The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Short Men’s Fashion
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010New York, London, Milan, Paris… Louisville. If there’s one moment all year when short-men’s fashion is thrust into the international spotlight, it’s the Kentucky Derby. And the 136th running of the derby is this Sunday, May 1.
To be a professional jockey, you’ve got to stand somewhere between 5 feet and 5′7″, be in peak physical condition, and be willing to face a high possibility of concussions, bone fractures, arthritis, trampling, paralysis, or even death. You damn well better look good doing it.
So between your bet-making, julep-swilling, your jumping up and down this Sunday, make sure to get an eyeful of these dandies in their eye-popping silks perched on top of those thoroughbreds everybody’s all excited about.
Check out this great slideshow of jockeys from LIFE Magazine’s photo archives:
