So I may be too traditional, but I really feel weird about a faux cuff and a short sleeve shirt for the hunter or equitation ring. Am I the only one that feels this way? I’m looking at new coats and noticed Charles Ancona is doing the faux cuff…Appreciate your thoughts!
I live in Atlanta where I try to show in my jacket regardless of temperature, which means I wear a lot of sleeveless on those 95 degree days. I find this to be an absolute blessing and a nice compromise.
I covet the Charles Ancona jacket! WANT!!!
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From 20 feet away, can you tell a real cuff from a faux cuff? I’d rather a faux cuff than no cuff, and I am seeing a lot of folks ditch long sleeves all together and just show in a regular (cuff-less) coat and a short sleeve shirt.
I think the faux looks nicer as the length of the cuff doesn’t change as you move and bend your arm.
Ego7 does a stock coat with a faux cuff, too!
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Personally, I like the long sleeve under my jacket, because it keeps more of the sweat off the inside of my jacket when it’s really hot. 
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Faux sleeve cuffs are no different from the faux vest points we see on almost every shadbelly coat these days. As an older rider with a background in dressage, foxhunting, and eventing, I used to think those were silly, but I’ve accepted them like everyone else and even own one now.
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My mom was making these for me twenty years ago when I was in short boots. I should tell her that now they’re cool.
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A friend of mine shows in the C Ancona with faux cuffs. Loves it.
Good thing she wasn’t charging you $115 to put them on as that is how much they increase the cost of a Charles Ancona coat.
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Not a fan. Difficult to get white, once they get dirty.
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Judges want to see brilliant execution from the rider in Eq classes, and are not impressed with blatant trendy fashion choices. They’re not fans of: 1) coats too short, 2) that brand of britches with the black thigh triangle, 3) extraneous jacket collar colors & piping, 4) headgear or tall boot bling, etc. Hand faults are noticed more often when no gloves are worn & a white cuff band protrudes.
Whaaaaaaat that’s an insane upcharge for some white fabric to be tacked on the inside of the sleeves…
I did wonder what they thought of those pants with the black thigh tab. Have you ever read the product description for those pants? It is…hilariously pretentious.
i had my tailor put faux cuffs in my jackets. for 3 jackets (including 1 yard of fabric from jo-ann) cost me $40. Totally worth it. It looks great and I ride in the jumpers.
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I think that is an overstatement. Give a judge the best round and the majority don’t even notice your clothing to any real degree.
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I concur.
As an exhibitor and a traditionalist, I can’t imagine wearing that stuff in a million years.
As a judge, I don’t think it’s that noticeable, so I don’t worry about it.
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I have long arms. I couldn’t find consignment ratcatcher shirts to fit. Mom cut off the arms and hemmed them to sleeveless, and pinned the cuffs to the inside of my hunt coat. If it’s a $115 markup for the coat, I’m sure she could make a boodle buying used show shirts and selling them as “instant faux cuff jackets.” :lol:
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I thought they banned (like, it’s actually prohibited in the rule book) the helmet bling after the hideous rhinestone crazy on the original GPAs in the early 00s.
I’m not a fan of riding in a short sleeve with a show coat…I’m just trying to picture peeling off my coat with it’s 35C out and I’ve just done 4 o/f and have to wait around for a hack…ick.
I haven’t seen the faux cuffs here yet, or maybe it’s because I haven’t really watched/showed that much this year, but I don’t seem to have a problem with it if someone prefers to ride in a short sleeve…It’s can get disgustingly hot up here and very humid so I don’t blame any one trying to stay as cool as possible without passing out. (However, I can’t stand it when jackets are excused and people go in the ring with short sleeve shirts on…No, just no.) :lol:
But short sleeves still have arm pits exactly the same as long sleeves, and You still sweat through the pits of long sleeved shirts LOL I’m a huge fan of short sleeves and the new mesh jackets to try to keep cooler. Judges really don’t care if they can see cuffs or not, they want to see a lovely round!
The only way I would consider the faux cuff thing would be to do it myself and use velcro or snaps so I could remove them when needed and also to wash them. I was floored that the faux cuffs add $115 to the price of the jacket. That’s absolutely ridiculous- guess someone is getting rich.
