Thursday's Threads

 

Outfit Day!!! My favorite day! This week the theme is Arizona Green Tea, because it's my favorite beverage and I've been building this outfit for a long while, so I'm glad it's finally come together! Shiny is our model this week and here we are standing with the cherry blossom jump to match the cherry blossoms on the Arizona can.

I know. I really need to make up with Pivo and stop using my fence as a cameraman because this is dark, blurry, and faraway. But hey, it's better than nothing!

Here's a better photo of Shiny's outfit:

We're working on standing up more square... It's a work in progress. But I will say since she's lost all that weight she doesn't have her hind legs camped under herself the way she used to. So that's a nice change!

Bridle: Joseph Sterling
Browband: handmade by me

The nylon I bought was not the normal weight I usually get and I didn't realize it until it arrived. But I figured it would probably still work, and it does! But I will definitely pay better attention in the future. 

Saddle: Custom Saddlery
Half Pad: Le Mieux
Baby Pad: Ogilvy, embellished by me

I hunted far and wide to find ribbon I could use for this pad, but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Most cherry blossom ribbon had a white background which I try to avoid for horsey things cause you know, dirt. But then I went on Spoonflower and found this fabric which worked perfectly for my needs! And it's nearly exact to the Arizona Iced Tea graphic! Just the shade of mint is a little off. Close enough though!

Boots: Premier Equine, Embellished by Me

The fabric was also perfect for our interchangeable boots!

That's what Shiny was wearing this week, and here's what I had on:

Mmmm green tea! I love that stuff!

Helmet: Samshield

I mean now that the helmet has faded so much it really matches the flowers pretty well!

Tee: Arizona 

I'm like a green tea superfan and not only do I have this tee shirt, but I also have matching sneakers from when Arizona did a collab with Adidas. I know. I'm weird. But these things bring me joy!

Belt: Handmade by me

Why yes, I did also use that fabric for my belt. I love the concept of this interchangeable belt, but I know there are some tweaks to make it better. I just haven't quite worked then out yet. It's in the test phase now anyway, so we'll see how this one holds up before creating a 2.0 version. 

Breeches: Tailored Sportsman

I grabbed these from Poshmark a bunch of years ago, and just love this color! I ruined them slightly when I splashed some pool shock on them... but it's okay since they're just for schooling anyway.

Half Chaps and Paddock Boots: HKM

I had contemplated wearing the mint green boots with this outfit since they really would match nicely, but I didn't feel like having to clean all my tack again after so I opted for these plain black chaps and boots instead. I think they worked well since Shiny's pad and boots are also black.