When I was in college in the mid-1990s, I shopped at I. Magnin on Union Square. I didn't buy much - mostly makeup - but I had as good a time as anybody at this bay area institution. I was really thin then, so I could try on the Armani and Chanel and look good When I was in college in the mid-1990s, I shopped at I. Magnin on Union Square. I didn't buy much - mostly makeup - but I had as good a time as anybody at this bay area institution. I was really thin then, so I could try on the Armani and Chanel and look good The I. Magnin Bathroom LIVES: Department stores from San Francisco’s past