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Sort of 1920s through 1930s industrial prospector look! (My mum's grandfather sported stuff like that while working as an oil man in South America during the Great Depression (after he'd already left the Dakotas because of issues stemming from the lack of work and legal problems over his having been a boot-legger! Hahahaaa!) Interesting look though, sort of Indiana Jones meets Big Game Hunter or Oil Man.alden405 said:
alden405 said:the breeches are ww2 GI,the boots made by Dehner,shirt and coat belonged to Grandfather on mothers side
belt from a trip to Mexico and Hat from Optimo
Are those Levi's 501s? What brand Western boot do you prefer? I always like Durango and Justin Brand Ropers and Tall Ropers I just wish they made boots with a Roper toe but with a Cuban heel and a tall shaft! (the DREAM!) Have you tried Frye's boots? I hear tell that they're wonderful! By the by, Awesome hat!CliffG said:
Evan Everhart said:Are those Levi's 501s? What brand Western boot do you prefer? I always like Durango and Justin Brand Ropers and Tall Ropers I just wish they made boots with a Roper toe but with a Cuban heel and a tall shaft! (the DREAM!) Have you tried Frye's boots? I hear tell that they're wonderful! By the by, Awesome hat!
When I ride Western, I wear a black gaucho hat (kind of like the one that Zorro wears, but with a slight angling of the brim it turns down slightly in the front and back), a Mexican style yoked shirt in cream with ivory barrel buttons, and caramel brown yoke and cuff trim with khaki or black Levi's 514s or 517s and black Justin or Durango Ropers and a black leather belt with plain steel or silver buckle. I try and get a picture up soon! I Love the look! Have you tried Western style shirts with yokes at all, do you prefer plaid, solid, or patterned shirts? By the by, I like the horse! Yours? If so, what's your horse's name?
alden405 said:the breeches are ww2 GI,the boots made by Dehner,shirt and coat belonged to Grandfather on mothers side
belt from a trip to Mexico and Hat from Optimo
alden405 said:Boots i had made by Dehner some time back
I prefer a belt for riding as i find my nuts have separation issues in the saddle
Sam
CliffG said:Evan,
This is me and my horse, this is pictures that are about 4 or 5 years old, Ringo Star is his name, but he prefers being called Ringo by his friends...............
Such a great departure from the formality of the big city and its comforts/elegance. This is what rural America was and still is for many of us. Wonderful!Highlander said:A few in riding attire...and another ...
Lone_Ranger said:
Hacking Jacket, by Bookster Tweeds
Boots, by Dehner
Saddle, by Stübben
alden405 said:
me and my gal,last sunda
Evan Everhart said:Quite nice over-all sir! I especially Love the horse and your boots!
Over-all, very Nice sir! Keep 'em coming! Do you have any images of yourself riding in action as it were? That would be really wonderful!
Cheers!
Lone_Ranger said:Thanks, Evan!
The boots are Dehner Fieldboots, in Tan Calfskin. I have one other pair. Three-buckle Dehner's, in black calfskin.
The jacket actually is tapered in the waist. To the point where Bookster says most people opt for the "comfort sized" waist, which can be +1 or 2". I don't think I'll be tapering it anymore, until I get around to loosing the extra 10-15 pounds I'm packing around. I do agree that, fitted breeches make the coat look bigger than it really is. It's not as obvious when you are actually on the horse. I'd like to find a decent pair of flared breeches. (Alden405's look great) Horse Country has a few decent ones, but are out of my price range. Well, considering. I'm not going to pay that much for something that is going to be subjected to mud, and horse spit. lol
I was torn, on the sleeve length. I have a really cool pair of silver chess knight cufflinks, and it would be nice to have the sleeve shortened, to show some shirt cuff. But it gets COLD here! I actually asked for +1", in the sleeve. You loose a lot of heat in that wrist area. Let's call that functional sprezzatura
I have to admit, most of the time I don't actually wear a hacking jacket. More like Patagonia fleece, in the colder months, and a polo shirt when it's warm.
I'm wearing a waist coat. You can't see it in the pictures. It's the same Glen Tweed as the coat. Tradition calls for tattersall. But, I can't stand tattersall, for some reason. I can't bring myself to wear it. A canary wool waistcoat is traditional too, but more so with a formal black, or scarlet coat (depending on your club status). I'd almost have to go south of the Mason-Dixon to find a hunt club. Or way to the east.
The saddle is a Stübben Siegfried VSD, in Havana. It also has their new Biomex seat. Very nice to ride with. The horse is Trinity, she's a Trakehner.
The gloves are a problem. It's hard for me to find a pair, that doesn't make me feel like I'm wearing clown feet. I tried a pair of Heritage riding gloves out of one of the on-line tack shops. The largest size they stocked was a 9. I need a 9.5 or 10, so it didn't work very well. (I just found out that Heritage does make them up to a size 12. I guess the tack shops just stock sizes for women? Stocking for their demographics. You go back to the Golden Age, and all the little boys grew up wanting to be cowboys, now most of them haven't seen a horse. It's hard to find men that ride, and if they do ride, most of them ride Western)
In the picture I'm actually wearing Hatch "Handler"police gloves. The model is for K-9 officers. They are neoprene, and reinforced for handling a leash, in the same places that riding gloves are reinforced for the reigns. It was Plan-B, when the tack shops didn't stock my size, in an actual riding glove.
Thanks for the tips. I need a new pair of gloves. I'll check out the ones you suggested.
PS- alden405, Everything looks great! Hat to boots. Are they repro officer breeches? The location looks fantastic, too! The little one is going to be a heart breaker.
Evan Everhart said:Great set-up, Great togs, (the close up of your breeches and your coat are Perfect!) and really, Beautiful baby! Oh, and where was the photograph taken? I Love the building! The tile work and facade are just wonderful!