Suit

J. Press, Inc.

1953 · wool · Costume Institute

The slim cut of this suit reflects the European influence on American fashion. J. Press, founded in New Haven in 1902, is popularly known as purveyor of the three-button sack suit and traditional men's clothing. The Cambridge store opened in 1932.

Artist

J. Press, Inc.

Date

1953

Medium

wool

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Stewart Johnson, 1989