You can get chain in a variety of weaves - also there's plenty of ring mail which looks the bomb as well (and you can get in aluminium, bronze and other types).
I make suits of armour in my spare time though mostly from leather as i get lazy.
you got a pic of the type/weave of chain you like? i can probably point you in the right direction for supplies and it's pretty easy to make as long as you don't mind playing with needle nose pliars and sitting watching tv.
I do reenactment (so the above to make sense).
Ant
