CINTRA WILSON GOES SHOPPING:

Minimal Disappointment Edition

THE SAGA CONTINUES:

Ungaro Moving To The Plaza
—Company Not For Sale

SAMPLE SALE REPORT

Irresistible Classics At J.Press

Jpressjackets
Who needs Hermès?
Why would we want to stand in line for hours for a sample sale where everything is still crazy expensive? We have been off the sample sale circuit for a bit because, frankly, we have enough stuff for a while (there are occupational hazards to writing this blog, after all), but we were intrigued by the idea of a J.Press sale because, A) with the preppy heritage look still going strong, you can't get much more authentic than J.Press, and B) it's usually not that expensive to begin with.
Jpressshirts And so our instincts were right. The sale is not huge, but then neither was the crowd. It comfortably shares the Onward Kashiyama showroom in the garment district with a Joseph women's sale, and pretty much everything is a flat 70% off original prices, which meant that those classic madras shirts come in at under $15 each. There's a good bunch of super classic oxford button-front shirts, polo shirts and cotton sweaters and a random but wide ranging selection of classic suits and sportcoats (unfortunately the sizes are limited on the tailored clothing). Those tweeds you see above are totally out of season but full of the kind of nouveau-fuddy-duddy charm that will still be in full effect come Fall, and they come in at a couple hundred bucks at the most for anyone who likes to shop way ahead. Ties and socks go for a meager $5 each, and there is a trove of bow ties in classic foulard prints that are going fast.
So get moving all you preppies out there (nouveau or otherwise). The sale runs through Saturday.
J.Press Sample Sale through Saturday March 27th, 530 Seventh Avenue between 38th & 39th Streets, 29th floor, Garment District

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