Remember that gearhead in high school who always had a big chain hanging from his jeans? Now, fashionable folk have adopted the look, looping pearls and charms over their hips for a trendy statement.

Here’s everything this Vogue writer is guessing is hanging off Lorde’s quirked-out, load-bearing little chain belt. It’s a great day to be gay and alive (or, I guess, straight and a really big fan of ...