divine comedy; Legge & Braine stirs up trouble with wickedly whimsical jewelry.(Kate Braine, Charlotte Legge )(Company overview)(Brief article)

Byline: Stephanie Lacava

Legge & Braine began innocently enough five years ago, when Kate Braine moved next door to Charlotte Legge in London's Chelsea neighborhood and their two young sons, Vladimir and Tancredi, respectively, became fast friends. The moms became constant companions, too, and soon had linked their surnames and headquartered a unique design operation within their twin town houses. The first joint venture was a bronze table cast from the kneeling silhouette of Kate, a sculptress and onetime Vivienne Westwood model. "We wanted to create exquisite objects. Not necessarily jewelry initially, but that became a means of creating art from an unusual point of view: pieces that are small and affordable," says Charlotte of their foray from furniture into witty rings, necklaces, and bracelets.

Legge & Braine has a lot of cheek. "We are interested in the unusual side," Kate explains, "the dark side of the moon." There are rings cast to look like real teeth; Food Chain charm bracelets born out of a shared ...