Madame X's Blazer.

En route to the Cloud 9 Sky Lounge in Shanghai.

I'm in the elevator with a stunning woman wearing this blazer.

We get off on the 55th floor, and find a not-so-marked elevator to proceed to the 87th floor.

She could have been Chinese.

Or Thai.

Or French.

Or a combination of all three.

Natural for a city that has had many diverse cultural influences.

Further study, when we eventually get there, ensued, while she was greeting people, having a word here, a peck on a cheek there and an air kiss to me.

(We were old friends by now.) There are well-cut blazers and dramatic paisley patterns, but rarely have I seen the two together.

Madame X Blazer (No. 3264). A visit the next morning (well, late morning) to my impossible-to-find fabric man in Shanghai off Taikang Road down a dark alleyway to Lane 248 and I found the exact old French pattern. I had X's blazer done in a silk linen combination in a dobby weave. Other details: Notch collar. Three-button front. Two front besom pockets. Five-button cuffs aren't functional but act the part. Princess lines front and back with box pleat at lower center back. Fully lined sleeves.

I'm sure X would approve. Imported.

Women's sizes: 2 through 18.

Color: Mauve Paisley.