Sheer is a decision, not a default. Every Natalia Fedner metal piece is open by nature — chain is more air than armor — which raises the question every client asks: what goes underneath? Her answer is the Sparkly Knits, a line of handmade metallic yarn pieces built to put the wearer in charge of the answer. Wear them alone and the look is sheer sparkle. Layer them under chain and they disappear — leaving you covered, with double the shine.
The layer that decides
The engineering is deliberate. In the atelier's own description, each sparkly yarn piece "can be worn on its own or as the perfect under-layer to Natalia Fedner metal pieces. It is engineered to perfectly line up and blend away under Natalia Fedner chain pieces creating a seamless, modest look with double the sparkle."
That phrase — line up — is the whole trick. These are not generic slips. They are cut and knitted to sit exactly beneath the house's chain silhouettes, so the knit vanishes under the metal and all anyone sees is chain over a field of light. Coverage becomes a styling choice you make in the mirror, not a limitation of the garment.
The pieces
The Sparkly Yarn Knit Mini Dress. The one-and-done option: a fitted metallic knit mini that works solo as a sheer statement, and slips under metal dresses as the full-coverage base. In yarn shades from Light Gold and Silver to Red and Black.
The Sparkly Yarn Knit Bralette. A T-back bralette made to line up under the house's chain crop tops — or to be the top, all by itself, with nothing over it.
The Sparkly Yarn Knit Mini Skirt. Worn low on the hips, built to blend away under chain mini skirts — and equally happy as the whole bottom half of the outfit.
The Sparkly Knit Maxi Dress. The full-length version, in Light Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Black — floor-length sheer for the bold, a complete under-layer for the grandest metal gowns.
Every piece is handmade in the USA from a high-tech yarn — 35% metallic fiber, 65% viscose — and sized XS through XL. Dry clean only; sparkle this engineered deserves it.
Two ways to wear everything
Alone: the knit is the outfit. The metallic yarn catches light the way the chain does — more softly, closer to the skin. A bralette and mini skirt together are a complete, deliberate, sheer look.
Layered: the knit becomes invisible infrastructure. Under the Metal Crop Top or the Metal Chain Mini Skirt, it adds the coverage; under the Metal Mini Dress – Chainmail Style, it turns a daring dress into one you can wear anywhere — with, as promised, double the sparkle.
That is the real luxury here: not being told how much of you the dress reveals. The metal shows what you let it show. See through only if you want it to be — browse the full Sparkly Knits collection, and if you're new to the metal itself, start with The Chainmail Dress, Reinvented.