Oleg Cassini Men's Vintage Pin Stripe (3) Button Luxury Blazer

TOP SHELF SUIT MAKING! ULTRA HIGH-QUALITY FABRIC UNMATCHED FIT, FEEL & FINISH Born on 11 April 1913, Oleg Cassini was a famous American fashion designer born in Paris, France to a Russian diplomat The scope of fashion in the family was set up by his mother who founded a fashion house & got American buyers from contacts there. Oleg went to the University of Florence to study Political Science & became a successful equestrian. Then under Giorgio de Chirico (painter), Oleg studied fine art at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze. After all the political & artistic education, he started to focus on the field of fashion. He began studying under Jean Patou. Oleg’s designs impressed people around the world and he won several international contests of fashion in Turin. Soon the ambitious designer opened his store in Rome & started designing for Roman films Throughout his career, he dressed stars such as Betty Grable, Joan Crawford, Rita Hayworth, Natalie Wood, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Ursula Andress, and Suzy Parker Cassini is credited for such design accomplishments as the sheath, the A-line, the little white collar dress, the knit, and the military look for women. PHOTO: Cassini and Grace Kelly at the premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, 1954 Cassini later said, “Grace told me she would rather be a princess than a countess.” PHOTO: The Upper East Side townhouse with ties to the late fashion designer Oleg Cassini is hitting the market for roughly $50 million.