In a little ode to the new Barneys Brooklyn coming to Atlantic Ave, Creative Director Simon Doonan came to the hood on Sunday with Jonathon Adler (who also has a store at 378 Atlantic Ave.) to do a little scouting. Though he enjoyed his time here and kicked up some ideas, he couldn’t help but do a little stereotyping.

It would be really fun to do something completely bananas with that façade. You know, like Salvador Dalí’s museum in Barcelona, he covered the whole front of it in Spanish bread. Something insane like that, I think they would love that in Brooklyn.” “But,” Adler told us, “it’ll probably just be ironic-facial-hair-and-baby-stroller themed.

That’s ok Simon, we’d take Barneys if it was wrapped in dirty diapers. Just make sure the denim bar is clean and you have enough size 9 shoes!