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Publisher: Viking
Measurements: 6.26 x 1.26 x 9.34 inches
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
What began as a modest discount store on Seventh Avenue evolved into a global fashion powerhouse, shaping style in New York and far beyond. Told with sharp humor and distinctive flair, They All Came to Barneys offers an insider’s account of how both Gene Pressman—a swaggering would-be rock star—and the international fashion world came of age together.
From behind-the-scenes deals struck on a handshake to tailoring pilgrimages along Savile Row, from late nights in downtown Manhattan clubs to long dinners in Paris, three generations of the Pressman family—founder Barney, his son Fred, and grandson Gene—transformed a small shop into an internationally recognized symbol of taste and attitude. The book places readers at the center of fashion history, tracing the ascent of icons such as Armani, Alaïa, Wintour, and Meisel, and the store that ultimately outfitted a who’s who of celebrities, creatives, and power brokers.
Spanning decades of cultural change—from the rise of ready-to-wear in the 1960s and the excesses of the disco era to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and the rapid globalization of the 1990s—Gene Pressman witnessed it all from behind the curtain. But as ambition swelled and risks mounted, the very forces that fueled Barneys’ success threatened to bring its remarkable story undone.
Publisher: Viking
Measurements: 6.26 x 1.26 x 9.34 inches
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
What began as a modest discount store on Seventh Avenue evolved into a global fashion powerhouse, shaping style in New York and far beyond. Told with sharp humor and distinctive flair, They All Came to Barneys offers an insider’s account of how both Gene Pressman—a swaggering would-be rock star—and the international fashion world came of age together.
From behind-the-scenes deals struck on a handshake to tailoring pilgrimages along Savile Row, from late nights in downtown Manhattan clubs to long dinners in Paris, three generations of the Pressman family—founder Barney, his son Fred, and grandson Gene—transformed a small shop into an internationally recognized symbol of taste and attitude. The book places readers at the center of fashion history, tracing the ascent of icons such as Armani, Alaïa, Wintour, and Meisel, and the store that ultimately outfitted a who’s who of celebrities, creatives, and power brokers.
Spanning decades of cultural change—from the rise of ready-to-wear in the 1960s and the excesses of the disco era to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and the rapid globalization of the 1990s—Gene Pressman witnessed it all from behind the curtain. But as ambition swelled and risks mounted, the very forces that fueled Barneys’ success threatened to bring its remarkable story undone.