What’s the Allure of Red Outfits?

Silvia Panza is a competitor from Italy who loves everything having to do with horse show fashion, which she writes about on her blog, Fancy In The Sand. If you’d like to have your blog post shared on EquineChronicle.com like Silvia, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com. 

Blog by: Silvia Panza- Fancy In The Sand

What’s the first thing you think when you hear the word “red?” I think lipstick. Immediately, red lipstick makes me think passion, and passion has a direct link with horses.

Last Friday was day one at the Silver Dollar Circuit, and I was watching the live stream “hunting” cool outfits. The color palette was dominated by black and blue, but there were some wonderful red outfits. In a black sea, red jackets stood out like a lighthouse on a dark, rainy night.

After black and blue, red is probably one of the most worn colors in the pen. It’s also one of the more “untraditional” colors used for complete outfits (hat, chaps, top, boots, and pad). It’s a color with personality and with a lot of allure. Fire red is also the color of haute couture, cat walks, and, of course, red carpets. There’s no doubt it’s connected with high quality fashion.

These could be some reasons why it’s so popular in the show pen. Moreover, especially in Western Pleasure, it catches the eyes of the judges without being too eccentric. If you think a complete fire red set is too much for you, you can just choose a black or grey top with some red touches: a classy eye-catcher!

What do you think about red outfits? Do you like them?