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"...former J. Press president Richard Press talks about his New Haven partners and rivals, who got their start in the J. Press stock room."
When his sons got out of the army at the end of World War II, Bernie Gantmacher asked his pal Jacobi Press if he could give his sons Elliot and Marty a job in the stock room at J. Press. Gantmacher had owned a shirt factory in New Haven since the ?20s and occasionally supplied J. Press. Packing the ties, shirts and arranging the haberdashery in the York Street store, the Gant boys inhaled the scent of Ivy and the rest is history. They formed Gant Shirtmakers in 1949 and by the mid-?50s the discreet ?G? on the bottom front of every Gant shirt became part of American menswear history. Soon campus stores in and outside the Ivy League, menswear shops beyond the Northeastern seaboard, and upscale department stores opened up Ivy League sections (before the invention of the clothing genre ?preppy?) coast to coast. And a signature product was the Gant buttondown shirt...Gant sold its Ivy-styled buttondown to American men who didn?t want to look like Main Street Babbitts.
- Christopher Bastin's "10 Rules Of Style"
Check out these "10 Rules of Style" from Gant's creative director, Christopher Bastin in this Details article from earlier this week here. "A great shirt must fit well, be made from quality fabric, and have real mother-of-pearl buttons....
- A Designer's Designer
Riccardo Tisci sporting a Gant Rugger shirt at the recent Givenchy RTW presentation: ...
- More Propaganta
Nice little video featuring Gant Rugger F/W 2012: ...
- In Stock / New England Shirt Company
The new American-made spring shirting from New England Shirt Company has arrived at the store. As you can see, we received a smart assortment of spring colorways; classic blues and pinks in gingham, stripes, and checks. If you're looking...
- Heads Up / Gant Rugger F/w 2012
Christopher Bastin and the rest of the team at Gant Rugger knocked it out of the park yet again with their Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Here's what they have to say about the concept behind the pieces, "The season revolves around two characters, the...
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The Gant Attitude / Don't Be A Mainstreet Babbitt
Gant Rugger F/W 2012 is in stock. Peep some New England shirt game history below:
When his sons got out of the army at the end of World War II, Bernie Gantmacher asked his pal Jacobi Press if he could give his sons Elliot and Marty a job in the stock room at J. Press. Gantmacher had owned a shirt factory in New Haven since the ?20s and occasionally supplied J. Press. Packing the ties, shirts and arranging the haberdashery in the York Street store, the Gant boys inhaled the scent of Ivy and the rest is history. They formed Gant Shirtmakers in 1949 and by the mid-?50s the discreet ?G? on the bottom front of every Gant shirt became part of American menswear history. Soon campus stores in and outside the Ivy League, menswear shops beyond the Northeastern seaboard, and upscale department stores opened up Ivy League sections (before the invention of the clothing genre ?preppy?) coast to coast. And a signature product was the Gant buttondown shirt...Gant sold its Ivy-styled buttondown to American men who didn?t want to look like Main Street Babbitts.
-Richard Press of J. Press
Text and photo via Ivy Style. Check out the full article here.
- Christopher Bastin's "10 Rules Of Style"
Check out these "10 Rules of Style" from Gant's creative director, Christopher Bastin in this Details article from earlier this week here. "A great shirt must fit well, be made from quality fabric, and have real mother-of-pearl buttons....
- A Designer's Designer
Riccardo Tisci sporting a Gant Rugger shirt at the recent Givenchy RTW presentation: ...
- More Propaganta
Nice little video featuring Gant Rugger F/W 2012: ...
- In Stock / New England Shirt Company
The new American-made spring shirting from New England Shirt Company has arrived at the store. As you can see, we received a smart assortment of spring colorways; classic blues and pinks in gingham, stripes, and checks. If you're looking...
- Heads Up / Gant Rugger F/w 2012
Christopher Bastin and the rest of the team at Gant Rugger knocked it out of the park yet again with their Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Here's what they have to say about the concept behind the pieces, "The season revolves around two characters, the...