February 10 marks the beginning of the Chinese calendar and fashion’s celebration of its 2013 icon – the snake. Serpent-inspired dresses, jackets, shoes, and jewelry have slithered into stores this month, wrapped in skins of leather, silk, gold, silver, and diamonds.
This New Year is all about the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the intuitive, enigmatic, introspective snake. People born in the Year of the Snake are the ones you want to be in business with – intelligent, wise and cunning. They like to work alone. They are the great mediators. They are mysterious, elegant and charming. They are fascinated by the beautiful things in life. Because they need calm and quiet to thrive and succeed, they must be able to sleep, relax and have peace.
And most interesting to us, they are passionate lovers and fashionistas. But don’t take our word for it – just look at some of the style makers born in the year of the snake: Audrey Hepburn, Christie Brinkley, Elizabeth Hurley, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, Kim Basinger, Linda McCartney, Liv Tyler, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth I, and Sarah Jessica Parker are among them.
Snake Years
02/04/1905 to 01/24/1906 (Wood)
01/23/1917 to 02/10/1918 (Fire)
02/10/1929 to 01/29/1930 (Earth)
01/27/1941 to 02/14/1942 (Metal)
02/14/1953 to 02/02/1954 (Water)
02/21/1965 to 01/20/1966 (Wood)
02/18/1977 to 02/06/1978 (Fire)
02/06/1989 to 01/26/1990 (Earth)
01/24/2001 to 02/11/2002 (Metal)
02/10/2013 to 01/30/2014 (Water)
PHOTOGRAPHER James Cant
STYLIST Jennifer Smit at Aubri Balk
HAIR & MAKE-UP Thea Istenes at Exclusive Artists
MODEL Yaya at Next
DIGITAL OPERATOR Joanna Miriam
PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT Matthew Linker
STYLIST’S ASSISTANT Sarah Mosqueda
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