Barneys New York

Located in Georgetown– you probably SHOULD NOT drive here! Metro or Über it.
Very limited selection. I didn’t see anything I was looking for.
People there are pretty nice though.
But I would not come back here.

I am from New York, and I’ve seen what snobby is. I mean come on, they always say NYC has the rudest people, and I agree. And honestly in DC I’ve met nothing but sweet, kind people. Except here. I walked in with my bf, we probably look young and we just got to DC after a long ride. So no one took time to dress up or anything. Anyways, the lady said hi and then proceeded to only talk to this Korean dude who probably goes there often, since he didn’t buy anything and they were talking about… Idk life? I came here wanting and willing to purchase a Balenciaga mini bag. Since I didn’t see any on display, I kindly asked her if there were ANY left. Lady straight up gave me the quickest no I’ve seen in my life. Excuse me but I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to check the inventory??? Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t that your job? W T F right. Anyways this lady is just rude af and damn here I am innocently thinking I’ve escape the grasp of NY’s rudeness. I took my butt to Neiman Marcus instead because idk this lady seems to enjoy not getting commission.

I like BNY a lot. Everywhere I travel, I check them.
Super fashionable, some elegant, some funny, great quality mostly,… lots of good stuff!
I also like they have never been packed by goods nor people. I like the space and enjoy listening their music. And cool staffs don’t bother you at all.

This is what happened:
1. I needed new jeans.
2. I wandered into Barneys at a random time on a weekday.
3. The denim selection for men was outstanding.
4. A sales associate was friendly and helpful without being overbearing.
5. I found possibly the best jeans I’ve owned to date.
End result: joy.

I ordered foundation online, but it was a shade off. I returned it to this store, and purchased additional items. I took away a star only because the clerk had a hard time grasping the manager’s explanation of the return. I gave a high rating because the manager gracefully took over the transaction with no fuss.
I read other comments prior to going, so I kept a look out for how staff interacted with customers. The personalized service is as expected: staff was gracious and attentive. And yes, the items there are expensive, but when you walk into Barney’s, you know it’s not going to be cheap.

This is a small store but serves it purpose in presence. They have the mainstream stuff but not the specialty items. They had the 3.1 pashli bags and this season’s bag too (forgot what it was called). No Chanel espadrilles that I was looking for and a limited shoe selection.

I’m far from being fashion conscious. I think I still own some shirts that are old enough to legally drink. Yup, blue jeans and a collared shirt pretty much work for me in most occasions. Still, for some odd reason, more often than not I find something I like in Barney’s.
The Georgetown store is smaller than most Barney’s that I’ve shopped, but it still has ample floor space for its selection of overpriced designer label clothes, shoes and accessories. I’m not sure why, but their selection of Men’s clothes seem to be in sizes that correlate to regular Joes (or me), not meth-​addict thin male models. It must not be the same case for the women since Carol W laments that the only things she sees on the racks are Size 0’s made for the cokehead-​version Kate Moss. I digress. The staff at the Georgetown Barney’s was generally aloof, which is fine by the gf and me since we’d rather not have a clerk hovering over us. Well, at least, I prefer it that way. If the gf has the «Pretty Woman» shopping fantasy going on, she hasn’t told me. Anyway, I’ve seen better Barney’s than the Georgetown version, but at a minimum, it makes for a good place to get out of the summer heat and humidity when making your way down M Street.

So, obviously the clothes aren’t cheap.
But I didn’t have the service experience that many people are complaining about here. I didn’t think these ladies were snooty at all and I was probably a fairly small sale for them. (They work at least partially on sales commissions.)
My husband and I stopped in last Saturday right before closing. I was looking for a pair of jeans, which is NOT easy for me. The staff member that helped us was great. She helped me find a perfect pair of jeans and even kept my husband amused while I tried them on. Another staff member who was there when I got rung up even offered me advice on another pair of jeans which might fit me well, even though the store didn’t carry the brand.

