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J. Press
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Mark McNairy Champions Preppy Style, English FootwearThe J.Press creative director talks about his buttoned-up new line.
By Lauren Murrow
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At New Location, J. Press Hopes for New Money
J. Press, the venerable clothier of generations of New York Wasps and their privileged offspring, moved from East 44th Street once the epicenter of conservative men’s fashion earlier this month, after nearly 50 years on the block. (Brooks Brothers, bless them, remains.) Just around the corner on Madison and 47th, a few changes at the new J. Press stand out. The old shop, like a Wasp wedding, was a little too big and a little too quiet. The clothes were immune to the vagaries of new fashion; you could always find a sport coat that went out of style sometime during the Carter administration and dress shirts with little button flaps over the chest pockets.