A Barneys spokesperson contacted us yesterday to give the following statement: “As announced by Barneys New York on November 29th, the search for a new fashion director was launched by Daniella Vitale, chief merchant and executive vice president, who joined the company on December 1st. Contrary to recent speculative reports, no employment offer has been made as of this date to any person for the fashion director position." Which means, contrary to rumors, that they never outright asked Virginia Smith, Sarah Rutson, or Hill to take the job.