We All Came to Barneys with Gene Pressman

About this episode

Gene Pressman discusses the legacy of Barneys and his new book about the iconic store.

Our guest on this episode is Gene Pressman, of the great retail family that made Barneys into a New York fashion institution that has become part of the city lore and that has left an indelible mark on fashion itself. Barneys was a trailblazer, a temple for true fashion cognoscenti. Gene's new book, out September 2nd is called "They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store." We see no lies; Barneys was the world's greatest store, and we all came there. Gene ...

People in this episode

Host: Eugene Rabkin

Guest: Gene Pressman

Topics covered

• Barneys
• fashion history
• retail
• Gene Pressman
• New York fashion
• personal history

Keywords

• Barneys
• Gene Pressman
• fashion
• retail history
• New York
• personal history
• fashion institution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barneys

Books & works: They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store

Places: New York

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