This week I’m looking at vintage patterns showing sports of the Pan Am Games. (See the first post here.) Today: a 1930s equestrian pattern.
Equestrian. This Depression-era pattern for fall-front jodhpurs has jaunty cuffed trousers, the requisite reinforced inner leg, and three pocket pieces, including one for a watch pocket:
(Click the image to see sold listing with back of envelope.)
Interestingly, this copy of Butterick 5647 is stamped Pattern Made in Canada. Although the pattern was produced in women’s, misses’ and girls’ sizes, the early equestrian patterns that survive are usually in smaller sizes—intended for riding lessons, perhaps?
For more vintage equestrian patterns see my Year of the Horse post.
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I have been reading your posts all week- My favorite was the cycling suit but these jodhpurs are pretty spiffy!
I love the elephant-ear johdpurs, it’s amazing what a difference stretchy fabrics have since made to riding clothes. Pre 1950s it was common for breeches and johdpurs to have leather (suede) seats or inserts, which must have been difficult to look after (and therefore not remain so soft and comfortable!).
Wow. A hard look to pull off, and then they added cuffs.
But . . . why the “jaunty cuffed trousers”? I can’t imagine getting my tall boots over those.