GUCCI Is back Welcome Sabato De Sarno
For the last, ya know I don't even remember when began not 'getting' the new Gucci. I mean bravo for bringing the logo, the stripes and the iconic bit loafer and riding boot back but beyond that none of it made sense to me. Clearly, I wasn't hip enough. But that's neither here nor there. Enter the debut show for Sabato De Sarno. Now Gucci once again makes sense to me and probably many other GenXers who wore all of the thrift store Gucci looking crap back in the 90s and vowed never to do that 'look' ever again, hence [...]
Belt it out! Hermès Spring 2024
So, fashionistas and equestrians alike have been donning the H belt for decades. It's cool, durable and well let's face it..it's chic. The H belt is a badge of luxury. Now, we have a new belt in town..the 1/2 gold eggbutt snaffle? Definitely a fashion forward rendition of it. What do you think? Spring 2024 Hermes show Paris, France.
Yee to the Haw COMMISSION f/w22
We're suckers for anything remotely related to horses on a fashion level. So we were excited by Commission's Collection for Fall 2022. The looks are sleek and modern with a western edge. As explained in their press release for New York's Fashion Week appointments (the brand chose against a show) the designing trio Dylan Cao, Jin Kay and Huy Luong. The three Asian born designers said they were thinking about non-American perspectives on Americana when choosing a direction for the collection. The most evident of Americana elements being of course the denim, western belt buckles,leather and cowboy boots. The hand [...]
Yay or Neigh? CHANEL
What a week for #equestrianstyle. Chanel stormed the social media channels with Princess Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco opening their couture show on horseback. A stunt that many would agree should be only reserved for Hermès, Burberry or Longchamps. And yet, there she was riding down the runway. Naturally, all of us at EQluxe loved every minute of it but scrolling through the comments on the Chanel pages and Casiraghi's one would think they beat the horse then slaughtered it on the runway. Have we become so overly judgmental that having a horse on the runway gives us the carte blanche [...]
CHANEL need we say more?
So it's nice to see a little equestrian flowing off the runways. The jockey boot is a very nice touch, and we all know how Milton Menasco feels about polka dotted tights! So, it looks like Chanel is point on in our Equestrian community. Bravo! Thanks for listening Chanel. hahaha #parisfashionweek
ON TRACK with HERMES SS19
So you couldn't imagine our excitement when we found out that HERMES was showing it's latest SPRING RTW 2019 collection at the Longines racetrack. We had just finished our latest issue (due out October 23) where we featured OTTB aftercares and actually shot an editorial at a racetrack. Naturally, we all patted ourselves on the back for being so on point with the future. LOL. We like doing that, patting ourselves on the backs, it's what keeps us going as equestrians. Needless to say, the Hermes collection, devoid of anything horsey this time around, walked an unusual, sophisticated line between [...]
50 years of Taste
No one can pull off a pair of jeans and cowboy boots topped with a tuxedo better than Ralph Lauren. As a brand, RL can quite simply be summed up into 3 words; style, taste and tradition. For 50 years Ralph Lauren has been delivering rugged rancher looks for play, streamlined tailoring for work and stunning silhouettes for night that we can all agree might as well be the American equivalent of apple pie because it's just as synonymous. From Polo to Gatsby pinstripes he took an elevated lifestyle and made it available and appreciated by all. Yesterday during New [...]
CHLOE and the HORSES
Chloe is not new to the steed-emblazoned looks. Natacha Ramsay Levi is still riding high on her equestrian 70s statements and it has proven the fashion house well so why stop there? Resort is full of jersey dresses, blouses and chunky jewelry that has the horse stamp all over it. We thank you Natacha for once again bucking the norm and embracing the beloved horse. Here are some of our favs from the collection
DIOR holy escaramuzas!
On Friday, Dior kicked off the first of three Resort 2019 shows to take place in France Louis Vuitton and Gucci are following suit. Dior Billed the show as “Diorodeo,” and paid homage to the Mexican horsewomen known as the escaramuzas, horseback performers who defied Mexican tradition and won the right to join the normally male-dominated sport. It also referenced Chilean author Isabel Allende’s novel, The House of Spirits, which stars independent female characters. Taking place in the Grandes Ecuries du Domaine de Chantilly in a riding ring decorated with Maypole ribbons, the show had front-row guests gladly opting for [...]
