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Equestrian styles: How classic looks have never faded from fashion
Published 1130 GMT (1930 HKT) June 12, 2015
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Two spectators wear floral dresses with wide-brimmed straw hats at Royal Ascot in the summer of 1928. Luxury clothing labels with connections to the worlds of horse racing and equestrian sport are reporting a resurgence of interest in classic styles. Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Indian grooms in charge of the Nawab of Bhopal's polo ponies at Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, help one of their group to put on his four yard-long turban in April 1937. Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images
An American "stick and ball" man working for a British polo player wears a pair of cowboy's chaps as he leads out a pony at Hurlingham in 1936 -- a reminder of the long-standing connection between horses and a classic American style. Terry Chambers/Fox Photos/Getty Images
Shawn Flarida, the only reining rider to break the $5 million milestone, enjoyed another golden World Equestrian Games in 2014 after winning another two world titles in Normandy.
A "well done" pat for Doublet as the Queen congratulates Princess Anne and her mount after they had taken fifth place in the 1975 Badminton Horse Trials. PA
Almost 40 years on, the monarch is in more formal mode at the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Ascot in June 2014. Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
Prince Harry (second left) and Jake Warren (third left) are among a group arriving at Ascot in 2014 wearing the traditional morning suit and top hat associated with major events at the racecourse. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
British singer Paloma Faith wears a fascinator -- a style of formal headwear -- which has formed a key part of racetrack fashion over the years. Miles Willis/Getty Images for Ascot Racecours
Feathers and a flower adorn a more ornate fascinator, with this example being worn at Ascot in June 2014. Miles Willis/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
Businesswoman and model Katie Price, whose KP Equestrian line is now worth 80 percent of the total UK riding clothing market, attends a photocall at the Berenberg Snow-Polo event in Klosters, Switzerland. The Image Gate/Getty Images
Jan Brink of Sweden wears classic attire as he competes in the individual dressage grand prix freestyle event during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Jennifer Gates, daughter of Microsoft's Bill Gates, poses during the Style and Competition for Amade costumed event of the Paris Masters equestrian jumping competition in 2013 as the sport shows its more outlandish fashion side. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Frenchman Jacques Ferrari rides Poivre Vert in the Individual Men Vaulting Compulsory test of the 2014 World Equestrian Games in the French city of Caen. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images
A spectator wraps up warm as she watches a match during the Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
