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The play by Peter Shaffer, where a psychiatrist attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological sexual obsession with horses, is reminiscent of the work of US photographer Monica Stevenson she uses luxury goods such as Tiffany bracelets and Hermes Scarves on and next to equines as the focus for some of her major work.

This piece of a horse wearing a luxury scarf ‘Hermes Scarf Horse’ won Stevenson a place in the ‘Advertising photographers of America’. The piece makes you ask questions such as, is the horse alive? What is around the ears? It makes you question the use of animals in luxury. It forces you to study the accessories in a different way, much more than if it were draped over a model.

Monica’s main subjects have always been horses, her equine photographs are displayed proudly on her website. I think she mixes the use of luxury Hermes and Gucci goods with ther love of equines beautifully in her work.

The humble moustache has been around since Neolithic times, when Ugg began shaving with stone razors and Mrs Ugg grunted approvingly. It is held up a the turning point in a young mans life, when he grows his first tache, it was also made popular by action movie heros and from the weird world of artist Dali.

Fashion designer Cindy Liu has shown her love of moustaches by designing a range of designer scarves featuring moustaches ‘Cowboy and Gangsta creations’. LeMoustache has also went for ‘hairy scarf chic’ with their deluxe curly creations on website Etsy.

Of course if you aren’t quite ready for Gangsta style women’s scarfs, you could always play safe and try the new Hermes scarf collection with the stylish Libris logo for £150 at Liberty.

American Apparel have jumped on the Beardy wagon with their range ot tache balaclava. They also have the mini Tache and larger style both available from American Apparel.