Le Mieux Ice Blue Sets
Discount Equestrian proudly presents the LeMieux® Ice Blue Collection!
The magical Ice Blue Collection by prestigious equestrian brand LeMieux® is said to complement coat colours such as black, piebald, and palomino perfectly.
Stunning products available as part of the Ice Blue Collection include:
* Spectrum Diamante Browband
* Loire Classic Close Contact Square
* Loire Classic Dressage Square
* Loire Memory Close Contact Square
* Loire Memory Dressage Square
* ProSport Suede Close Contact Square
* ProSport Suede Dressage Square
* ProSport Suede GP Square
* Loire Fly Hood
* Classic Fly Hood
* Loire Polo Bandages
* Luxury Polo Bandages
* Grafter Brushing Boots
* Fleece Brushing Boots
* Hat Silk
* My LeMieux Base Layer
* Competition Socks
Origin of the colour (courtesy of https://mymodernmet.com/shades-of-blue-color-history/):
“The [colour] blue is associated with two of Earth’s greatest natural features: the sky and the ocean. But that wasn’t always the case. Some scientists believe that the earliest humans were actually [colourblind] and could only recognize black, white, red, and only later yellow and green. As a result, early humans with no concept of the [colour] blue simply had no words to describe it. This is even reflected in ancient literature, such as Homer’s Odyssey, that describes the ocean as a ‘wine-red sea’.
Blue was first produced by the ancient Egyptians who figured out how to create a permanent pigment that they used for decorative arts. The [colour] blue continued to evolve for the next 6,000 years, and certain pigments were even used by the world's master artists to create some of the most famous works of art. Today it continues to evolve, with the latest shade discovered less than a decade ago.
There’s a long list of things we can thank the ancient Egyptians for inventing, and one of them is the [colour] blue. Considered to be the first ever synthetically produced [colour] pigment, Egyptian blue (also known as cuprorivaite) was created around 2,200 B.C. It was made from ground limestone mixed with sand and a copper-containing mineral, such as azurite or malachite, which was then heated between 1470 and 1650°F. The result was an opaque blue glass which then had to be crushed and combined with thickening agents such as egg whites to create a long-lasting paint or glaze.”
