Mystery jacket

[foodguy]

Little bit of an e-bay mystery here. i bought a jacket that was sold as being "zegna trofeo". Had all the appropriate labels, as far as i could tell. When it arrived, the fabric was really nice, but the suit was cut completely weird ... like they'd used a box for a pattern. I took it to my tailor to see if there was anything we could do and he just laughed. The label info is this: one lapel is Ermenegildo Zegna for Thos. Miller Town and Country. The other side says Trofeo superfine Australian wool. The sourcing label inside the pocket says "Joel Rabine, Thomas Miller Menswear". I'm just learning about this stuff, but it does feel like a canvassed construction (it seems like i can feel a layer of material between the jacket and the lining in some places on the chest.

Any clues as to what is going on here? Was it Zegna material that was just horribly cut? Was it a Zegna jacket that had been altered for someone with a very strange body?

It's not a huge deal ... i use e-bay as a thrifting alternative because i'm so tied to the office. I think I spent $40 on it, including shipping. here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEAFB:IT

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by foodguy

Was it Zegna material that was just horribly cut?

Bingo. Some no namer put Zegna fabric into one of their suits. it's not an actual zegna suit

 

[texas_jack]

does the tag inside the pocket look like this?
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/...0,0,0&format=0

 

[texas_jack]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

Bingo. Some no namer put Zegna fabric into one of their suits. it's not an actual zegna suit

No, those are legit Zegna tags. But were they sewn into another jacket.

 

[Sebastian]

Originally Posted by texas_jack

does the tag inside the pocket look like this?
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/...0,0,0&format=0

Is this an actual Zegna tag, or who is the maker?

 

[texas_jack]

Originally Posted by Sebastian

Is this an actual Zegna tag, or who is the maker?

that's what the current zegna tags look like.

 

[pejsek]

Looks like a mtm jacket (part of a suit). Could be Joel Rabine was the customer and the suit was obviously ordered through Thos. Miller. So, as Texas Jack says, it's absolutely legitimate--not that that may help you any.

 

[foodguy]

that's not what the inner tag looks like. looking at it more closely, it may be an orphaned suit jacket ... there is a box for "drop". there is a box that says "marca: Z" and the "cliente" starts ctx.566400.
Incidentally, just out of perverse curiosity, i googled "joel rabine" and there is one who is a lawyer in the bronx and this came from a new york seller. soooo (if Joel is on SF, my apologies for teh "weird body" crack).