VALENTINO VINTAGE* MEN'S PURE WOOL LUXURY BLAZER

Regular-Fit Virgin Wool-Luxury Blazer Classic single-breasted blazer made from luxurious virgin wool. Notch lapel Long sleeves Button cuffs Button front Chest welt pocket Waist flap pockets Dual back vents Virgin wool/elastane CHOCOLATE BROWN COLOR. Made in Italy Exact Measurements: Shoulder to Shoulder 21.5" Armpit to Armpit 21.5" Sleeve Length 26.5"." Jacket Length 34.5": Valentino Garavani (1932- ) was born in Voghera, a city in Lombardy, on 11 May. Even as a young man he was fascinated by fashion and decided to study design in Milan. When he was seventeen he discovered the extraordinary shade of red that would remain a design element throughout his career at a premiere of the Barcelona Opera One of the first stars who wore Valentino's clothes was Elizabeth Taylor, who was in Rome for the filming of Cleopatra. In 1960 Valentino signed an agreement with a British firm, Debenham and Freebody, to reproduce some of his couture designs. That same year he designed costumes for Monica Vitti in Michelangelo Antonioni's film La Notte. In 1963 Valentino's summer line was photographed on the set of Federico Fellini's film 8 1/2 In October 1968 he designed Jacqueline Kennedy's dress for her wedding to Aristotle Onassis. He was the most acclaimed designer of the moment and expanded his circle of clients to include Paola di Liegi, Princess Margaret of England, Farah Diba, the Begum Aga Khan, Marella Agnelli, Princess Grace of Monaco, Sophia Loren, and many other well-known women.