Equestrian show clothing-western-horsemanship tops-showmanship suits & jackets: Glitzy Gals!

The power of sparkle!

It's somewhat magical and mysterious to me, whether it be diamonds, crystals, studs, stones or gems, all things that glitter. I find myself drawn to them, and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone. This explains a lot when you think about the current trends in popular fashion and most definitely the undeniable trend toward tons of bling in show clothes. Why is it so many of us ladies can't get enough glitz? I know I love it and sometimes I think it's part of our DNA. It doesn't seem to matter what I'm doing, I'm always attracted to it. Even when I'm at Target running errands, buying dish soap and toothpaste, I find myself distracted once again by the sparkly, strappy sandal section. (I can pass by the rubber flip-flop section any day no problem!) Before you know it I'm trying on jeweled lovelies instead of speeding through the checkout. If there was ever an expert on the subject of women and bling, I think Elizabeth Taylor would be a great person to ask about the power and attraction shiny pretty things seem to have over us. For now I will continue to fight my urges to live up to my sometime nickname "The Crystal Queen" because I definitely believe all bling is good in moderation outside the show ring.

I wanted to share a few more pictures we took while at the CPHA & 7CPHA show recently. You would think spending this much time in the past few weeks stoning custom orders for the show I would be burnt out on bling! I'm not quite sure it's possible. The more time I spend in such a sparkly environment, the more ideas I have about new ways I can use and combine all things that glitter into my next designs. I wanted to show you all a few pictures of some of the crystalized creations I adored from the show.

This is a picture of Sarayah Voorhees looking beautiful with lots of bling in her newest Custom by Heather Horsemanship Top. She has a big smile and thats what we like to see. It is always so much fun when I get a chance to see my creations on such beautiful talented young ladies. The hard part about this business is oftentimes we never meet our clients in person, just shipping off our work across the country to someone I may never see or meet.

Getting out to this past show I also got a few pictures of Brenda wearing her CBH SMS suit. What a pretty pair she and her gelding make! Slate blue with oodles of sparkles was tasteful with his slick sorrel coat. I apologize because pictures never do these type of clothes justice :( So much detail is lost that can only really be appreciated in person. I can't tell you how many letters we get from customers who say how much better the clothes look in person! I love hearing that we exceed your expectations. Nothing could be a better compliment!