Southern Designs by Shannon offers high-end custom horse show apparel at an affordable budget. Owned by Shannon Thrower of Aynor, South Carolina, Southern Designs was founded in 2016. What started out as just making show clothes for myself and a close friend, led to others wanting me to make them custom vests, shirts and showmanship jackets. Soon, I was making clothes for several breed show exhibitors and their trainers. Now I stay so busy making custom clothes, it’s very hard to keep very many items for inventory.
I grew up in the horse world. From the time I was a little girl, I loved everything about horses. From cleaning stalls, showing my own horses, as well as creating my own show clothing.
My love for horses and designing comes from my mother Debra Schmidt of El Paso, Texas. Debra has been sewing for over 50 years. She has worked professionally, not only making clothing, she also makes beautiful custom quilts and has a line of dog show collars in her Southern Designs SW store. About every other month, we fly to work together and are always coming up with new ideas and different trends. All of our clothes are custom made with high end Italian leather and Preciosa crystals. Together we make all the show clothes in either South Carolina or Texas.
Our Mission is to continue to make show clothing that stands out in the arena that you can be proud of.
Have any questions or concerns? We are always ready to help! Reach out to our customer care team by calling us at 843-455-4434 or sending us an email at shannonthrower822@gmail.com
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How long does it take to have a custom shirt made?Our general turn around for custom day shirts is between 2-3 weeks depending on our schedule. We do try to accommodate everyones needs. Rush orders are also available with an up charge. Also special consideration giving to all return customers.
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Do you accept returns or exchanges?Yes we guarantee our customers are 100% satisfied. We accept return on all items pre-made. We DO NOT accept returns on custom orders. Please contact us immediately if you need to do a return or exchange. All returns must have original tags, be clean, unworn or altered in anyway.
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What is best way to take measurements?Measuring can be challenging and is best done with two or three people. You want to wear under garments you plan to show in to get the best accurate fit. We also offer video chats where we can walk you through taking your measurements.
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How do you clean show clothes?DO NOT DRY CLEAN, you can hand wash the areas of the garment making sure not to get any of the leather wet. Use rubbing alcohol, rub soiled area until dry and lay flat. Another good way to care for your show clothes is to wear an under shirt or cami.
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What fabric do you use?We use a variety of different fabrics. Most all are made with 2 or 4 way stretch for the best comfort and fit. Our day shirts are mainly made from stretch taffeta. Our jackets, classic horsemanships tops and vest are made from a 4 way stretch heavy weight ponte de roma. We also carry a wide variety of Italian leather, silk and ultra suede.