| The aim is to get an equestrian look and what you | | | | are suitable as well as the full shaping around the |
| can do is get the trousers and a suitable shirt and for | | | | waist to crotch to hip. |
| one thing: high boots may not be necessary. You are | | | | Remember those white tight jodhpurs. Does that |
| aiming to be inspired by the equestrian look and a | | | | mean white is a good color for the equestrian look? |
| suitable bodice, and trousers/pants may be sufficient | | | | Yes probably. Then there is the jacket, maybe a hip |
| as well as the boots. The fabric/design of the bodice | | | | length white jacket with black shaped pants. One can |
| is important. A classic pattern ie patterns like argyle | | | | choose a bolero type jacket and the shirt inside |
| and plaid may not of course be necessary for the | | | | whether sleeveless or not can be hip-length. And |
| top. This is obvious but an argyle or plaid pattern | | | | perhaps one can create an equestrian look with |
| certainly could aid in creating an equestrian look. | | | | leather ! One can have a leather glam jacket with |
| The equestrian look could be directly inspired from | | | | cropped twill pants, i.e. cropped pants inspired from |
| the "riding coat" look ie the riding coat worn with | | | | jodhpurs. One needs a suitable fabric ie. Twill. |
| white jodhpurs. Thus instead of jodhpurs, white | | | | Corduroy is perhaps suitable but certainly a cavalry |
| shaped pants/trousers could be used and since we | | | | twill. Cavalry twill is a good fabric for a formal |
| are taking inspiration from the equestrian look, white | | | | trousers and if one has a cropped cavalry twill pants, |
| shaped trousers are not the only choice. Perhaps | | | | this might help to create an equestrian look. One can |
| black or grey too, maybe a specific charcoal grey are | | | | have a waist length cropped leather jacket or |
| suitable colors. Maybe a red hue too is a choice too | | | | hip-length. Maybe a glam designer jacket could |
| for shaped trousers,. What is meant by shaped | | | | complement the cropped cavalry twill pants. Instead |
| relates to the way jodhpurs are structured with | | | | of leather, choose a waist length "smart and chic" |
| proper fabric and shape. Here the equestrian inspired | | | | jacket inspired from the actual riding coat but |
| look is only being influenced by the shape of the | | | | obviously shortened. These are suggestions for an |
| jodhpurs/breeches and one doesn't have to have | | | | equestrian look. |
| jodhpurs. | | | | Inside the jacket a white shirt/blouse with black tie |
| In describing an equestrian look, it is worthwhile to | | | | or a black choker can create a look Accessories are |
| look at coats/jackets to create the look, and | | | | important. Think of other details like a lacy cuff area |
| remember the pea jacket, the navy jacket look too, | | | | for the shirt and the jacket may just reach to elbow |
| as well as the actual riding coat look with a | | | | length to allow the lacy cuff to be seen. Thus one |
| conservative lapel and collar going to hip length. In | | | | has a jacket with elbow-length sleeve or at least a |
| being inspired by the equestrian look, the black riding | | | | sleeve that is tied or folded back to the elbow. |
| jacket can perhaps go to waist length but if one has | | | | Remember too for a certain equestrian look red |
| chosen to wear a skirt/long skirt and one wants to | | | | cropped pants are an idea. This can create an exotic |
| get the equestrian look, then a jacket like the | | | | type of equestrian look. Thus one has red cropped |
| established hip-length riding coat is welcome. | | | | pants and a black short jacket i.e. waist length with |
| In some way, to create the equestrian look, one can | | | | an inside shirt. Maybe a black t-shirt is suitable. Thus |
| focus on that hip-length riding coat, or a coat that is | | | | black t-shirt, jacket and red cropped pants. If one |
| styled like the riding coat as well as tight shaped | | | | wants to use plaid or tartan, one can perhaps create |
| pants. The fabric is important for the pants/trousers, | | | | an equestrian look too- Maybe a plaid skirt with the |
| perhaps a twill. The main thing re: pants is the shaping | | | | black hip length jacket or a red hip length jacket with |
| to look like jodhpurs and to get this perhaps cuffs | | | | plaid skirt. |