A black student who says he was profiled by Barneys NY for purchasing an expensive designer belt won a $45,000 settlement from the retail giant.
Trayon Christian said he used his debit card to purchase a $349 Ferragano belt at the Barneys' flagship store on Fifth Avenue on April 27, 2013.
A new menswear fashion trend is coming to high end boutiques and retail stores in your city. The cutting-edge "short suit" was tested quietly in J. Crew stores. And now Topman, Asos, and Barneys are among the retailers selling the short suit.
Rappers Sean Combs, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams helped popularize this look.
Ciara Harris still looks heavily pregnant more than a week after it was rumored she gave birth to a son in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old singer was spotted shopping at Barney's NYC in Beverly Hills today.
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Apparently socialite Kim Kardashian isn't getting enough attention. The buxom blond was seen shopping at Barneys NY in Beverly Hills wearing a revealing outfit that seemed ready to burst at the seams. Kim's perky twins were hard to miss. The only question left to ask is how much did she pay to get them refurbished?
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If you're looking for the perfect gift from the Jay Z/Barney's Collection for the man who has everything, you'd better hurry into your Barney's location: many must-have items in the collection are almost sold out.
Cheaper priced items from the collection, such as the $695 cashmere ski mask (pictured below), are already sold out at the Barneys New York location. Other hot items that are no longer available include the $1,275 fleece hoodies and the $2,295 Moncler leather sleeve puffer varsity jacket that was modeled by Jay Z's wife Beyonce on her Instagram page.
Thanks to loyal reader and fashionista Pamela Andrade for informing me that Jay Z was wearing a Sidian, Ersatz & Vanes Chambray color block button down shirt -- not a Celine shirt as I incorrectly stated in this post.
Undaunted by the embarrassing fact that Barney's NY canceled a huge private bash celebrating the launch of his collection, rap mogul Jay Z threw his own star-studded celebration at the Barclay's Center last night.
There are unconfirmed reports that Barney's NY plans to donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the Barney's/Jay Z Collection collaboration to the Shawn Carter Foundation. Barney's paid an insane amount of money to place banner and tower ads prominently on the front page of the NY Post to make sure you know the truth.
Barney's has canceled the big holiday event that Jay Z hoped would cement his brand in the high end retailing world. The 45-year-old rap mogul had hoped to be center stage at the well-heeled Barney's-sponsored holiday bash to launch his Barney's Collection on Nov. 20.
But according to WWD.com, Barney's canceled the holiday party which was to be held at a private, off-site location.
Bosses at high end retailer Barneys released a statement apologizing to rapper Jay Z following media reports of racial profiling incidents involving black consumers at the New York location.
2 young black shoppers filed separate complaints accusing Barneys of racially profiling them after they made purchases of a $2,500 Celine handbag and a $350 Ferragamo belt.
But instead of apologizing to the shoppers who were racially profiled, Barneys apologized to Jay Z for inconveniencing him.
"We deeply regret that these recent events have distracted from the great work of the Shawn Carter Foundation, and we offer our sincere apologies to Mister Carter," said Barneys CEO Mark Lee.
And you scoffed when I said Jay Z was behaving like HE was the victim?
Barneys NY has recently come under fire for 2 alleged incidents of racial profiling involving black consumers.
In response to the avalanche of negative press surrounding his business affiliation with Barneys, Jay Z's publicist released a statement on Saturday making him out to be the victim.
"I move and speak based on facts and not emotion. I haven't made any comments because I am waiting on facts and the outcome of a meeting between community leaders and Barneys," Z was quoted as saying.
"Why am I being demonized, denounced and thrown on the cover of a newspaper for not speaking immediately?"
Rap mogul Jay Z is under pressure to cancel his upcoming watch launch at Barneys New York after two black consumers accused the high end retailer of racial profiling. College student Travon Christian filed a lawsuit against Barneys and the NYPD after he was detained and accused of using a stolen debit card to pay for his purchase of a $300 belt.
A young college student discovered that racism is alive and well in high end retailing. Trayon Christian is suing Barney's Department store and the NYPD for violating his rights after the retailer accused him of credit card fraud.
Christian, 19, went to the Madison Avenue Barney's in NY to purchase a Ferragamo belt after spotting his favorite rapper, Juelz Santana, wearing the expensive accessory. Christian saved his money by working extra shifts at his part-time job. He was finally able to purchase the luxury $349 Salvatore Ferragamo belt, which he paid for with a debit card in his name.