Threading the Needle with Richard Press

Sayonara To Old Nassau
Jacobi Press opened his Princeton branch on Nassau Street in the mid-1930s and assigned my father regular checkups on the store. To read this story and many more, purchase the...
Sayonara To Old Nassau
Jacobi Press opened his Princeton branch on Nassau Street in the mid-1930s and assigned my father regular checkups on the store. To read this story and many more, purchase the...

From GI Khaki To Classic Poplin
Captain Irving Press drowned in khaki during World War II running the PX (Post Exchange) store at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. Upon his discharge he contacted his PX uniform maker sharing...
From GI Khaki To Classic Poplin
Captain Irving Press drowned in khaki during World War II running the PX (Post Exchange) store at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. Upon his discharge he contacted his PX uniform maker sharing...

My Fair J. Press Lady
A trip down Memory Lane; 1959 marked the premiere of the J. Press Ladies’ Department. The initial enthusiasm that spurred the genesis began years prior. While interning at company headquarters...
My Fair J. Press Lady
A trip down Memory Lane; 1959 marked the premiere of the J. Press Ladies’ Department. The initial enthusiasm that spurred the genesis began years prior. While interning at company headquarters...

India Madras Headquarters
The history of India Madras at J. Press dates back to the turn of the twentieth century when the fabric was a sporting costume of the Raj, British Colonial long...
India Madras Headquarters
The history of India Madras at J. Press dates back to the turn of the twentieth century when the fabric was a sporting costume of the Raj, British Colonial long...

Bow Tie Headquarters
The encyclopedic J. Press necktie collection my dad, Paul Press stored in his home closet prompted patriarchal competition that spurred my change to bow ties. There was simply no way...
Bow Tie Headquarters
The encyclopedic J. Press necktie collection my dad, Paul Press stored in his home closet prompted patriarchal competition that spurred my change to bow ties. There was simply no way...

Prep School In The 1950s
The laws of acceptance and exclusion were epiphanies I experienced during my days at the prep school Loomis (now known as Loomis Chaffee) on its lush campus down the road...
Prep School In The 1950s
The laws of acceptance and exclusion were epiphanies I experienced during my days at the prep school Loomis (now known as Loomis Chaffee) on its lush campus down the road...