![]() But I believe it will still have a strong following for some time. The 'pinstripe jacket and jeans' look is a bit overplayed by now. And this, of course, is what the stylists intended - to mix it up and bring a perhaps business-associated pattern into a more vibrant usage. Pinstripes are more typically reserved for a full matching suit, so wearing the pattern in an odd jacket may raise a few eyebrows, as it could seem that parts of a matched set are missing. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a pinstripe blazer one would instead call it a sportcoat or odd jacket. It's a slick look best worn by those under 30 years of age (though others with a youthful air could make it work). Ten years ago or so, the pinstripe 'blazer' came into fashion, especially dressed down and worn with jeans. The addition of flourishes like bright silky tie, pocket square, cufflinks, colorful socks, power shirt, or flower for the lapel can thrust the monied and sometimes dark implications of the pinstripe suit into a more elegant arena. Double-breasted, the look will carry even more sartorial weight. Pinstripes may be seen as part of the alpha male arsenal. When worn outside of business contexts some degree of "I don't care" may be required to achieve the look and the payoff is a projected image of power that some will respond to very positively. As such, the look can have reverberations of money, power, and sometimes greed or shadiness. Pinstripe and (more defined) chalk stripe suits are also associated with the mobsters of the 1920s and 1930s. It is said that the stripes in the suit echo the ruled lines in a ledger page. ![]() The pinstripe suit is deeply associated with the business world, and with finance and banking in particular.
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