Is THIS the new BSJA jacket????

[MagicMelon]

http://www.johnwhitakerintltd.com/index.asp?sessionx=IWU6IwbrNwB6IHqiNwF6IHqi

Is this the one? If so, OMG look at the price! I have looked forward to these jackets being launched but I dont fancy forking out that much for one! Do they forget most of us BSJA'ers aren't all minted.....?

And the colours sound very dull. I thought there'd be something vaguelly exciting like baby blue but nope.

This might not be it, but I spotted it and I know its JW who are making them, they do look like the ones which were used on OFOH and there are 6 colours.

 

[GTs]

It must be expensive to make - you can tell they have no money to spare with the use of that model. Pretty girl, but not model material.

 

[MagicMelon]

Oooooh bitchy! GTs, have you had a bad day?!

 

[GTs]

No it just stood out at me - she is not smiling, looking miserable, has a pimple on her chin, her hair looks like something out of the 70s, etc. She is pretty, but needs to work on modelling.

 

[debbielinder]

she could be one of the whitakers as they usually model the clothes, she may be one of them that doesnt compete so we wouldnt know her

 

[GTs]

That is fine, just spend more money on the shoot. I dated a Maxim model, yes she was pretty, but the make up, hair, photographer makes it quality.

 

[MagicMelon]

Yeah, that's true. They could have made a better pic with a proper model. And not just standing there - they should do excellent ones like Mountain Horse do (action type ones) Its not like the Whitakers dont have enough gorgeous horses to prance about on....!

 

[pootler]

I hate to say it but he does have a good point!

 

[jj_87]

totally off subject but the girl who's modelling here is an old livery her pony was best friends with mine http://www.johnwhitakerintltd.com/index.asp?sessionx=IWU6IWy6JHqpNwB6IHqiNwA

 

[Malibu]

when i looked at the jacket i thought two things, crap jacket and crap model, im not too sure which one cost more as surely that model cannot have been paid for that job!?!?

 

[1588]

PMSL

 

[MagicMelon]

So anyway..... *leaving dodgy subject* - what does everyone think of the jacket and the price?

 

[runaway]

Excuse the ignorance but is it supposed to be a general purpose everyday wear jacket or a riding "show" jacket? Assuming the former but may be wrong.

 

[dingle12]

its his youngest joanne

 

[seza]

yes - that is the same one as on OFOH. They are designed to be made up in a rider's 'colours'. The are stretchy and the name can be welded into the material. My son described is like wet suit material. The will be acceptable for the ring although I feel a lot of riders may stick to the more traditional style.

 

[runaway]

I think if they are acceptible for the ring they are rather too casual looking. The more traditional style should be kept, why do things always have to get "modernised"?

If they were just a casual jacket they are not anything special to look at and at £100 was it? are quite pricey!

 

[Tia]

As I said in your duplicate post:

I think it looks like something from a ghetto charity shop.

 

[KatB]

Lol!! She looks like all the Whitaker men with long hair!!!!

 

[Peanot]

LOL. I think the jacket is horrible. I much prefer the lovely classic show jackets. So much more classy.

 

[Saf]

How cheap does that look

£120 for adult size you have to be joking, will stick to the one I have thanks

 

[Rizz1a]

I think theres other people bringing out jackets as well. I heard someone at the BSJA stand saying that other manufacturers are bringing out the jackets and that the designs are all different. Not sure who else is doing them though but arent they launching them at HOYS?

 

[MillionDollar]

I think that is Joanne Whitaker, John Whitaker's youngest.... i think! Why could she not smile, prehaps she was trying to pose, lol.

 

[MillionDollar]

I don't like the new jackets at all, they're a horrible design. When i first heard about them i thought yeh its time for a change but this!!!! NO! Yuk!

 

[Santa_Claus]

sadly yes that is the new jacket! they had a picture of Michael Mac modelling one of them at the scope festival in H&H the other week!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Personally I think the jacket looks horrible. It looks nothing more than a tracksuit top or an up market fleece. As for the price, you know it's going to be way over priced if it's got the John Whitaker Signature label on it.
I know that the normal show jackets are sometimes very warm etc but they really do look smart.
If this is the new jacket it's the beginning of the end, next thing will be that they will allow those riding trainer type shoes in the ring......

 

[severnmiles]

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It must be expensive to make - you can tell they have no money to spare with the use of that model. Pretty girl, but not model material.

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Pretty girl?

 

[GTs]

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It must be expensive to make - you can tell they have no money to spare with the use of that model. Pretty girl, but not model material.

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Pretty girl?

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I think she could be - her nose looks almost perfect from that angle, her chin seems large but would look better with a smile (a big cheesey one) her hair looks appauling. She should go to a salon, and not the lady in the high street. With a professional photographer, and his posse I think she would look quite reasonable.

It is funny the girl I dated who modeled for Maxim, yes she was pretty but quite plain - when you got the team behind her took her pictures she looked $1,000,000. Awful in bed though!

 

[FMM]

It looks very second hand. Glad I am not into show jumping!

 

[MrsMagoo]

I thought the jackets they wore on OFOH were like traditional style jackets but in different colours??? now I liked them ones...

 

[MagicMelon]

So there will be other styles?! I thought the whole point was that the modern jackets where all the same (will definately look very casual if they're all different?!).

I dont like Whitaker clothing anyway so was peed off when I heard they were making them. Haven't heard anybody else is doing them - do you know who? The BSJA seem to be keeping it all very quiet! Yeah, launch is at HOYS but it would be nice to know some details LIKE which places we can get them etc.!

I hate my show jacket. Sure, they look nice. But I am all for modernising our sport - we are the only sport who DOESN'T wear performance / practical clothing! Obviously for other disiplines like showing where looks matter then fine but for SJ, who cares?!

God I hope there ARE other styles, I dont want this one!