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March 1, 1999 Issue
"Honestly, money was no object. The Pressmans would say they wanted this to be the most beautiful store in the world. That was their goal." GROUND RULES: Not everything in every issue appears on our website. If it is available online, the article title appears below as acolored, underlined "hot link," which you can click on to read the full text; ifthe article title below is black, the full text of the article is notavailable online. For more information on getting copies or reprints of articlesthat aren't on our web site, call New York Magazine's Information ServicesDepartment at 212-508-0755.
--A Barneys architect, from "Over the Top"
| FEATURES Over the Top BY JOSHUA LEVINE No store has ever had a greater influence on how New Yorkers dress -- and designers design -- than Barneys in the eighties and early nineties. But then, as the Pressman family built its Madison Avenue fashion temple, creative chaos turned to fiscal chaos. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Levine charts how the Pressmans put black on the map -- then drowned in a sea of red. You Must Go Home Again For nine troubled years, Chad Ostrowski told his loving adoptive parents he had a family in Korea, despite the official line that he was an orphan. When the Ostrowskis learned the truth, they made the most painful decision of their lives. The Rapture Returns Still bickering after all these years, Blondie is back, with a stripped-down lineup and an eclectic new album appropriately titled No Exit. A (Cold) Day at the Races At Aqueduct in winter, the sport of kings looks more like the sport of last resort. Society owners have gone south, and these Thoroughbreds couldn't win a beauty -- or bloodline -- contest. But neither bitter cold nor clamless chowder deters the single-minded devotees. And the horses couldn't be happier. | GOTHAM CBS eyeballs Fifth Avenue; Roseanne's Enquiring mind GOTHAM STYLE The swimsuit-issue upset; the purse for next fall DEPARTMENTS Mysteries of today's wild bond market revealed Media Brand Monica: how she has made the switch from slut to starRestaurants Veritas: a sleek addition (with a stellar wine list) to Gramercy Park MARKETPLACE High-style plastics, cozy Peter Rabbit comforters Smart City Mushroom madness: how not to be intimidated by the truffle Sales & Bargains Park without paying ransom
| THE ARTS Movies BY PETER RAINER Mike Judge brings a cartoonist's sharp eye to the real world Books Emer Martin's More Bread is a rollicking tale of Celtic pathology Theater A first-rate production elevates the farcical Mineola Twins Classical Music A plague on Moses und Aron Dance Martha Graham's legacy shines in her troupe's careful choices Television Mamet's Lansky turns a gangster's life into domestic drama CUE Intelligencer Classifieds |