“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.” --Sir Hardy Amies

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Well Pressed Duds

The classics are always in style, and nobody makes this more apparent than J. Press on Madison Avenue.  J. Press is more than a century old, but it's aesthetic has hardly changed in that time.  It still offers all the old standards in traditional American menswear--repp stripe, emblematic, club, and knit ties; a healthy variety of button down dress shirts; sack suits, blazers, and tweed sport coats; flannel trousers and chinos, etc.  J. Press has kept its traditionally roomy not baggy fits too--not the slim and trim designer re-incarnations of traditional style.  Despite it's adherence to tradition, J. Press looks still look fresh and smart, despite and perhaps because of it's simplicity.  It's a good reminder that style doesn't come from doing too much.


 

Take a look at what well chosen basics can do--blue pinpoint oxford button down, regimental stripe tie, gray worsted 3 rolled to 2 button suit, and a white linen pocket square.  No need to reinvent the wheel.






Summer wedding or garden party? No problem.  Substitute a gray worsted for a summer weight cream suit and I'd be ready to go.  It's hard to get more versatile and stylish than a button down and regimental tie.

J. Press is available online here:  J. Press.  But I recommend ducking into one of their stores sometime to get the full effect.

N.M.C.

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