Karen M Bene Blazer by Design Wool Blend Blazer size 44 Beautiful Alpine Inspired European Blazer in Rich Rust and Dark Velvet accents with a Moss colored piping. Pit to Pit 21 inches across - Pit down Sleeve 17.5 inches - Waist is 20 inches across Top of collar down to jacket bottom 27 inches Back has a 8.5 inch center slit. Nehru collar with 5 one inch gold-tone buttons with a Elephant motif. Faux Breast pocket. Two Slip pockets. Retails $600 to $1200 EUC Rare Find In 2009, designer Karen Bene founded her company, Blazers by Design, on the idea there are more ways for women to feel powerful in work clothes, than wearing a boring black pantsuit. Blazers By Design is a small but thoughtful line of vintage inspired women’s jackets, made for women of “independent spirit.” Designed in Germany, and sewn by a group of talented seamstresses in Bavaria, the line features hand sewn, fabric lined button holes, fine finishing, and brightly contrasting fabrics. Bene herself grew up in Connecticut, but relocated to Germany in 1979 Blazers by Design is a “one woman operation,” with Bene doing the fabric sourcing, designing, and order fulfillment on her own. The cutting and sewing is done right in Bavaria, by local talent. Most of the fabric is woven in the region as well. Learn More