Vestrum Chengdu Women's Competition Shirt

• Long-sleeved competition shirt for women
• Stand-up collar with a cascade of small studs
• Vestrum logo built up from studs
• Composition: 75% polyamide, 25% elastane, and a part with 79% cotton
• Made in Italy
• White and navy, sizes XS to M
• Wash at no more than 40 degrees, not in the tumble dryer

• Stand-up collar with a cascade of studs, visible even under a closed jacket
• Vestrum logo worked in studs
• Long sleeve: usable from early spring into winter
• A quarter elastane in the main fabric, so room to move in the shoulders
• A cotton-containing part, which makes the shirt softer at the neck
• Choice between white and navy
• Made in Italy, with a complete fibre composition documented by Vestrum

Choose the Chengdu if you want a long-sleeved shirt whose detail is at the neck, and if you want the choice between white and navy. It suits dressage, showjumping and the dressage test of an eventing competition, and thanks to the long sleeve especially outside the summer months. If you would rather have the decoration at the front, as a stock tie shape in micro studs, the Vestrum Asuncion competition shirt is the alternative. If you ride in high summer, a short-sleeved model such as the Vestrum Manarola competition shirt suits better. For men there is the Vestrum Edasic competition shirt in the same range.

The Chengdu runs on the narrow side, as Vestrum's Italian sizing generally does, and stretches along thanks to the elastane in the main fabric. The manufacturer publishes centimetres nowhere. In white you can choose from XS, S and M; navy stops at S, so anyone looking for navy in a larger size will not find it here. If you hesitate between two sizes, the larger sits more quietly under a jacket.

• Brand: Vestrum
• Model: Chengdu Women's Show Shirt, manufacturer reference 64-V_-W4132-60002
• Type: long-sleeved competition shirt for women
• Composition according to Vestrum, in two parts: 75% polyamide, 25% elastane; and 79% cotton, 17% polyamide, 4% elastane
• Vestrum does not state which part of the shirt belongs to which composition
• Collar: stand-up collar with a cascade of small studs
• Trim: Vestrum logo built up from studs
• Sleeve length: long sleeve
• Colours at Maddelin: white, at Vestrum Optical White, and navy, at Vestrum Blue Navy
• Sizes at Maddelin: XS (EU34 - IT38), S (EU36 - IT40) and M (EU38 - IT42)
• Country of manufacture: Italy
• Collection: autumn and winter 2026/2027
• Care according to Vestrum: wash at no more than 40 degrees, do not bleach, not in the tumble dryer, iron at no more than 110 degrees, dry cleaning allowed
• Weight, fabric thickness, fastening at the front and size guide in centimetres: not stated by Vestrum

Take white if this becomes your competition shirt and navy if it is mainly for warming up, schooling and classes with a free colour. Because the decoration is on the collar, the shirt comes into its own under a closed jacket too; lay a white stock or tie over it when the class asks for that. Wash at no more than forty degrees, without bleach, and hang the shirt up rather than putting it in the tumble dryer. Iron at no more than one hundred and ten degrees and do not go over the studs. Dry cleaning is allowed according to Vestrum's washing instructions, which helps with a stain that will not come out with an ordinary wash.

Wash the navy version separately from white laundry and turn it inside out: dark fabric picks up lint quickly and the studs on the collar stay sheltered that way. Vestrum allows up to forty degrees, but because there is a cotton-rich part in it, a lower temperature keeps the fabric smooth for longer. No bleach, no tumble dryer. Do not dry in full sun, because navy fades there faster than white. Ironing is allowed up to one hundred and ten degrees, away from the collar.

What is the fabric made of?

Vestrum notes two compositions: on the one hand 75% polyamide and 25% elastane, on the other 79% cotton, 17% polyamide and 4% elastane. The manufacturer links neither of them to a particular part of the shirt.

How does the Chengdu differ from the Vestrum Asuncion?

The decoration is elsewhere. On the Chengdu the cascade of small studs runs over the stand-up collar, with the logo likewise built up from studs; on the Asuncion the studwork draws a stock tie shape at the front. The Chengdu also comes in navy.

Which colours and sizes are available?

White in XS, S and M; navy in XS and S. Vestrum calls those shades Optical White and Blue Navy.

Can I wear the navy version in an official class?

Navy falls outside any class that requires white. In showjumping that means FEI Jumping Rules article 207.2.3: white for the collar, for the tie, stock or choker and for the cuffs of a long sleeve, and for children and pony riders for the shirt as a whole. Belgian dressage likewise asks for a white shirt. For such tests choose the white version within this model; navy then stays for schooling and for classes without a colour requirement. What applies exactly differs by federation, discipline, level and country and changes regularly, so check the rules of your federation.

How much room does the long sleeve have?

Vestrum gives no sleeve length in centimetres. It is a long sleeve with no cuff fastening mentioned; the stretch comes from the elastane in the main fabric.

How do I care for this shirt?

Up to forty degrees in the machine, without bleach and not in the tumble dryer. Ironing is possible up to one hundred and ten degrees, dry cleaning is permitted according to the label.

Where is the Chengdu made?

In Italy, according to Vestrum's statement for this article.