Waistcoat (zimbouni)

Double-breasted zimbouni made of striped alatzia in blue and burgundy. The neck has a low standing collar. The front part consists of four pieces, two of which are triangular. The inner triangular side is fastened with black soutache. The zimbouni is fastened on the inside with woollen cords, crossing the right side over the left. The left fastening cord has a length of 10 cm. and the right of 23 cm. The front opening has a black soutache finish 37 cm in length, reaching to the point where the cords tie. The sleeves are sewn vertically onto the body, and for ease of movement, two right-angled triangles with a 13 cm. length and 8 cm. width have been added at the armpits, and are joined at their longest sides. The opening of the sleeves measures 9 cm. lengthwise and is lined with soutache, which continues along the entire edge of the sleeve, with a decorative loop in the middle. On the inside, the lower part of the sleeves is reinforced with two connected pieces of the same fabric. The inner part has a height of 6 cm. and vertical stripes. The outer piece has a height of 3 cm. with horizontal stripes. The inner reinforcement is visible when the sleeve is folded outward. The back consists of a single piece of fabric. The zimbouni is lined with beige cotton, on which the black thread of the machine-sewn seams is visible.   Dimensions: height 59.5 cm., width 47 cm. Collar: 2 cm. Sleeves: length 47.5 cm., width 16 cm.