Gardian women's velvet jacket
This women's ceremonial jacket from Camargue gardian is designed for riding horses. Palatine velvet or smooth velvet is soft to the touch, resistant, taking on a beautiful patina over time. Trimmed with black bias (soutache), chest darts and lined with bright red satin, the gardiane jacket or manadière jacket is the emblem of feminine gardiane elegance. It can be worn fitted and structured in a “tuxedo” style or more relaxed open over a casual shirt or t-shirt. The jacket fits normally, choose your usual size! See size guide below.
Palatine velvet 100% cotton • Soutache with black cotton braid • Red satin lining • 2 lower pockets • 1 chest pocket • 1 inside pocket • European manufacturing • Dry clean
History of gardian fashion:
The gardian (word of Provençal origin) is the guardian of a Camargue manade, namely a herd of bulls or horses raised in semi-freedom and belonging to a manadier (breeder). In the rural world of 19th century France, the herdsman was none other than a herdsman on horseback and dressed like the peasants of the time. ...+