Episode 1861
Gene Pressman's Memoir About Barney's
December 29, 202526m 13s
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Show Notes
[REBROADCAST FROM Sept. 8, 2025] Gene Pressman was the former co-CEO, creative director, and head of merchandising and marketing for Barneys New York before the beloved department store closed in 2020. Now, he chronicles the history of his family's business, and his own experience there, in the new memoir They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store. Pressman discusses the book, and listeners share their memories of Barneys.
Topics
nostalgiadepartment_storeslifenew_york_historylocal_wnycfashion_historybusinessmemoircall_ingna_localstorytellingculturewnyc_app_localbooksretail