Overcoat
Nino Cerruti · 1969–70
Nino Cerruti
- Relaxed tailoring
- Luxury textiles
- Menswear
Nino Cerruti took over his family’s textile business in 1950 and founded the menswear manufacturer Hitman in 1957. He launched Cerruti 1881 in Paris in 1967.
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Overcoat
1969–70
The belted overcoat is catalogued to Cerruti 1881 and dated 1969–70.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Suit
ca. 1977 · The Met collection
Wool.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Skirt suit
1980 · V&A collection
silk, wool crepe, machine sewn, hand sewn
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Red cotton jacquard blazer
1967
A vivid jacquard blazer from Cerruti’s personal wardrobe, displayed in the 2015 Signor Nino exhibition.
Suzy Menkes / Instagram, via British Vogue
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Draped wool tailored coat
1986
This fluidly tailored coat, preserved in Cerruti’s own wardrobe, was shown at Florence’s Museo Marino Marini.
Suzy Menkes / Instagram, via British VogueArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1969–70
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Nino Cerruti
His fashion developed from knowledge of cloth and production, offering a more relaxed elegance that became influential in the tailored wardrobes of the 1970s.