Ok the selection here sucks. I’ve gone back 2 times hoping to find something and have left emptyhanded– which I typically have trouble doing. Other than Theory it’s impossible to find anything. If there is something you like it’s not available in your size. This place needs help. Major help.
I was also basically ignored by staff. Really Barney’s? I can get the same brands, and better, at Nordstroms and Saks. Not to mention they have inventory and i’d at least have some selection.

i love barneys… they have the best stuff and you know that when you buy something here you tend to not see anyone else with it!
the customer service is «blahhhh»
every time i go in here they look at me like im some broke college kid coming in there to browse… on several occasions i have bought items and then i see there behavior changes…
its so sad how they pre-​judge (yes im in college but i will drop a load if i like something)
sadly i keep coming back because they have the best jeans and handbags… soon i will stop going and just buy online cuz they suck so much!

I was surprised that I liked this place. All the clothes are organized by the individual designers, prices are friendly, great quality, easy shopping (the store is laid out in a way that makes you want to shop), and personnel was friendly.
The only downfall? What’s up with the lack of A/​C? I went in there and it was so stuffy that I wanted to leave quickly…

I’m not a big fan of Barneys. There racks are full of stuff, but it doesn’t seem like there is much passion or skill in the buying department. It’s just stuff, and the sales people are way too «can I help you,» for an upscale brand. Not a fan.

Snobby ass biatches.
They only say hello and give good service to «certain people.» I have witnessed this first hand on more than one occasion.
I’ve been to MANY other Barneys Co-​ops and they at LEAST say Hi to you when you come in. Here, none of them greeted me, and there were at least 5 people standing within the vicinity of the entrance that worked there.
I’ll stick to Barneys in LA and NY, thankyouverymuch.
The selection is so-​so and somewhat unorganized. Why is the Vena Cava dress with all of the Helmut Lang clothing? What’s the point of the sign if it doesn’t mean anything? Why are the people that work here such douchebags?

I love fashion, but Barneys is just too much attitude and not enough style, I am speaking of the worker who don’t greet me when I come all the way down to the hole that is the Men’s department. Not only do you look tired and over your job, you also have on the same clothes every time I visit this location.
Also the workers have some self hate issues when it comes to race.
p. s. 90% of you stock will be on sale for less than 200 $, then a few months later it will be at Filenes, so why all the ego trippin

I remember when Barney’s Co-​op opened: I was still in college, so I’d wander down M St, dreaming of the day when I’d be able to afford more than a pair of American Eagle jeans on sale. And being from North Carolina (not the most fashionable of states in our great nation), I was even more chuffed that we got our own little slice of New York fashion right there in Georgetown.
But with age comes disappointment, apparently.
I went for an event there last night, and my heart sank when I discovered that there was nothing, abolutely *nothing* that caught my eye. So I wandered, sucking down two glasses of champagne and helping myself to open cupcakes, searching rack after rack for a piece remotely interesting enough for me to shell out a good portion of my income.
Not so much. Which is good. I shouldn’t be shopping, anyway.
I don’t know if it’s the buyers for this particular store or what, but I’ve widely heard that this store is a let-​down compared to its siblings. While I didn’t really like the clothes, I will say the layout is good, very easy to navigate, although – why do they always hide the sale racks? Like I’m ‘sposed to be ashamed of the fact that I’m tryna save some money, rifling through markdowns behind a column or in the back of the store. Good Lord.
Said that to say, the store is just okay. A nice piece here and there, but nothing at all extraordinary, which is mega terrible given the prices. I did find that I liked the selection of men’s clothes, but given that I’m a chick, that’s not really a selling point…

Now I am an extreme lover of Barney’s, but this store is rather disappointing. The last time I was in I asked what «Barney’s Co-​op» actually means, since it’s obviously different than Barney’s New York.
They said it means that they have close to no selection and a crappy small store. Okay no I’m kidding. They said that Co-​op carries «experimental brands and is like a test lab for Barney’s New York.» The last time I checked, I wasn’t a lab rat and I’m happy to fill out a comment card and end their clinical trials:
Barney’s Co-​op = Lame version of Barney’s New York.
That being said, they have no obligation to make every Barney’s as cool as the ones that big fun cities like San Francisco and New York get to have. Apparently DC is just an experiment because we couldn’t handle the sanctuary that is Barney’s New York.
Each Co-​op represents «a department in Barney’s New York,» and if I remember correctly the Georgetown Co-​op represents section or floor 6, meaning denim and casual wear. At least it’s a decent department to get stuck with if you can only have one…

