Barneys New York

Doonan Jumps To Ed Hardy's Defense; Smell Like Kate Moss For Fall

source: Jezebel

Barneys' Simon Doonan: "Criticizing Ed Hardy for being cheesy is like saying that Elvis was 'flashy' or that Liberace was 'tacky.' It's a giant case of DUH! Of course it's cheesy! That's the whole point, you doo-doo heads." [NY Observer] "Ed Hardy is fromage-y and hedonistic and naughty an...

Published Thu, Aug 6

Adler And Doonan: Like Father, Like Son...Sort Of!

source: NPR

I don't think that every father dreams that his son will bring home a 42-year-old window dresser, but he kind of rolled with it," Adler says, referring to Doonan's work for high-end department store, Barneys New York. "My parents were not ecstatic ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Afternoon Roundup: Pitt's Latest Outlay, Hair Rings Bell

source: Wall Street Journal

paidcontent] Home Sweet Gnomes: The New Yorker visits the “palatial gay fantasia” inhabited by Barneys creative director and prolific stylista Simon Doonan and his partner, designer Jonathan Adler. The glamorous Greenwich Village abode has a paisley ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Simon Doonan's Palatial Gay Fantasia

source: BlackBook Magazine

This week's edition of the New Yorker takes a look inside the home of Barneys' inimitable creative director Simon Doonan. Doonan's Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints, was adapted for television by the BBC last fall as a series called ... At Home With Simon & Jonathan Cityfile

Published Mon, Jun 15

Keds and Loomstate Launch Sustainable Footwear Collection ... - PR Newswire

source: sev.prnewswire.com

PR Newswire (press release), NY To further support the collection at retail, Barneys New York will roll out a series of national window displays, designed by creative director Simon Doonan, as well as a video. Since 1916 Keds has represented authenticity, quality and style. ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Home Visit

source: New Yorker

 United States Fortunately for Doonan, he has never depended on the material rewards of writing. Since 1985, he has had a day job as the creative director of Barneys, an arrangement that he defends passionately. “If Virginia Woolf had had two days a week at the ham ...

Published Sun, Jun 14

ysl's New Vintage Collection Combines Eco-Friendly Chic With ...

source: Huffington Post

Viewonfashion  NY And in an impromptu speech during the showing, Barneys fashion director Julie Gilhart called the collection, "limited, exclusive and beautiful." Creative director Simon Doonan hosted the event. While the fabrics embrace the eco-friendly mentality, ...

Published Thu, Jun 11

Gay rights a key concern for Jonathan Adler

source: Reuters

Adler married Simon Doonan, the creative director at Barneys, in San Francisco last September. As Adler told the Reuters Global Luxury Summit, he is “just trying to get my civil rights.” He said most people do not understand rights that gay couples ...

Published Mon, Jun 8