Softer than soft ; Alpaca blend jacket left unconstructed for even more lightness. This style is instantly recognizable by connoisseurs; notch lapels, milanese buttonhole, soft shoulders and rounded pattern below the profile of the jacket which accentuates a slim waist. Discover the elaborated sartorial details below.

By the time a Ermenegildo Zegna garment ends up hanging in an enthusiasts wardrobe, more than 500 hands will have touched it. They start their work by shearing the wool, weaving it, bundling it, dyeing it, knitting it, ironing it, cutting it, sewing it, ironing it again (and again). In Trivero, Piedmont, Zegna turns wool into cloth, and then sends it to the artisanal suit factory at Stabio, on the Swiss side of the Italian border, where the cloth becomes a tailored garment. What is thought to be simple is actually difficult, and what is thought to be done by machine is basically done by people, at a sophisticated level.