Thursday's Threads

 

Outfit Day!!! This is one of my favorite newly put together outfits, and I was just waiting for a day that wasn't crazy humid to wear it. And we finally got that! So without further ado, here is this week's outfit modeled by Eros and me:

I know, you can't really see what it is from this terrible lit photo. I think that is dust surrounding us. We could use a little rain here... But anyway, fear not, we have closeups! We'll start with my outfit today.

I know, it's still hard to see. Close ups coming!

Helmet: One K Avance CCS MIPS

My helmet is also covered in dust. 'Tis the season! Also, I think I need to start using eye cream. 

Shirt: Dapple Bay

Dapple Bay had a toile saddle pad set awhile back that I thought was really cute, but didn't feel the need to own it. But then this summer they released this green version and I was like YES! And immediately added the shirt, saddle pad, and boots to my cart. But then I saw how much it cost to get three saddle pads and three sets of boots (and plus Eros shouldn't really wear boots) and I was like okay no. Can't do that. So I mostly emptied the cart and just got the shirt. It's green and white, I have plenty of things to wear with it. But then I got to thinking and I checked my favorite fabric website and what do you know? Dapple Bay gets their fabrics from them. And you can buy it! So I put together a whole outfit for less than the price of a saddle pad. Nice work self! Okay, let's see the rest.

Belt: Homemade by me

Alright, well this here is a real first draft prototype. But yes, it is an interchangeable belt to go with my horse boots. It needs some tweaks definitely, but it's a solid start and did the job. I wore it all day and it behaved as well as any store bought belt I've owned.

Breeches: On Course 

Believe it or not, I don't have any breeches in this shade of green, and I didn't really like anything with the top except show colored breeches. But I don't want to wear my show breeches for everyday use because I'm a dirty animal. But then I remembered that I have a huge pile of these On Course show breeches that I don't plan to show in again. I have enough Tailored Sportsman and Equiline now to sacrifice the old on course ones. So I wore them for this week's outfit. I'll probably sell or donate them though as they're not my size anymore. 

Boots: Celeris UK

This is the real reason I wanted the green toile outfit. I KNEW it would be perfect with these boots. And it was! But then after I rode in them, I remembered why I wear these boots so infrequently. 

They bleed all over my saddle. I think I still have the leather sealer from when I painted my neon boots though. I need to find that and try to seal these up. Because I'd love to wear them more, but I don't love having to scrub this off my saddle. And for the record, this is not indicative of normal Celeris quality. These boots were made during Covid, and they no longer use this leather supplier. They made it right with me, and I don't want anyone to think this is normal for the brand. It was a one off defect. Well... two off. My lavender ones do it too, but I got them at the same time and it was the same circumstance. Otherwise though, the boots are beautiful and fit like a glove. 

Moving on... Here's what Eros wore this week:

I know it doesn't look like much from a distance, but that's why I like pairing the fun with black. It's subtle from afar, but fun up close!

Bridle: Joseph Sterling

Browband: Homemade by me

Yep, I made a browband with the fabric too. I just love it!

Saddle Pad: Ogilvy, embellished by me
Half Pad: Ovation
Saddle: Butet

I needed a shimmable black half pad for Eros since his old one doesn't shim. And I was trying to be cheap so I went with the Ovation one, but it turns out, they run really small. I got a medium since we use medium in every other brand, but this one is too small. So if any of you have tiny 16" saddles and need a half pad, hit me up! This one's for sale!

Polos: Centaur

Okay, I know I complained about these last time I used them and said I wasn't going to again. But then the cheap economical side of me decided I could fix them. So despite my minimal talent at it, I whipped out my thread and needle and sewed them up to make the Velcro meet properly. And now they're working out just fine. The sewing job certainly isn't perfect, but for use at home they'll do just fine. Yay for that!

And that's today's outfit! What do you guys think of my handy work? Did I pull it off? I kinda like the subtle trim saddle pads more than the all over print types I think. What about you guys?