Help Green Tweed for M&M Classes

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After reading Showjumper2003's post last night, have decided I want to get that green tweed jacket!

So - can I have some help from M&M (in hand and ridden) showing people please?

Is it ok to wear black hat with it? Can I still carry black cane and wear black gloves, or should cane and gloves be brown? If cane & gloves should be brown, will they be ok with black hat?

What would be the best colour shirt and tie to wear with green jacket?

I will only be doing local level showing.

Any advice appreciated THANKYOU!
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Hi there. I have a coloured cob so showing gear is pretty much the same as M&M. Cane & gloves should be brown. I'm assuming you're female so strictly speaking your hat should be navy (preferably an old beagler that's nicely worn in
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I wish I had one!) but for local black will be fine.
I have a green tweed jacket (having a blank on the make at the mo!) with dark green velvet collar and wear a dark green tie with navy flecks in to tie my hat & jacket together. Bought the tie from Primark and it's really good quality. I have a pale yellow shirt and it go nicely. I got a man's shirt from Peacocks but FMM advised me to buy a white shirt and wash it with new yellow duster if I couldn't find one pale enough!
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Never black cane or gloves no matter what colour your jacket and hat are. Always brown (or mustard etc).

Not many femals will be wearing black hats - they are usually worn by men - generally blue or brown for M&Ms and some green ones occasionally. However, at local level you will be fine in a black hat.

Cream/corn shirt with perhaps a red tie - depends on the other colours in the tweed. If you go to some of the photographers websites you can see lots of combinations.

Have fun!
 
Love beaglers - not worth buying one for the occasional in-hand class though, as I couldn't wear it for the ridden classes anyway could I?

Thanks for the advice everyone - I was thinking of cream/pale yellow for the shirt - good tip about the white shirt and duster!

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At TE said, strap hats for M&Ms, and at most local shows you would be required to wear a strap hat, no matter what class you are entering. THe same goes for quite a few county shows this year - strap hats instead of beaglers for hunters and cobs etc as well.
 
I made the mistake of wearing a black hat....its much nicer to wear blue and to have brown tack, gloves and cane, even if you are at local level, start as you mean to go on
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I have a tweed jacket, with green in it and have a yellow stripped shirt, blue shirt and now have a green stipped shirt and I get my ties from the charity shops, sooooo much cheeper and you can play around with them. I have a good collection now and mix and match
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