Vintage J. Press Oxford Button-Down, Japanese Market

The spec tag inside names ONWARD KASHIYAMA CO LTD and carries two lines of Japanese care instruction. Onward Kashiyama had been J. Press's licensee for fourteen years before buying the company outright in 1986, so this shirt is post-1986 and was cut for the Japanese market rather than for New Haven.

Blue oxford cloth, button-down collar, flap pocket. The neck label reads ORIGINALS / J.PRESS / NEW YORK NEW HAVEN / SINCE 1902 with the crest and crossed oars. Content 100% cotton, made in China for the Japanese market. Tagged S to Japanese sizing, which runs smaller than a US small.

Jacobi Press opened in New Haven in 1902 to dress Yale, and the shop never strayed far from the campus. The Japanese version is the good one to find. The Japanese market has taken American Ivy clothing more seriously than America has for forty years, and the shirts made for it show it.

Onward sourced its Japanese-market production in China, so the origin is as expected for this label.

Condition to follow.

Measurements to follow.

100% cotton oxford. Machine wash cold, hang to dry.

Modern size: Fits like a modern Women's S or Men's S.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.