• Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barney's Men's main floor, 2013.
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    Barney’s Men’s main floor, 2013.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    WWD's coverage of Barneys' first bankruptcy in 1996.
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    WWD’s coverage of Barneys’ first bankruptcy in 1996.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    The Barneys' nameplate.
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    The Barneys’ nameplate.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys' shoe floor in New York, 2012.
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    Barneys’ shoe floor in New York, 2012.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys was prized for introducing designers to America, particularly Giorgio Armani.
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    Barneys was prized for introducing designers to America, particularly Giorgio Armani.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys in New York, 2012.
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    Barneys in New York, 2012.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barney's Christmas shopping bags, 2008.
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    Barney’s Christmas shopping bags, 2008.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Street style at Barneys New York, 2012.
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    Street style at Barneys New York, 2012.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    The renovated Beverly Hills flagship, 2014.
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    The renovated Beverly Hills flagship, 2014.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Chanel in Barneys, 2019.
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    Chanel in Barneys, 2019.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys New York, 1982.
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    Barneys New York, 1982.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys in Chelsea, New York.
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    Barneys in Chelsea, New York.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Gene and Robert Pressman
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    Gene and Robert Pressman

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Jamie Salter
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    Jamie Salter’s Authentic Brands Group succeeded in its quest to buy Barneys.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Barneys Co-Op, 2010.
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    Barneys Co-Op, 2010.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Cindy Crawford and Isaac Mizrahi at the post-premiere party for "Unzipped" inside the Beverly Hills Barneys New York store, 1995.
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    Cindy Crawford and Isaac Mizrahi at the post-premiere party for “Unzipped” inside the Beverly Hills Barneys New York store, 1995.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Naomi Campbell and Ellen Barkin at the post-premiere party for "Unzipped" inside the Beverly Hills Barneys New York, 1995.
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    Naomi Campbell and Ellen Barkin at the post-premiere party for “Unzipped” inside the Beverly Hills Barneys New York, 1995.

  • Barneys New York: What Went Wrong?

    Daniella Vitale, ceo, left the company Friday.
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    Daniella Vitale, ceo, left the company Friday.

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