J. Press Blog: Threading the Needle by Richard Press

Golden Days In New Haven

In 1954 LIFE Magazine declared New Haven home of the Ivy League Look proclaiming, “Sometimes regarded as more of a club than a clothes shop, J. Pre...

It Was A Very Good Year

Frank Sinatra sported J. Press Ivy in 1969. It was a very good year.Sinatra’s gone, but J. Press Ivy is still here and thriving.

To Be A Part Of A Broader Tradition

Just got a note from Linda, a second cousin I grew up with in New Haven and Smith College classmate of my wife. Her late husband and both sons are ...

Apologist For Tradition

How did personal taste and idiosyncrasy fit within J. Press offerings and customer consultations when the business was family owned? Here is a dige...

Post-Christmas Mayhem On 44th Street

Upon finishing my Thanksgiving turkey, I turned on the evening news that speculated the outcome of the Black Friday retail riots, reminding me of ...

My Seven Year Ivy Itch

Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand did The Way We Were as a movie. I performed it in real life seven years ago at the Ivy Style Exhibit at the Mus...

Grand Central Ivy

Commenting on several of my recent columns depicting Ivy League football, a college friend reminds me, “Win 2, Lose 6 Cornell knocked off then unde...

American Menswear

Recapturing the Past

Vintage classics needn’t remain an archival memory. J. Press Tailored to Individual Order allows them home to roost... Read More>

Gorgeously Dressed Men In The Room

“The Rise and Fall….and Rise Again of Ivy League Style” headlined Women’s Wear Daily Senior Men’s Editor Jean Palmieri’s report dissecting the pane...

J Squeeze Football Weekend

J. Press voraciously celebrated the recent Yankee Stadium Dartmouth-Princeton game in several venues. I proudly initiated current J. Press CMO Robe...

American Menswear

Press Family Continuity

Benjamin Jacobi Press’s wardrobe always exhibited his great-grandfather Jacobi’s clothing philosophy regardless of current circumstances, proudly e...

Come Home America

In 1959 my best friend and I traversed the European scene following our college graduation. It was the first time the Soviet Union allowed American...