Threading the Needle with Richard Press

Lulu’s Back In Town

Kurt Vonnegut, author, playwright and “cultural critic at a critical moment,” kept several J. Press Tuxedos in his closet. A longtime loyal custome...

“Brush’em Until She Feels Like a Shaggy Dog”

Shortly after Irving Press was discharged from the US Army where he ran the PX store at Fort Ritchie, Maryland, my uncle was contacted by the Scott...

“George Bernard Shaw Loves His Irish Tweed”

The 44th Street J. Press window that currently features Magee Irish Donegal Homespun Tweed replicates the window I helped set up years ago at our f...

Since 1902

The earliest years of J. Press were devoted principally to custom tailoring for those associated with Yale University. As graduates left New Haven ...

It’s Great To Be Back Home Again

“It’s never too late to have a fling, for autumn is just as nice as spring, and it’s never too late to fall in love.” Or fall back in love after ye...