They all came to Barneys : a personal history of the world's greatest store / Gene Pressman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pressman, Gene, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pressman, Gene.

Barneys New York.

Clothing trade--New York (State)--New York--History.

Clothing trade.

Department stores--New York (State)--New York--History.

Department stores.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

387 pages illustrations 24 cm

illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Viking, [2025]

Summary:

Telling the intertwined story of a legendary New York retailer, the fashion world's evolution, and the Pressman family's ambitions and conflicts, this book recounts Barneys' rise from a 1923 suit shop to a global fashion force--and its eventual unraveling"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro: We made shit happen

Select, don't settle: 1923-1963

Being there: 1963-1966

Let the games begin: 1966-1970

One generation got old: 1968-1972

War stories of the shopping class: 1972-1973

Kids in a candy store: 1973-1974

Drum roll, Giorgio: 1975-1976

Winging it: 1976

Seedy and loving it: 1977-1978

Hell on wheels: 1978-1979

Work is play, play is work: 1979-1981

The Basco boys: 1981-1982

Calling all men

Azzie: 1982-1985

Yuppie city: 1985-1986

Dressing up downtown: 1986

Never standing still: 1986-1990

A conspiracy of taste

I feel good: 1990-1993

Power tools at five, cocktails at six: 1993

La La Land: 1994-1995

Christmas from hell: 1994-1995

Not something for everybody, but everything for somebody: 1995-1996

The band breaks up: 1996-1998

Outro: Give people what they don't know they want

Thanks: The Barneys diaspora.

ISBN:

9780593654798

059365479X

OCLC:

1534278211