BARKER HANGAR Christmas comes twice a year for ravenous fashionistas, hungry for the newest pair of torn jeans or barely-there tops by one of the hottest “it” designers.
That time of year has come again as the legendary Barneys New York semi-annual warehouse sale touched down at the Barker Hangar last week, bargain hunters and shopping addicts flocking to the enormous metal racks to find the exorbitantly priced items drastically marked down to moderately expensive prices.
The sale kicked off on Aug. 9 and will close shop on Aug. 19.
“You never know what you’re going to find,” said Timothy Elliott, spokesman for Barneys New York. “There is new merchandise that arrives every day so we really advise to shop every day.”
The sale is held semi-annually in New York’s Chelsea district and at the Barker Hangar every fall and spring. The hugely popular warehouse sales started in a Chelsea warehouse in 1971 and the Los Angeles version followed shortly after the Beverly Hills store opened in the 1990s.
The site of award shows, charity events and video game conventions was transformed into a warehouse version of Barneys, racks filled with tops, skirts, suits and even wedding
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 16, 2007. Read the original PDF.