Scrutinizing Privilege

Scrutinizing Privilege

A recent book review @nytimes of Quiet Street, chronicles Nick McDonell’s take on America’s most entrenched elite and his personal history within i...

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Tempus Fugit

Tempus Fugit

Perusing through the myriad of interviews I participated in over the past several years, I came across one I had forgotten about with “Jack” at the...

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A Fresh Take On Ivy

A Fresh Take On Ivy

No stranger to a fresh take on Ivy, I got mine 68 years ago arriving in Hanover, my freshman year at Dartmouth. J. Press currently revises its  par...

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Always Leave Them Laughing

Always Leave Them Laughing

Several weeks back I spent a couple of Friday afternoons having a cordial digital conversation with one of America’s top 500 Podcasters, Brian McCa...

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The Sport Coat & The Blazer

The Sport Coat & The Blazer

Although the terms blazer and sport coat have become interchangeable, J. Press expands the horizons—how to have them fitted, suggested styles of co...

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The Art Of Getting Dressed

The Art Of Getting Dressed

A grab bag of columns featuring J. Press have recently been featured in the public domain. Peter Tonguette, has written about literature, film, and...

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The Philosophy Of Style

The Philosophy Of Style

All hail Christian Chensvold for the unveiling of his brilliant and all-encompassing book The Philosophy Of Style. No apologies. Christian has been...

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Origin of the Odd Jacket

Origin of the Odd Jacket

The eponymous J. (Jacobi Press) was largely responsible for the so-called Odd Jacket (sport coat) in America. All because of World War I and its af...

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The Old Standbys

The Old Standbys

J. Press brings a long-standing staple of Ivy Style, the white buck. Made exclusively for us in the UK, the old-time favorite returns to the fore, ...

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Burberry Plaid

Burberry Plaid

Since the first decade of the twentieth century, my grandfather, the eponymous Jacobi Press, established a longstanding relationship with Welch Mar...

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