Now Bloomingdale’s has several locations in Manhattan, but if you want the authentic Friends experience, you definitely need to check out the original store on Third Avenue. It’s a spectacular nine-story building (think: nine floors of shopping) that maintains its original art decor exterior and will fill you with the kind of passion for fashion that helped Rachel’s career soar.
Rachel’s fashionista dreams come true when she actually gets herself a job at Bloomingdale’s, another Manhattan shopping mecca. You’d probably recognize Bloomingdale’s from the bags its customers carry out, labeled as everything from “little brown bag” to “big brown bag.” By season three, Rachel gets her fashionably-shoed foot in the door of this massive NYC retailer when she works as an assistant in its offices. After realizing that she’s back to serving coffee on the regular, she earns her place as an assistant buyer before being unluckily demoted to a personal shopper.
At Bloomingdale’s, Rachel is able to work closely with all the top brands this department store sells. All of her hard work and time pay off as she eventually gets hired by Ralph Lauren himself and ultimately, by Louis Vuitton in Paris. Talk about #CareerGoals.
Bonus: It’s also a great place for modern-day celebrity spotting.
