Buy Our Western Show Couture at Congress!

Our friends at The Wire Horse will be selling our western show couture at this years All American Quarter Horse Congress next month in the Congress Hall Annex building at booth 1320 (right next to Chicks).

You will be able to find these lovely jackets among others at the trade show. 

We would love to see pictures of you at Congress (especially in one of our jackets) so please send us pictures! We love posting photos of our customers wearing our designs. Tag #LisaNelle in your pictures and we will retweet/repost them! 

Only 5 days left! #CountdownToCongress #QHcongress15

Knock Offs Vs. Inspiration

Here at Lisa Nelle Show Clothing we take great pride in all of our designs and efforts to make our customers look glamorous in and out of the ring. So when we come across other "show clothing designers" that are clearly using our designs as their own, it really grinds our gears. It is one thing to be inspired by fellow designers and its another thing to blatantly copy someone else's work. 

Here's a lesson to those copycats out there...

This is an example of inspiration. We saw an ad in the Equine Chronicle featuring a beautiful jacket by Showtime Show Clothing and immediately fell in love with the blue and green ombre tones. This is how we were inspired...

Showtime Show Clothing
(Photo featured in the Equine Chronicle)

Lisa Nelle - California Couture
(Inspired by the photo above by Showtime Show Clothing)

Now that you've seen what it looks like when a designer is inspired by another designer's work, we'd like to show you what a knock off looks like. We do not wish to promote the businesses that steal our designs so we will refrain from listing their company names.

Lisa Nelle Original

Knock Off

Lisa Nelle Original 

Knock Off

Lisa Nelle Original

Knock Off 

We're flattered that these "designers" are so in love with our work. However when other companies steal our designs and claim them as their own it cheapens the whole idea of showmanship. Copycats are not designers, they're thieves, and to top it off we find many of these poorly made knock offs priced higher than our original designs. 


As always we value your feedback and would like to know what you think about these copycat designers, comment below with your thoughts. 

Talk about Metal!

Our latest jacket is all the metal one can need to show off in the ring. This Liquid Metal Jacket has been embellished in an incredible ombre design using pearls, our custom mosaic squares, custom speckled matt metal disks, Swarovski crystals and other high end embellishments. This jacket is LOADED with crystals and embellishments. There is no way you won't feel like a rock-star in this jacket. 

Liquid Metal Jacket

Make this jacket your next addition to your western show clothing ensemble. You can purchase this stunner on our site and as always thank you for your support and feedback. We love making show clothing and every time we get positive feedback it keeps us going!

Mariposa Collection

With things starting to heat up again, we've come up with a few new vests that will surely keep things a bit cooler in the ring. 

We call this the Mariposa Collection. Each of these vests have been exquisitely designed with our riders in mind. You can wear them all with black riding pants and a fitted white tee underneath or a long white riding shirt (weather permitting). 

We’ve combined an incredible, rich mix of elements to each vest. You’ll show and win with confidence in any of these stunners. It took over 20 hours each of hand embellishing to create these world class showmanship vests.

Mariposa Prestige

We have embellished this jacket with blue and gold applique, giant crystals, gold rimmed stones and gold metal rings.

Mariposa Chic

This jacket was made with white and gold applique, giant crystals, gold rimmed stones and gold metal rings.

Mariposa Pink

Embellished with pink and silver applique, giant AB crystals, pink and AB Swarovski crystals, over 100,000 silver studs and silver metal rings. This showmanship vest will definitely turn heads in and out of the ring.

We would love to hear your feedback on these new vests, feel free to comment below and add us to your circle. 

For more styles and designs please visit our site. 

Quick & Easy Tips to Prepare Yourself for a Horseshow

For western competitions such as Western pleasure or Western horsemanship, always wear an outfit that makes you and your horse stand out. When your saddle coordinates with your outfit it makes for lovely display that the judges will take notice of.

For a local show, a button up western shirt, nice show pants, boots, and a belt may be very acceptable. But for more competitive shows, everyone will be wearing more elaborate garments such as the horsemanship clothing we sell on our website.

• If your budget will not allow you to make these purchases, as long as your outfit compliments yourself as well as your horse, then you have nothing to worry about.
• Dark colors on light horses, and lighter colors on dark horses tend to draw more attention to them. You want to attract the right attention during the competition.
• It's not recommended to wear an all-black outfit in the show ring. Most of your competition will also be wearing it and you will want to stand out among everyone else. A deep purple or midnight blue is a great alternative.
• If you are confident in your skills and the skills of your horse, try drawing a bit of extra attention with a brightly colored shirt
• You want to stand out from the rest of the competitors. 
• Always have your hair up, make sure to get all fly-aways before showing. 
• For more competitive shows, all hair should absolutely be under your helmet, or tight into a neat, tight bun in a hairnet at the back of your head, just barely below your hat or helmet.
• Lastly; Have fun! Your horse feeds off your energy and if you are stressed then he/she will be too. 

I hope these tips were helpful. We are always excited to hear feedback from our readers so leave us a comment if you enjoyed reading these tips. We would love to hear from you! 

Heatwave tips that will keep your horse happy this Spring

I don't know about you but so far Spring in Los Angeles has been pretty hot. It's been reaching almost 90 degrees (Fahrenheit) in some parts of the city. The heat not only affects us but it affects our horses. Here are some simple ways to keep your horse happy during a heat wave. 

1. Water - Always make sure you have plenty of water available for your horse at all times. Keep an eye out for bugs and mosquitoes. Not unlike us horses are less likely to want to drink if there are a bunch of bugs in the water.
2. Shade - Have a large enough area of shade for your horse to relax in when it starts to get too hot. 
3. Electrolytes - Horses lose electrolytes while they sweat. Replenish salt loss during excessive sweating with a suitable electrolyte supplement
4. Ventilation - When possible, leave barn doors and windows open and install misting fans near each stall if you can. 
5. Baths - Bathe your horse! He/She will love you for it. Nothing feels better then having a nice cold bath on a hot day. 
6. Coat Care - Keep your horses mane and tail trimmed. Apply a zinc oxide sunscreen to pink noses to help prevent sunburn. There are shampoos available with UV protection added to help protect your horses coat. 

These tips will keep your horse happy and when your horse is happy, then you are happy. 

The Socialite

so·cial·ite

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noun

1. 1.

   a person who is well known in fashionable society and is fond of social activities and entertainment.

This Black, Red and white jacket is a showstopper! We’ve combined an incredible, rich mix of elements. You’ll ride tall and confident in this one. It took over 40 hours of hand embellishing to create this world class stunner.

The versatile length of this jacket makes it suitable for both riding and in-hand classes.

For more of our original designs please feel free to visit our site. 

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