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

Uittreksel

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.

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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.