NY Observer > Old Navy Inc. http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/27751/feed Articles from Observer.com en Tempest in a Shop: I Always Want To Speak to a Manager http://www.observer.com/node/36222 It was a balmy fall afternoon on the Upper East Side, and there was a loose cannon in Citarella.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36222#comments Style Duane Reade Inc. Old Navy Inc. P&G-Clairol Inc. Victoria Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Pamela Weiler Grayson 36222 at http://www.observer.com A Dress Appears, As If In A Dream.... http://www.observer.com/node/32076 LAURIE: I made my once-yearly visit to Barneys the other day. Or rather, I made my once-yearly visit to the 8th floor, a.k.a. Barneys Co-Op, a.k.a the only floor on which I do not get the sense that they are calling security on me--me with my broken-zippered windbreaker and the slight, sweaty sheen I get from riding the subway, no matter what time of year. I know that some of the city's wealthiest people dress like bums, but I doubt that high-end retail staffs mistake me for one of those people.
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Coping with high-end retail staff: Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

So I did my usual routine: Enter on Madison, cut a sharp left to the elevators, avoid eye contact with everyone and head right up to 8. On the way back down, I like to take the escalators and peek in on every floor. I usually stop and check out the lingerie on 6; sometimes an $80 bra gets marked down to $20. One summer evening several years ago, I was so rattled by the uppity saleswoman sizing up my Old Navy tank top and grubby sandals that I put a gorgeous, delicate, full-price, dry-clean-only set of bra and undies by Prada on my beleaguered Visa card. Two balance transfers, an accidental and devastating trip to the laundromat and a debt-reduction program later, I'm sure that I'm still paying that shit off.

But this time, on a mixed-brand rack in the center of the sales floor, I found a simple, casual white cotton dress, strapless, knee-length, and priced at just over a hundred bucks. I tried it on: it fit, and it would fit if I shaved off a few pounds, put on a few pounds, or stayed exactly the same. It was the very first potential wedding dress I tried on, and I bought it without even soliciting a second opinion.]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32076#comments Julia Roberts Madison Old Navy Inc. Prada SpA Group Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:29:07 -0400 Observer Staff 32076 at http://www.observer.com An Unholy Sabbath: Their Need Is Great, And I, Too Small http://www.observer.com/node/50432 This is a confession, of sorts. When my fiancé, Edward, and I moved to South Brooklyn a few months  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/50432#comments Manhattan Old Navy Inc. South Brooklyn Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:00:00 -0500 Heather Larson 50432 at http://www.observer.com What's That Ringing? Also, J. Lo Gets Down http://www.observer.com/node/48646 Angelenos like to get all creative and ostentatious with their cell-phone rings.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/48646#comments Media David Agranov Jennifer Lopez Macy's Inc. Old Navy Inc. Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:00:00 -0500 Alexandra Jacobs 48646 at http://www.observer.com City's Pee-wees Seek Chichi! Great Buys for Li'l Guys http://www.observer.com/node/47721 A new marginalized constituency is emerging in Manhattan.We're irate, we're short and we can't find  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47721#comments Lacoste SA Manhattan Old Navy Inc. Seize sur Vingt Apparel Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:00:00 -0400 Simon Doonan 47721 at http://www.observer.com May 22 – May 29, 2002 http://www.observer.com/node/46064 Wednesday 22thGet out your paddles, ladies!  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/46064#comments Arts & Culture Barnes & Noble Inc. Fred Astaire Julie Davis Old Navy Inc. Sun, 26 May 2002 20:00:00 -0400 NYO Staff 46064 at http://www.observer.com Tim McCarver on Valentine … No Monica Video … Errol Morris, Documentary Auteur, Shoots Ads http://www.observer.com/1999/tim-mccarver-valentine-no-monica-video-errol-morris-documentary-auteur-shoots-ads Wednesday, Feb.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/1999/tim-mccarver-valentine-no-monica-video-errol-morris-documentary-auteur-shoots-ads#comments Media Sports Errol Morris Miller High Life New York Mets Old Navy Inc. Sun, 14 Feb 1999 19:00:00 -0500 William Berlind and Peter Bogdanovich 41091 at http://www.observer.com Don't Go Out Like That http://www.observer.com/1998/dont-go-out O.K., it is warm. The streets are full, the freaks are out, the trees are blooming. Rejoice.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/1998/dont-go-out#comments Media Carrie Donovan Hello Monica Monica Lewinsky Old Navy Inc. Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:00:00 -0400 Alexandra Zissu and Jim Windolf 40381 at http://www.observer.com At Mortimer's With Carrie Donovan, the Old Navy Lady http://www.observer.com/node/40088 From the oversized frames of her eyeglasses to her roaring pronouncements, the heroic fashion editor  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/40088#comments Media Carrie Donovan Chanel SA Diana Vreeland Old Navy Inc. Sun, 25 Jan 1998 19:00:00 -0500 William Norwich 40088 at http://www.observer.com