Horn ：Fashion's New "It" Kid

As top designers have all shown their crollections for Spring-Summer 2014 in October's fashion weeks, experts predict that in 2014, simplicity, boxy cut, sports lux will continue to be the top trends. At the same time, more luxurious fabric and statement accessories are required。Beside the red, orange and pink hues, metallic color will be big as well as hand painted abstract floral patterns. To balance those, designers opted for bold jewelry made of natural material that stay true to their natural color and shape. What could be a better match to metallic and big flowers, other than horn and ebony? These two are the new "It" kids of fashion jewelry in 2014.

In fact, horn has always been used in fashion jewelry designs。A few top fashion house, such as Lavin, Marni, McQueen, Givenchy, had used horn as key elements of their accessory designs. The texture and color of bull horn, after proper polish, resembles that of ivory and amber. Horn is also lightweight and has ample supplies around the world,  these characters of horn made it both a fashionable and affordable element for great designs. Hermes has a whole line of horn accessories and jewelry, they are much sought-after pieces by Hermes fans and collectors for many years. Here are few examples of horn jewelry creations by some well-know designer labels:

Lanvin, Spring-Summer Collection 2010：

Brioni, Fall-Winter Collection 2011:

Marni Spring-Summer & Fall-Winter Collections 2012：

Hermes Horn Jewelry Collection：

In this age when fashion goes eco, horn one again, gets on people's radar as a top choice. The new designs e mixi horn with other natural elements, including semi-precious stones, metal, to deliver a newer and edger look. Ashley Pittman, Maiyet and Amle are some note-worthy designers of the pack. Their designs are bold and more refined, following the sample principles of today's fashion - simple but lux。Labels like Maiyet also use Fair Trade labor and material to produce those beautiful pieces.

Ashley Pittman 2013 designs:

Maiyet 2013 designs：

Amle classic designs:

More horn jewelry and accessories and be viewed and purchased at www.chericouture.com!