tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post9039253887749609472..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Hi, Hi-waister! Would the waist come up to your boobs too?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43609676650681468742011-03-21T20:25:33.683-04:002011-03-21T20:25:33.683-04:00On the off chance you have another breeches post c...On the off chance you have another breeches post coming up, Goode Rider http://gooderider.com/ - I pretty much love their whole collection! Oh, and Animo has some interesting stuff - their current catalogue is good for a giggle http://www.animoitalia.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-29318560526976998332011-02-23T11:14:53.604-05:002011-02-23T11:14:53.604-05:00Owned these and ROCKED them back in the wash board...Owned these and ROCKED them back in the wash board abs day. Now - thanks to a combo of motherhood & settling physically in the precise pleated area - not so much. The plaid is still cute though. Subtle and classy.<br /><br />my verify word is "PONES" lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28287968177043795692011-02-21T19:42:48.719-05:002011-02-21T19:42:48.719-05:00Plaid riding pants are the best!!! I have three pa...Plaid riding pants are the best!!! I have three pairs and I love them all. They are all low or midrise though.Bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594715461058227518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-13726746155892923272011-02-21T18:24:08.193-05:002011-02-21T18:24:08.193-05:00Oi, bleck! As big a fan as I am of plaid (what can...Oi, bleck! As big a fan as I am of plaid (what can I say, I grew up in Preppie-Town, NJ) I am not interested in plaid riding pants. Or pleated ones. And yes, as a short-waisted, large-bosomed gal, the rise on these would result in what Sarah said so amusingly - the look of a strapless dress with legs! :-) No wonder these thangs are on clearance.RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35370195461371184782011-02-20T15:21:37.319-05:002011-02-20T15:21:37.319-05:00I LOVE pleated front breeches. I got into them as ...I LOVE pleated front breeches. I got into them as a teenager, btw. I don't think they're mom-breeches at all ;)<br />I'm not a fan of high-waist, either though.wespinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-80674959609337459052011-02-20T04:19:52.631-05:002011-02-20T04:19:52.631-05:00I don't like the pleats. Not as flattering as ...I don't like the pleats. Not as flattering as they are intended to be. I once owned some pleated dress style joddies when I was a teenager and I wouldn't give them another go.<br /> <br />The high waist I can handle.<br /><br />I made a big mistake buying a pair of competition joddies in a hipster style as my shirt won't stay tucked in properly and you can see the gap between the Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49273158606400786052011-02-19T23:12:30.107-05:002011-02-19T23:12:30.107-05:00I am far too short for high-waisted anything, but ...I am far too short for high-waisted anything, but I kinda like the look of the pleats. <br /><br />I was perusing my tan breeches this morning, because I am going in a casual winter show tomorrow, and let's just say that I need some new show duds including boots. I have the classic field boot complete with fabric hooks for boot pulls. I groaned as I heard the stitching snap in one boot andValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-47769911447828584792011-02-19T23:11:26.201-05:002011-02-19T23:11:26.201-05:00The model pulls them off nicely, and they are quit...The model pulls them off nicely, and they are quite classy looking, but probably only for those with exceptionally long torsos. And I contend that they are better than butt cracks. I hated worrying whether a person was paying attention to my riding or to something else, which is why I stopped riding in low-rise!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-70141065559552157302011-02-19T22:56:18.004-05:002011-02-19T22:56:18.004-05:00Oh, that is all kinds of wrong.
I'm sorry, th...Oh, that is all kinds of wrong.<br /><br />I'm sorry, these things do not hide flaws. Nor do mom jeans. They only make you look old and bigger.<br /><br />Ugh.Girlhttp://somewheredownthecenterline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-64195558838193923222011-02-19T22:28:00.742-05:002011-02-19T22:28:00.742-05:00The pleats look alright when the person is standin...The pleats look alright when the person is standing.... but as soon as they are in the saddle or anytime their legs are bent even slightly... the pleats make the fabric pooch out around the crotch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-19168827690186553812011-02-19T22:02:34.868-05:002011-02-19T22:02:34.868-05:00I don't mind the pleats but good lord, that ri...I don't mind the pleats but good lord, that rise would be up to my elbows. I am extremely short waisted. Most "regular" breeches come up well past my bellybutton. Low rise breeches are the only breeches that even vaguely rest where they should. I can imagine that "high rise" breeches like these would fit like more of a strapless dress with legs.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-89171866060680971582011-02-19T21:34:01.286-05:002011-02-19T21:34:01.286-05:00I was just thinking of this style of breeches this...I was just thinking of this style of breeches this morning. Somewhere I have an old Suitability pattern and I was thinking that I would have a pair made up. <br /><br />You can scoff about "Mom jeans" but some of us did not come through the mom stage with our figures unscathed. In my case since I am very long waisted, this style could cover a multitude of evils.perpetual_novicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904224243425431333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91485314765940711472011-02-19T20:05:30.852-05:002011-02-19T20:05:30.852-05:00Well...on the positive side; no muffin top!Well...on the positive side; no muffin top!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46914677252070353082011-02-19T17:13:37.886-05:002011-02-19T17:13:37.886-05:00I have to agree with horsemom - the high waist is ...I have to agree with horsemom - the high waist is far preferable to the butt crack! I have never liked the pleated front. They used to poof out and make me look fat. Now I am fat and they don't look any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21016745622561542312011-02-19T17:06:45.633-05:002011-02-19T17:06:45.633-05:00Actually, I don't mind the higher waist. I'...Actually, I don't mind the higher waist. I'm not too keen on always feeling that my pants are going to fall off my hips. But, I don't need any breeches, so there.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63598101587894258722011-02-19T16:04:06.282-05:002011-02-19T16:04:06.282-05:00Haha I just had to comment on this one - I can nev...Haha I just had to comment on this one - I can never wear anything that even remotely mentions high waist unless I fancy buying a combinaison! <br />How high waist do one need for these to actually finish at the waist rather than the neck, I am not sure ;) <br />Agree with the disapproval of the pleated front...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036104794835542928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-2915379437365300242011-02-19T15:41:32.974-05:002011-02-19T15:41:32.974-05:00I'm a mom.. and I wouldn't wear these bree...I'm a mom.. and I wouldn't wear these breeches! So extremely short wasted that they'd be OVER my boobs!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906855143092978620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48349168755620190842011-02-19T15:37:06.174-05:002011-02-19T15:37:06.174-05:00Yeah, a little too high waisted for me, but ya kno...Yeah, a little too high waisted for me, but ya know, they would be better than seeing the butt cracks of a lot of girls that I am see in the ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com