Black suit jacket, beaded vest, satin shirt, and pants by Renato Balestra

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Men's black tuxedo jacket (.1), beaded vest (.2), black satin shirt (.3), and tuxedo pants (.4) by Renato Balestra. The tuxedo jacket (.1) has a black satin notched lapel and full-length straight sleeves. Six (6) black satin covered buttons are sewn, three at each front side for decoration. The jacket does not close. Three (3) smaller black satin covered decorative buttons are sewn at each sleeve cuff. There is a welt pocket at the proper left breast. The body of the jacket is lined in black silk with a woven repeating design of interlocked letter "R" and "B". The sleeves are lined in white pinstriped silk. A white fabric label with black embroidered text reading "Balestra / ROMA" is sewn at the interior proper right side seam near the waist hem. A black hanger loop is sewn at the interior center back neck. The beaded vest (.

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