Okay, lets start with the fact that I ride and have horses and Lucy has no interest in or wish to “look equestrian”. Okay fine, but there is a new site that is changing the look of equestrian fashion even for those who do not ride but want to look like they do.

Let’s back up. What is the origin of this look? Ralph Lauren certainly added to the panache of the equestrian look as did Hermes. But I remember seeing a series of photographs of Jackie Kennedy astride her horse racing across the countryside in Middleburg Virginia and thinking that is who I want to be.

Then came Ralph and every woman wanted that look. And then boots were worn over tight jeans and Lauren even offered riding pants with leather knees for everyday NYC. And women wore them. I have to confess that I knew a woman in Vermont who wore riding clothes to get coffee in the morning and to go to the market, even though she rode very little.

The trend of wearing your tall boots outside of your pants is not a favorite look of Lucy’s. Lucy, who does not ride, tried to research the exact moment that this idea took hold. Was the wearer interested in tricking everyone who saw her into believing that she in fact had 12 polo horses in her backyard?

Lucy could not seem to pinpoint the exact moment in history when this occurred. She is thinking 7 years and 5 days ago but is unable to give credit to the first adopter of this look!  And then it took off kind of like a wild stallion and everyone thought they needed to do it.

Free x rein designs

Frankly, the whole skinny jeans thing  (minus the leather patches inside the leg) is very much equestrian-like so Lucy admits she  secretly wants to be Claudia, who does ride and looks amazing in her riding pants even with manure stuck to them and a few pieces of hay stuck in her hair.But for actual riders, there is the void in the market that two women are trying to fill. Or if you actually still just want people to believe that you ride and you find Ralph Lauren (who has mastered the pseudo-equestrian look) a little too pricey, you can now dress like you ride without all of messy parts:

https://fashionista.com/2017/12/free-x-rein-equestrian-horse-riding-clothes-apparel

P.S And as to trends, Lucy has always loved scrunchies and is sorry they got a bad rap in the fashion universe. And she is glad they are back and they have nothing to do with riding because she is sure that they will not fit under that tight velvet hat you have to wear!

So there.

Ciao

Lucy and Claudia