element that can be toyed with to great effect.
I love to incorporate chains into my work, and I?ve been excited about the direction jewelry has been going recently.? Where a few years ago jewelry was easily classified by where it sat on the body?necklaces went around the neck, bracelets around the wrist, earrings through a pierced ear, and rings on a finger? leather and chains and rings have started creeping over the hills and dales of body parts, blurring territories and categories.
They?ve formed a brute squad (but such delicate brutes!) and have taken over every exposed piece of flesh.? There are rings that snake over knuckles and wrists, earrings that encapsulate the entire ear cartilage, and necklaces that enmesh breasts and ribs and waists.
I especially love all this jewelry when I think of it in the context of lingerie.? If one purpose of lingerie is to encompass and adorn the body beautifully, then why limit the category of lingerie to things made of fabric?? The new interpretation of how jewelry interacts with the body blurs into the category of lingerie.
So for my Lola Haze collection, I designed a body chain. ?I draped it and fit it just like I would a silk chemise, the whole time trying to combat the gravity and wiliness of skinny metal links.? I?m excited by the end result and its versatility: it can be worn alone, scandalously, against the skin; as an accent with lingerie; or as a bold accessory over a simple dress.
It?s not just the versatility (and therefore added value) of body jewelry that I love, but also the beautiful contradiction of draped metal.? It has the glint of body armor, and also the sweetness of a treasured keepsake.
Here are a 4 great pieces:
I came across designer Bliss Lau?s incredible jewelry line recently, and fell in love with everything.? To me, the standouts were the her art deco collection.? I got to ask Bliss a bit about her pieces:
?The concept for the Zelda Bra is inspired by Zelda Syre (Fitzgerald) I created a full art deco collection which includes styles ?Chrysler Bracelet? the slave style bracelet inspired by the chrysler building and ?Ziegfeld? a shoulder piece inspired by the Ziegfeld Follies. ?All of these styles are made using delicate chain which has details of vintage chain featuring small black glass beads.?
Bliss Lau ?Zelda Bra,? $395
Bliss Lau ?Zigfield?
Bijoux Indiscrets ?Flamboyant,? $26
Lone Wolf Accents Thigh Chain, $65
Nasty Gal body chain, $38
What do you think of body chains as lingerie?? Would you wear one?
Laura a.k.a. Lola Haze
I?ve loved lingerie since before that was reasonable. I taught myself drawing, designing, and sewing, and after graduating from Harvard with an English degree, immediately went to work disregarding it and following my passion for fashion. After a few years designing for a big company, I went off on my own and started Lola Haze TM, (named after the title character in ?Lolita,? my favorite book). Lola Haze is playwear for the bold woman who loves fun and dresses for herself! I feel happy and lucky that I get to love my job so much, and am thrilled to share my lingerie enthusiasm with The Lingerie Addict!
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