{"product_id":"caruso-brown-burnt-orange-winter-zelander-wool-prince-of-wales-jacket","title":"Caruso Brown \u0026 Burnt-Orange \"Winter Zelander\" Wool Prince of Wales Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the Caruso Brown and Burnt-Orange Winter Zelander Wool Prince of Wales Jacket, a piece whose label alone tells part of its story. The \"Raffaele Caruso\" designation inside identifies this as a vintage piece from before the house simplified its branding to Caruso alone, a transition that occurred around 2000 when the Soragna-based manufacturer repositioned itself from a private-label producer for European luxury houses into a fully independent tailoring brand. What predates that moment is, by definition, from a different chapter. The cloth is Loro Piana's Winter Zelander, a fabric built on New Zealand merino wool selected for the exceptional length, whiteness and cleanliness of its fibre, which Loro Piana processes through refined spinning and weaving techniques that produce a surface with natural lustre, pronounced elasticity and a warmth-to-weight ratio that heavier woollens rarely match. The Winter Zelander is the weightier expression of the range, suited to the cooler months and carrying the fabric's characteristic resilience and fluid drape at a weight that holds structure through a full day of wear. In brown and burnt-orange Prince of Wales, the pattern reads with an autumnal depth that the fibre quality amplifies: the check is present without being loud, the two colours finding a warmth together that a more conventional brown-and-white would not produce. The Lungo cut adds length to the jacket body, a thoughtful proportion for the taller frame. Notch lapels, a 2.5 button closure, flap pockets, dual vents, and horn buttons with functioning buttonholes complete a jacket that is, in every detail, exactly what it should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaruso has been making tailored clothing in Soragna, in the Emilia-Romagna region, since 1958, and spent its early decades producing for some of the most demanding names in European luxury before stepping forward under its own identity. A vintage Raffaele Caruso piece in Loro Piana Winter Zelander is a direct expression of that period: exceptional cloth, serious making, and none of the marketing overhead that came later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caruso","offers":[{"title":"52L IT \/ 42L US \/ Large Long \/ Brown \/ 100% Wool","offer_id":58491138539852,"sku":"SA02601","price":298.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6187\/1105\/files\/ABCFEFCF-6253-4105-974B-8FFA3C7BAED2.jpg?v=1787322848","url":"https:\/\/sartorialistamsterdam.com\/products\/caruso-brown-burnt-orange-winter-zelander-wool-prince-of-wales-jacket","provider":"Sartorialista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}