Threading the Needle with Richard Press
Paul Press Meets Dr. King
In 1961 my father was asked by the leader of Congregation Mishkan Israel to make a pickup at the New Haven train station. The arriving passenger, scheduled to address our...
Paul Press Meets Dr. King
In 1961 my father was asked by the leader of Congregation Mishkan Israel to make a pickup at the New Haven train station. The arriving passenger, scheduled to address our...
Out on the Town with Sinatra
“So Richie,” Frank Sinatra said to me after fitting one of his J. Press suits fifty years ago, “maybe you and your gal can meet me at Quo Vadis on...
Out on the Town with Sinatra
“So Richie,” Frank Sinatra said to me after fitting one of his J. Press suits fifty years ago, “maybe you and your gal can meet me at Quo Vadis on...
Thirty Years in the Nation’s Capitol
The J. Press roots in the Nation's Capitol serving both political parties goes back to 1946 when the company's Washington retail travel exhibits premiered in the old Willard Hotel. They...
Thirty Years in the Nation’s Capitol
The J. Press roots in the Nation's Capitol serving both political parties goes back to 1946 when the company's Washington retail travel exhibits premiered in the old Willard Hotel. They...
The Winds of War
I was six years old in 1944 when Grandfather Jacobi set up chairs and blankets for us to watch the Christmas Day Parade from the balcony in front of his...
The Winds of War
I was six years old in 1944 when Grandfather Jacobi set up chairs and blankets for us to watch the Christmas Day Parade from the balcony in front of his...
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 customer, he was “waited on” and faithfully served...
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 customer, he was “waited on” and faithfully served...
“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 Scottish head of a...
“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 Scottish head of a...