I've built combat mail (16ga steel) and that gets heavier the longer it is. In steel that dress would have weighed over 40 pounds! EEK! but since it was colored links it was most likely made out of aluminum which is not only much lighter but also much easier on the maker since it cuts and bends eaiser than steel wire :-) I would hazard a guess that there was over 2k rings in that dress.

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