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  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal King Richard's nails for upholstery and walls Use nailheads like jewelry The windows here originally had chain-mail curtains—so cool!

    Terms of Adornment Jen Renzi 2011

  • My shopping list includes two pillows shaped like twelve-sided dice, Greg Egan's Oceanic, a Viper Pilot Helmet, an accurate set of blueprints for Moonbase Alpha, and a chain-mail loin cloth.

    7 Reasons to Attend Worldcon 2009

  • My lovesick correspondence with my 9th grade boyfriend, the early drafts of my college essay, the chain-mail surveys I diligently completed, all irretrievably gone.

    Claire Gordon: Download Your Life Claire Gordon 2010

  • Counterbalancing this is the quasi-Egyptian inscrutability of her eyes; the mask-like ivory oval of her face; the light blue halo effect around her head; the shield-like rigidity of her bodice; and the chain-mail of her pearl and gold partlet.

    Bronzino's Medici portraits – review James Hall 2010

  • My lovesick correspondence with my 9th grade boyfriend, the early drafts of my college essay, the chain-mail surveys I diligently completed, all irretrievably gone.

    Claire Gordon: Download Your Life Claire Gordon 2010

  • It's debatable whether the best way for Cyrus to make her impending adulthood clear is to writhe about in boy shorts and chain-mail halters.

    Miley Cyrus's brazen video not as bad as moves on 'Dancing With the Stars' Robin Givhan 2010

  • In March, Blame will unveil a collection of jewelry and new versions of the brand's 1969 chain-mail bag, Rabanne's first new fashion volley since winding down the ready-to-wear business in 2006.

    Which Famous Label Is Making A Comeback? Anya Strzemien 2011

  • Yeah, the guy who originally played Boomer on Battlestar Galactica and the leather corsets and chain-mail fetish wear booths don't have much to do with words and pictures placed in a sequential narrative.

    Peter Mayhew looks old and I don’t feel so good myself: some quick impressions of WWPhilly 2009 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • In March, Blame will unveil a collection of jewelry and new versions of the brand's 1969 chain-mail bag, Rabanne's first new fashion volley since winding down the ready-to-wear business in 2006.

    Which Famous Label Is Making A Comeback? Anya Strzemien 2011

  • These chain-mail footbags, made from aluminum rings, are as light as a traditional cloth hacky sack, but they're less stiff (which makes some freestyle tricks easier to pull off) and more durable (you can put them in the washing machine).

    Grass Menagerie 2011

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