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 walks us through the ark of his career, through the changes he has witnessed in the store and in New York City since the ’60s and through the ’90s. He talks about the seismic changes in fashion he has witnessed firsthand, such as the rise of Giorgio Armani, the ascendance of Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo, the wonder of the Antwerp Six, and his long-lasting friendship with Azzedine Alaïa. We also discuss the current state of fashion and retail, and much, much more.
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