pinstriped

Or pin-striped

[pin-strahypt]

adjective

1. (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.

2. Informal.,  having or conveying the attitudes, policies, etc., often associated with persons who typically wear such garments in their work, as bankers or lawyers.

   a pinstriped mind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinstriped¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; pinstripe + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But, as tradition makes way for technology, cameras will now become as much of a fixture on the courts as the pinstriped shirts and smart trousers.

From BBC

And they saved the clothes from their 2008 San Francisco wedding — Galilee’s pale pink dress and Rogers’ pinstriped tuxedo.

From Los Angeles Times

“If the blues were born in New Orleans and the South — they took a note and blew it through a horn,” said Rodriguez, standing onstage wearing a pinstriped suit and his signature fedora.

From Los Angeles Times

Everything was yellow or pink—the checkered floor, the pinstriped walls, the booths and counter stools.

From Literature

It often wore pinstriped suits; Jews regularly saw the backs of them if they had the nerve to try to get admitted to certain clubs, fraternities, neighborhoods, and inner, upper business circles.

From Los Angeles Times