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uesday, February 17, 2026, marks the start of the Lunar New Year, officially kicking off the Year of the Horse. Each of the signs of the Chinese zodiac, coupled with its element (Air, Water, Fire, Earth or Metal), corresponds to a litany of specific and unique qualities that will be amplified in the year ahead.
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If high visibility change is something that sounds like music to your ears, you’re in luck.
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The elements run on a 60 year-cycle, which means this year we will see a rare Fire horse, the last of which occurred in 1966, a time of great disruption and change in the world. The combination of horses’ characteristics of ambition, grace, energy, power and freedom will be boosted by the intensity of fire, signifying passionate and significant transformation.
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If high visibility change is something that sounds like music to your ears, you’re in luck. Several of COUTURE’s designers and brands create horse-related pieces to help us all celebrate in style. Whether deeply entrenched in the species, like Joy Haugaard of Lionheart, whose Legacy collection is a love letter to the animals, the perennial symbol of luck, Horseshoes, or the sense of stability and balance invoked by stirrup motifs, these pieces have us covered. And of course, that most passionate of stones, rubies, are here for anyone who wants to embrace the fire side of the new year.
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