Joline Show Shirt Josephine Long Sleeve

This is the shirt you put on for a competition day and in which you still look neat in the photograph after the test. Lay a white stock or tie over the stand-up collar when the class asks for that. Wash the shirt at thirty degrees with similar colours and let it air dry: Joline rules out the tumble dryer, and that spares the ruffles and the decorative buttons as well. Treat stains on the cotton collar and cuffs straight away, because that is where you see greying first. Hang the shirt up rather than laying it folded in the bag, so that the puff sleeves keep their shape.

Choose this shirt for a young rider who likes to appear neat and feminine at a competition and who needs a white long-sleeved shirt. It suits dressage, showjumping and the dressage test of an eventing competition, and thanks to the long sleeve especially spring, autumn and cooler weather. If it turns into a warm summer day, the Joline Josephine competition shirt with short sleeves is airier, with perforations in the sides. If you want the same Josephine in a colour for schooling and classes with a free colour, the version from the Limited Black line is the alternative.

Close the zip at the front before the shirt goes into the drum, so the ruffle beside it stays intact. Joline prescribes thirty degrees, together with similar colours, and does not allow the tumble dryer. The cotton cuffs and the stand-up collar dry more slowly than the nylon main fabric; hang the shirt on a wide hanger and iron the cuffs afterwards. The decorative buttons are separate from the fastening, so iron around them.

What does Joline state about the composition?

Joline notes 68% nylon for the main fabric and cotton for collar and cuffs. That leaves 32% of the main fabric without a fibre name, and the cotton share is not given either. The manufacturer therefore does not document those figures; the full composition is on the care label in the shirt.

How does this model differ from the short-sleeved versions?

The sleeve. Here a long puff sleeve ends in a cotton cuff with decorative buttons. The short-sleeved versions have no cuff but do have perforations in the side panels; those holes are not mentioned by Joline for this long-sleeved model.

Which sizes can I choose?

Seven: 110-116, 122-128, 134-140, 146-152, 158-164, 170-176 and 180. Joline puts an age with every size, from five years to eighteen years. The photographic model is ten years old and 144 cm and wears 134-140.

How does this shirt close?

With a zip at the front, along which the same ruffle runs as at the collar. The buttons on the cuffs are decorative and have no fastening function.

What do the rules say about a white long-sleeved shirt?

FEI Jumping Rules article 207.2.3 asks in showjumping for white cuffs with a long sleeve, alongside a white collar and a white tie, stock or choker; for children and pony riders the shirt must be entirely white. In dressage the FEI says nothing about the shirt itself, because article 431 covers only the white or off-white stock or tie, whereas the Belgian rules do require a white shirt and ask for sleeves that cover at least the shoulders if the jacket may come off. Which requirement applies in your class depends on federation, discipline, level and country, and those rules change; check the current rules of your federation.

How do I keep the white neat?

Thirty degrees with similar colours, as Joline asks, and not in the tumble dryer. Treat collar and cuffs before the wash; those are the places where white goes grey first.

Does this shirt still fit an older rider?

The largest size, 180, is carried by Joline as a size for young adults. The cut stays slim, so for a broader build it falls short.

• White long-sleeved show shirt for young riders
• Puff sleeves with cotton cuffs and decorative buttons
• Stand-up cotton collar with ruffle, the same ruffle along the zip
• Slightly lustrous stretch fabric, according to Joline breathable and quick-drying
• Gold-printed Joline logo on the back
• Slim fit, under a show jacket too
• Seven sizes, from 110-116 to 180
• Composition not fully stated by Joline