About Essex Classics
Essex Classics has been considered
the finest riding shirt available for the hunter/jumper rider
for over 30 years. Using the most luxurious fabrics, Essex
show shirts are exquisitely tailored using over 24 stitches
per inch for an elegant appearance. The show shirts have a
slightly tapered European fit and feature single-needle tailoring
to provide smooth seams, an eight button front to prevent gapping,
and long shirt tails for a perfect tuck.
Since the inception of the company,
Essex Classics has always been innovative in their styling
and design features. For example, Essex was the first riding
shirt to offer two matching chokers with every shirt. Also,
they provide their riding shop dealers with a swatch binder
which allows you to choose the fabric and size you desire even
if that shirt is not currently in the shop's inventory.
As new fabric technologies developed,
Essex Classics was the first company to introduce a Performance
Collection of CoolMax fabric show shirts which wick moisture
from the skin keeping the rider cool during competitions.
Initially a women's riding shirt company,
Essex expanded their line by offering Men's riding shirts and
white neckties. Also recognizing an opportunity, Essex started
a new division, Beacon Hill, which offers a more generous cut
riding shirt at a lower retail price point.
Essex Classics is always on the cutting
edge with regards to setting fashion trends in the show ring.
One such fashion trend found on many Essex shirts is the contrasting
trim look. Riding shirts which have a normal traditional appearance
when "buttoned up" suddenly look relaxed and trendy without
the choker, the collar left open, and the cuffs rolled up.
Contrasting trim, ranging from floral prints to checks and
stripes, give these shirts a special appeal since they can
double as a show shirt and a casual shirt.
The latest
fashion trend from Essex which is currently sweeping the
show circuit is the new "Wrap Collar" riding shirt. As Olympic
rider, Anne Kursinski so aptly observed, "you will never
forget or lose your choker again...stylish, modern, and practical!"
These wonderful new CoolMax "Wrap Collar"
shirts have no chokers, but the collar snaps to create the
appearance of a traditional riding shirt in the show ring.
The Essex Classics "Wrap Collar" shirts are literally revolutionizing
the design of competitive show shirts.
