Ciro Citterio Pinstripe Wool Blazer Size 48R

A weeknight dinner at Sachi in Westown, the blazer worn over a fitted black turtleneck, slim dark trousers, and a quiet wool overcoat carried over the arm. The pinstripe reads from across the room without doing the talking. He orders by name, not by menu. The blazer holds its line through a long table conversation that runs past midnight.

Italian tailoring houses of the twentieth century built reputations on regional wool mill access, structured shoulder construction, and a working understanding of the relationship between fabric weight and seasonal wear. Pinstripe production sat at the heart of city-dress vocabularies and continues to define what tailored looks like in European business and evening wear. Sourced through Sold Attire's Japan auction channel, where Italian heritage tailoring has surfaced in collector-grade condition across decades of resale circulation. Pre-loved Italian tailoring Cairo sees fewer of these than the demand carries, so a pinstripe blazer in a wearable cut is the rarer find.

How do I read the size on Italian blazer tailoring?

Italian blazer sizing typically follows the European chest measurement convention: a size 48 corresponds approximately to a 38 chest, 50 to 40, 52 to 42, and so on. The letter suffix (R, S, L) indicates the length grade. A 48R is a regular-length size 48.

What does pinstripe weave do that solid wool does not?

A pinstripe weave reads as tailored from a distance and reads as patterned up close, which gives a single piece two registers of formality. Solid wool reads as one register only. Pinstripe blazers therefore carry from a daytime meeting into an evening dinner without re-styling.

How should a vintage wool blazer be stored?

Wool blazers should be hung on a shaped wooden hanger that supports the shoulder line. Avoid wire or thin plastic hangers, which distort the shoulder construction over time. Keep covered in a breathable cloth bag away from direct sun and store with cedar to deter moths.

Dry-clean sparingly, ideally once per season or less. Steam between wears to relax fabric memory without pressing the pinstripe flat. Brush after each wear with a soft natural-bristle clothes brush to lift surface dust. Hang on a shaped wooden hanger in a breathable bag with cedar.

Every blazer passes through Sold Attire's 10-step authentication: interior label inspection, fabric composition assessment, lining quality review, button material and finish check, stitch density analysis, lapel construction review, shoulder padding inspection, period-correct hardware verification, dimensional consistency check, and final provenance attribution. We back every authenticated piece with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. If any item is ever proven inauthentic, we issue a full refund without time limit and cover return shipping.