I found some really good deals from their sale item area. I liked my Georgetown Barney’s experience. I bought four (on sale) items for under 150.00 and finished my Christmas shopping with no problems. I thought the sales people were very helpful and nice. The space isn’t bad for a Barney’s Co-​op either.
I don’t normally buy that many clothes in the DC area. I usually save most of my shopping recently (besides REI) for when I am out of town. I wouldn’t mind checking this location on a normal basis to see what goes on sale. I think I will be back.

******3.5 Stars, rounded up, because one time Barney’s window display featured a GIRAFFE BUILT OUT OF JEANS.
Barney’s is the closest thing you can get to a large, designer boutique in DC and, let’s face it, taking Amtrak to a city with a fashion scene is costly. Of course, you could also just travel on the Vamoose Bus, which is cheaper, but then you would have to stuff your new APC trench under the seat on the ride home… OKAY fine so maybe you should just take the Vamoose. Sometimes there’s just no time for travel, and you need to find some designer stuff in DC; if this is the case, read on. If you’ve got five hours or so to spare on the bus, however, I would recommend this city up north called New York, which has a lot more fashion shops than we do down here.
Anyway.
Browsing the Barney’s menswear floor today, I noticed designs from (off the top of my head): Rag and Bone, Benjamin Bixby (Andre 3000), APC, Trovata, Rogues Gallery, and Gant. I don’t know of ANY other stores that carry these lines in DC, period. Barney’s also stocks pieces from designers that are easier to find at Saks, Nordstrom or Bloomingdales, i.e. Prada, Marc, etc, but the difference is that Barney’s often has very substantial markdown seasonal sales (such as right now), and also maybe M Street is more convenient for you to get to than Friendship Heights (I can’t imagine why… but hey sometimes things are mysterious).
Now don’t get me wrong– it IS possible to find high fashion items in DC without shopping at Barney’s: check out Redeem, Lost Boys, or For the Greater Good, for example. These local boutiques will provide you with much better service, a better-​edited selection, and the added benefit of contributing to your own city’s scene. I’m just saying that there are tons of brands (see above) that unfortunately aren’t available at these smaller shops as of now. And seriously, Andre 3000 recently released a very cool line of classic sportswear-​inspired, well, sportswear, and you can get yours at Barney’s on M.

Just because it’s expensive and displayed on racks suspended from the ceiling doesn’t mean it looks good or is fashionable.
Uuuugly clothes and I’m tired of that leathery cadaver Diane von Furstenberg and her boring wrap dresses.

I feel like I should like this place more. I have gotten some amazing deals here, especially on shoes. More often than not I go into this CO-​OP because it’s there and the assortment of retailers in gtown is lacking.
Friendly staff, ho-​hum décor, sometimes the music is a little loud.

They carry a pretty eclectic collection of stuff at fairly reasonable prices if you shop the sales. A previous commenter said Barney’s don’t mess around with that 33% off ish and they weren’t kidding. Who knew you could find ANYTHING for $ 9.99 there?!
Bonus star for carrying Kid Robot clothes

Thank Xenu for Barney’s. Before the Co-​op opened, I literally did not shop in the District. If I happened to be out by NM or Saks, I would buy a few things and everyone secretly loves getting a bargain at Filenes but Barney’s is my Georgetown Mothership!
Looking for some cool men’s lines? Try Band of Outsiders, Rag & Bone, Trunk Ts, and Stitches Denim…
Oh and sales!!! Barney’s does not mess around with 5% off or 15% off… watch the store and you might just walk out with 3 pairs of Prada kicks for under $ 200.00 a piece. Not that I would know… okay I’m top ten at the store so I would know :)