Monday, January 10, 2011

Are they Antlers On Your Wall?


As a trend Antler’s have probably done their dash. Herded like reindeer or moose they have popped up in all aspects of design and style these days. Whether from the catwalk to the latest in interior design the antler is appearing quicker than you can dispose of those tacky dollar store antlers everyone dons at sometime over the Christmas Season.



So at the moment nature is in and particularly the antler. Although some say it has done its dash, it has not hit mainstream design. We have yet to see it in Pottery Barn or the likes, which still gives the antler time to for us mere mortals here at Savoir Faire to still champion its cause.

It’s an iconic indication of some sort of rural lifestyle, I guess,” said the designer Rogan Gregory, who briefly displayed antlers in his store on Franklin Street. “It’s like, if a store has antlers on the wall, that somehow makes them legitimate.”



Conjuring up images of cottages and chalets, it is reinforcing our love of nature albeit in a strange way. Gone are the dusty old examples hanging on Great Uncle Angus’ wall above the fireplace. In their place we have wonderful, chandeliers, lamp bases and coffee tables fashioned out of Rudolph’s headgear.





Fashion is starting to embrace the trend with fashionable young hipsters wearing the motif screen-printed on T-shirts or fashionistas sporting antler earrings or pendants.






Used in countless fashion editorials, antlers are harking to a fantastic world full of lavish excess. Taking the antler out of its natural environment stylists have elevated it to levels of modern day glamour. On men and women we have seen them parade down catwalks in herds, turning the wearers into modern day Vikings, ready to conquer to new worlds.







Adorning handbags and shoes it is reinforcing our hunter instincts by wearing the spoils of our shopping trips like trophies for all to admire.




Wallpapers, single motifs on walls or gift tags the antler is bringing nature in doors, so that all that is needed to conjure up the look is a fertile imagination and a can of paint, instead of tramping the hills of Scotland for discarded pairs.





Not to escape our increasing urges to get fit the bicycle below is sporting antlers has handlebars.



So go ahead, and have fun, even if you have to resurrect Great Uncle Angus’ antlers, and make candelabra out of them!



The Evening Jacket With Savoir Faire

Savoir Faire is just loving these series of jackets for men, for hitting the town in party mode!

These are all by different designers and follow the same train of thought, Why should women have all the sparkle?

With designers such as McQueen and Raf Simons represented , these certainly ooze savoir faire.
However for the man who is not afraid to try something different and new, they are so glam!

The detailing and the amount of workmanship is highly evident even with the shadowy photography, which leaves us wondering what the overall effect is.


Not for your average night out on the town but for something truly special, cut a dash and try one of these on for size!
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