Friday, January 21, 2011

THIS is more like it...

Ever wonder what did they ever do before skin-tight, cellulite-revealing lycra? Here's your answer...
Now we're talkin.' Sweatpants that taper, yeah! I'm likin' the hat too.


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15 comments:

  1. billieJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Love it - the entire ensemble. :)

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  2. Jennifer MacNeillJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    I need to get me some of those;) Dig the hat too!

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  3. NetherfieldmomJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    love it--reminds me of those photos of Jackie Kennedy as a child. She was quite the little East coast horse diva.

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  4. JeanJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    When I rode hunter appointments classes years ago--actually the '70's and '80's, the requirements were buff or canary breeches with buttons above the boot. As I recall, the breeches I had then were kind of "poufy." Quite comfy, actually.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Not to mention the length of the coat.....

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Now that's the real thing. I always wore pants like that when I was a child and teenager. Nothing bound or rubbed with that style. I still have them. Maybe one day I can get into a couple pairs again. The kids made fun of me - heck -they made fun of me for all kinds of things. We were among the very few only english riders in a town full of western riders who looked down on english riders and especially our "weird skinny" thoroughbreds.

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  7. Calm, Forward, StraightJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    What a kind eye that horse has :)

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  8. PhunnieOneJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I like that hat. =0)
    I always think of taking up side saddle that way I can hide the fluff that is me under skirts. But then I wonder how I am going to get my full figured thigh into saddle with any sort of grace.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    I like the coat and the hat. The old-fashioned jodhpurs...my thighs do not need assistance in looking fatter. Do. Not. Want.

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  10. TrishJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I've got the Jackie-O horse book The Private Passion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and she's wearing traditional jods throughout. If there were a woman who could get away with snug breeches well into her late middle age, it was she, but she didn't have to! Let us return to Camelot and its trusty pleated, flared-at-the-thigh jods!

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  11. Laughing Orca RanchJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    Not the best look for a full-figured gal because of the poofy, parchute pant-style accentuating the butt (think Hammer-Time. lol!) and the big elephant-wrinkly legs.

    Sure looks cute on a little gal like her, though :)

    ~Lisa

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  12. Oregon EquestrianJanuary 22, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I'm afraid I'd fill out the "pouf" in the breeches. :-O

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  13. saltyblueladyJanuary 23, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    I love it. For some reason the Western world, myself included, is too cool for helmets as a whole. I've also had a recent concussion...
    If my helmet had a vintage bow on it, I'd rock it.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    People who think this style is no good for chubby people - quite the opposite. I was a chubby teenager and I looked great in old fashioned jodhpurs. This was in the 70's - so I was out of fashion even then. If they fit your waist properly, they look fine. The modern style reveals everything, the old style reveals nothing but good taste. It's very functional and flatters many figures. Most important, they are comfy on the horse. If you find an old pair sometime, try them out.

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  15. RiderWriterJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Hey, Stacey - check out my blog. I've got an ad of a little English girl modeling an outfit similar to this. Afraid I'm old enough to remember wearing "poufy" breeches and jods! What's funny is that on this very slender-thighed lady (go ahead and hate me, I know) about 90% of modern regular pants look like old-fashioned jods. So I model the look today without really wanting to - LOL! :-)

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