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Suit

Manufacturer J. Press, Inc. American
1953
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Suit
  • Manufacturer: J. Press, Inc. (American, founded 1902)
  • Date: 1953
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: wool
  • Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Stewart Johnson, 1989
  • Object Number: 2009.300.1055a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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