1970s Red & White Striped Seersucker Blazer

Description

A standout 1970s red and white striped seersucker blazer with crisp summer tailoring and a graphic candy-stripe effect. The jacket features a classic notched lapel, two-button front, chest pocket, lower flap pockets, button cuffs, and a lightweight puckered seersucker-style texture that gives the piece breathability and visual dimension.

The shape reads strongly 1970s: slightly wider lapel, longer sport coat cut, structured shoulder, and a playful striped fabric associated with warm-weather tailoring of the era. Red and white seersucker has a particularly bold resort/prep quality, making this a great statement blazer for spring and summer styling, event dressing, or a more editorial menswear look.

Style it with cream trousers, worn denim, loafers, high-waisted corduroys, or layered over a printed shirt as shown. It also works beautifully as a gender-fluid tailored piece for anyone looking for a fitted-to-relaxed blazer with color and structure.

Shown on TY, who is 5’10”, 175 lb, and typically wears a modern men’s Medium / 40R jacket. On TY, the blazer fits close-to-true through the shoulders with a tailored body and slightly short sleeve, suggesting a best modern fit around men’s Medium / 40R.

Details
Brand: Unknown / label not shown
Era: 1970s
Tagged Size: Not visible
Best Modern Fit Estimate: Men’s Medium / 40R
Item Type: Blazer / sport coat
Color: Red and white
Pattern: Vertical stripe
Material: Seersucker-style woven fabric; exact fiber content unknown
Closure: Two-button front
Pockets: Chest pocket and lower flap pockets
Sleeves: Button cuffs
Model: TY, 5’10”, 175 lb, modern Medium / 40R

Size & Fit
Tagged vintage size: Not visible / not provided
Modern size equivalent: Best estimated as men’s Medium / 40R.

Based on TY’s stated modern size and the way the blazer fits in the photos, this appears best for a modern men’s Medium or 40R. The shoulders sit relatively close, the body has a tailored fit, and the sleeves appear slightly cropped on TY’s 33″ sleeve measurement. For a shorter arm length, the sleeve may fit closer to standard.

Condition Notes
Good vintage condition based on photos. No major flaws are visible in the images provided. Because the jacket is light-colored with high-contrast red/white striping,

Curation Note
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