JEAN/PAUL MEN'S PURE WOOL (4) BUTTON LUXURY PIN STRIPE BLAZER

THE PINSTRIPE SUIT IS A TIMELESS CLASSIC Bold, controversial, powerful. These are some of the words that can describe a Pinstripe Suit. It is a safe choice for those with a diverse wardrobe or looking for a classic business look. Of course, this can lead to a lot of follow-up questions. When should you buy one? How would you wear it? Should I choose blue or grey? A SUIT STYLE WITH RICH HISTORY It always fascinated me how each suit, style, and pattern have its own unique history. Few of them have such a diverse history of use as the Pinstripe Suit. In its core, the Pinstripe Suit is one of the most formal business suits a man can wear. Depending on the time period, however, it had a whole different meaning. Back in the day, Pinstripes had a negative meaning attached to them as you often saw them on prisoners and sex workers. It was not until the early 19th century that the Pinstripe Suit got traction and not as you would expect. Banks in London adopted pinstripe pants for their employees with unique colors, weights, and widths. It was instantly recognizable and you could easily identify which bank the person worked for. It was until after the spread of this fashion to the US that the first full Pinstripe Suits started showing up. The famous US gangsters and Mafia of the early ’20-’30 wore Pinstripe Suits. Try to think of them and immediately a Double Breasted Pinstripe Suit with a Tommy Gun and a Fedora will come to mind. Tony Montana in Scarface went all guns blazing STOUT!