Threading the Needle with Richard Press

Archetype For The Ages

Archetype For The Ages

I came upon an archival 1976 J. Press brochure that holds forth today. Indeed, bearing witness to the original writing in their room at The Yale Club pen and ink...

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Archetype For The Ages

I came upon an archival 1976 J. Press brochure that holds forth today. Indeed, bearing witness to the original writing in their room at The Yale Club pen and ink...

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Threading the Needle ~ Gen Z Gentlemen

Threading the Needle ~ Gen Z Gentlemen

The gentlemen pictured above, denizens of Alfargo’s Marketplace, have been designated J. Press Style Icons, personalities whose wardrobes are comprised of year-round staples that are a necessity to every wardrobe,...

Threading the Needle ~ Gen Z Gentlemen

The gentlemen pictured above, denizens of Alfargo’s Marketplace, have been designated J. Press Style Icons, personalities whose wardrobes are comprised of year-round staples that are a necessity to every wardrobe,...

Clothes Matter

Clothes Matter

A riveting collection of stories in Gay Telese’s new book A Town Without Time was recently discussed in a @nytimes column. Sadie Stein’s column quotes Talese, “Clothes matter— especially when...

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Clothes Matter

A riveting collection of stories in Gay Telese’s new book A Town Without Time was recently discussed in a @nytimes column. Sadie Stein’s column quotes Talese, “Clothes matter— especially when...

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I Tie My Tie, You Tie Your Tie

I Tie My Tie, You Tie Your Tie

Are neckties going the way of Fedora hats? Not according to The Wall Street Journal. Early December this past year @WSJ reported, “The Necktie Is Making An Office Comeback.” That’s...

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I Tie My Tie, You Tie Your Tie

Are neckties going the way of Fedora hats? Not according to The Wall Street Journal. Early December this past year @WSJ reported, “The Necktie Is Making An Office Comeback.” That’s...

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Shaggy Dog Jackets

Shaggy Dog Jackets

The J. Press 2024 Shaggy Dog sport jacket made with pure Shetland wool woven, washed, and brushed in the Yorkshire Dales of the United Kingdom and tailored in our soft...

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Shaggy Dog Jackets

The J. Press 2024 Shaggy Dog sport jacket made with pure Shetland wool woven, washed, and brushed in the Yorkshire Dales of the United Kingdom and tailored in our soft...

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Remembering The Winds Of War

Remembering The Winds Of War

Thought it time to refurbish a former column and chapter from my book Threading the Needle describing the 80-year anniversary of the 1944 New Haven Christmas Parade on York Street...

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Remembering The Winds Of War

Thought it time to refurbish a former column and chapter from my book Threading the Needle describing the 80-year anniversary of the 1944 New Haven Christmas Parade on York Street...

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