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Collates, crops and cool catsuits continue to captivate this season along with summer dresses, denim designs and cute rompers in different patterns and textures.
One familiar print often spotted over the summer period is floral. However, lots of women are changing up their flower power picks for fun and fruity designs featuring cherries or adorable birds.
Horses are another popular print which the Chloé brand can’t seem to get enough of. Then again, the horse motif is part of the brand’s heritage.
The French luxury house believes that the four-legged majestic beast captures the free-spirit of all ‘Chloé girls’ because it is a symbol of beauty, grace and strength.
In October 2017, when creative director Natacha Ramsay-Levi featured her first collection, her white horse embroidery patterned across a brick-hued velvet suit made an instant impression and has since become one of Spring / Summer 2018’s most recognisable statements.
The inspiration for this signature horse motif can be traced back to equestrian enthusiasts and British fashion designers Stella McCartney followed by Phoebe Philo.
Over the years, the horse has been present in different dimensions including jewellery, charms or handles on handbags, paintings, and even sculpted on door handles. Sculptor Gill Parker installed her horses as door handles at the Sloane Street, rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré, and Avenue Montaigne boutiques in 2002.
In 2012, filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson documented a herd of wild white horses for a project coinciding with Chloé’s 60th anniversary. In nearly every instance, the animals have been shown without saddles as pure expressions of freedom.
Chloé’s collections tend to feature horse charms and prints on bags, the horse wrapped around a wrist as a bangle or a necklace. Billowy blouses, skirts and shorts are also covered in the rearing horse print. The pattern can also be found on dresses around the waistline to create a more defined look.
The brand’s collections have a happy stable at Saks 5th Avenue in City Centre Bahrain.
