Barneys New York

The Halloween Ghouls and Monsters Parade

source: The Bag Snob

PEPE LE PEW Do you smell something?  Oh right, it's Halloween!  And that's when the crazies come out to play.  And really the only time the skunk, otherwise known as the Curella de Ville look, would be cool and fun.  FENDI SKUNK FUR PEEKABOO ROLL BAG at Saks Fifth Avenue for $1970.

Published Fri, Oct 30

Palin Cleared... Cannes' Dark Knights... Opposites Attract...

source: Women's Wear Daily

The group alleged Palin, the Republican National Committee and several operatives violated campaign finance laws by “improperly” using funds to glam up the candidate's wardrobe at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York and Macy's for her ...

Published Wed, May 20

Saks Discounts Spring Clothes, Will Anyone Care?

source: Luxist

 CA The obvious answer is sales and as Fashion Week Daily reports Saks Fifth Avenue is already selling Spring 2009 merchandise at 40 percent off and Barneys is set to follow suit next week. The depth of the discount is no surprise. ...

Published Fri, May 15

Spending on luxury in tight times

source: Los Angeles Times

 CA Most department stores and luxury retailers have been crippled. Nordstrom reported a 13.5% drop in March sales compared with the previous year. Saks was down 23.6% and Neiman Marcus (which includes Neiman's and Bergdorf Goodman) was down 29.9%. Barneys ...

Published Sun, May 10

The New Face of Fashion

source: LA Downtown News Online

 CA - Ryan Vaillancourt In the Downtown Fashion District, most wholesalers target a middle to low price point — the kind of fashions found in stores such as Forever 21 or Ross Dress For Less, as opposed to Barneys New York or Saks Fifth Avenue. Discount and mid-range stores ...

Published Fri, May 1

Henri Bendel Plans to Stop Selling Clothes This Summer

source: New York Times

Luxury stores like Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York have all eliminated hundreds of jobs and scaled back their orders from designers in reaction to the economy. Sales of $1000 dresses and cashmere sweaters began to plummet last ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

Facial reasoning ...

source: San Francisco Chronicle

  USA Over the last five years there's been a bit of a beauty boom in Union Square cosmetic floors -- they've been expanded, remodeled and revamped. Bloomies, Neiman's, Saks and Barneys all have dedicated treatment rooms where you can get "free" facials. ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Scared Retailers Claim Spring's Sales Won't Be As Epic As Fall's

source: New York Magazine

  USA Designers weren't happy with the sales that hit before the holiday season. You know, when Saks was practically giving away designer merchandise for free (okay, $200 for Prada shoes, but still). Because once department stores like Barneys and Neiman's ...

Published Tue, Apr 21