They All Came to Barneys

The tales Betty Rubble shares are priceless.

I never did.

I can't read, I'm illegitimate.

There's a conspiracy to keep everyone isolated in their homes and not socialize. Just you, a TV, the Internet and Doordash.

Barney’s was overrated

“Men’s wardrobe provided by Barney’s New York”

R5- Barneys ruled- Not overrated at all-

Even our Barneys in Copley Place was awesome-

Shout out to my sales rep Anthony! Great dude!

Al Sharpton didn’t.

I remember everyone in NYC going insane of their annual warehouse sale. I also remember the episode where Elaine thought they had skinny mirrors and wore a dress outside to find a not skinny mirror.

r6 I remember!

young Gene Pressman was kinda cute.

False reflecting.

I remember Barney's in the 70s and 80s and always having a hard time finding anything I liked. They were difficult years to find nice men's clothes. Pleated pants, drape suits, big shoulders, bulky sweaters. I hated it. IMHO it's so much better today.

I still have a Barney's cashmere overcoat that I got at the first Chicago warehouse sale for $300. I haven't worn it in decades.

Barney's has original well-made clothes/accessories; pity it didn't survive.

Never would have imagined that Barney’s would close. A NYC institution for years - especially the warehouse sale. Very 90s. In retrospect, representative of that period post-bankruptcy, pre-Bloomberg when NYC was interesting and edgy with increasing wealth and safety but not yet hypergentrified.

Eventually there will be just thrift/secondhand retail clothing stores (and a couple exclu$ive, high-end boutiques for the posh fraus). And I encourage everyone to patronize them: never pay full price.

I went to a mall yesterday. I hate malls, but I've lost some weight and needed to try on clothes to determine my new size. The place was dead. There were no soccer moms, kids running around, or teens hanging out. At least there were people in the Apple Store.

I loved going to Barney's when I lived in NYC in the late 90s early 00s. I also remember a men's boutique in the Meat Packing District. Anyone remember a place by that name? It was pretentious. Bitchy shopbottoms. It didn't help that I was carrying a few extra pounds and needed an XL.

R19 again. Jeffrey. Was it called Jeffrey or Jeffrey's?

At Barney's fat boys went to "The Husky Department."

Do they mention Dorleen the Whorleen?

I remember Gimbels, Altman's, Klien's, Korvette's, Mays....

[quote] Even our Barneys in Copley Place was awesome-

I love Boston. Lived in The Greenhouse on Huntington across from the Christian Science building for 2 years.

And then there was Barneys on Madison Ave. That building is still vacant.

R24 I lived in the 160-170 range on Beacon St (so ideally - right next to the entrance for Storrow Dr- it could not have been better for my commute) Cool building with many great neighbors- great location. My studio was a nice one and I remember 1500 a month! 2007-2010.

I worked in Neiman's Beverly Hills as a shop bottom, and the employees at Barney's were even more snobby than we were. Kinda sad to see Saks and Neiman's struggling but glad that Saks took over Barney's building.

R26 I think I was paying under $800 for a 3 1/2 late 80s. But another $300 for parking.

My first modest shop there IN 1992, and the woman ahead of me dropped $14000 at the tills for her son's going to college clothes. An introduction to the wealth in NYC.

I miss Barney's. I miss Fred's, the restaurant, (although the chef opened Mark's off Madison which is fantastic). I miss the shoe department. I miss the ties (even though I rarely wear one anymore). I miss warehouse sale, where I always got such great coats... one I still have and still get complimented on regularly. And the cute guys trying on suits right in the aisles...

R20 ... Jeffrey New York 449 West 14th at Washington Street. Former Saks Fifth Avenue warehouse.