Barney's is one of my regular stops whenever I'm clothes shopping.  I've never had any problems with the staff there, as others alluded to.  Their Co-op shop features some pretty cool, cutting edge unknown designers.  While much of their lingerie dept. is just ""OK"", I am always able to find a few pieces there that are stunningly beautiful, and nothing like what you'd find at Victoria's S.!!  And of course Barney's has a good variety of women's clothes, like Yamahmoto, Jill Sander, Branquinho, etc.  Their jewelry and hat departments I don't find to be all that ""original"".  You can find more unique accessories elsewhere.  They have a pretty good range of high quality shoes though.  Just don't let all the ""posers"" (with their cell phones and their lapdogs) get to you too much!
Pros:  lingerie dept, shoe dept., variety of designers
Cons:  prices, "posers" in the store
                        
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