Video Contest - Win a Complete H-H Outfit

You may have noticed we've started to make some fun videos about our products and adding them to our product pages. We're excited, because it's a novel way to show off our favorite stuff. Each of the girls in the design:shop has lots to say about her favorite bags and apparel, showing off some of the amazing features, the hidden talents (both of the bags, and their own!), and just having fun.

Now that you've seen our videos, we want to see yours! You could win a complete Hayden-Harnett outfit, that's right, head-to-toe Hayden-Harnett for you, and for your best friend! Just create a short video about your favorite Hayden-Harnett product, or the Hayden-Harnett product you're craving most, and post it as a video response to one of our videos on YouTube. For more contest details, visit http://haydenharnett.com/contest/ See all our videos here.

Word is... Hayden-Harnett on Gossip Girl Tonight

Here at the HH warehouse it isn't rare to find oneself in the midst of a conversation over the previous nights cable lineup. Sadly, with only 4 channels in my apartment I rarely get to join in on the fun. So this weekend when the weather looked gloomy, my roommate Ashley (a fellow HH-er) and I decided to binge on some DVDs.

As Ashley looked for deep, intriguing movies, I stood in the aisle known as 'sitcom heaven' pondering what season to add to my collection first. I decided on Gossip Girl -- I had never seen it, but had heard all the rage, seen the Times Square billboards, & even have a male friend who Tivos it religiously.

As Ashley and I settled down this Saturday afternoon we had no idea what we were in for. Needless to say, I didn't leave my house all weekend... hardly even left my couch. I hit the ignore button on my phone, neglected to study for a microeconomics test: it was "XOXO Gossip Girl" until 2am Monday morning rolled around. As we finished the last episode we sunk into a funk: what were we going to do without GG?

But there's good news: a new season has started and an episode is on tonight. And then the word came through: Hayden-Harnett will be on Gossip Girl tonight!! Serena van der Woodsen will be sporting the Corcovado Tote in Cordovan! So, at 8pm tonight, Ashley and I will be on the edge of our couch looking to spot the Wyeth on our new favorite show. Hope to see you there! -- Melissa


Serena also loves our Clara Flap Bag in Black Zeus Patent.

green is good? green is great!

Press has been all over this handy tote like butter on toast, but I thought I might contribute my 2 cents (actually, all proceeds to FarmAid, to be quite accurate) on this bag as a real live actual user.

I use this super sturdy tote for anything and everything, from carrying my yoga clothes and lunch to and from the office to saving a plastic bag and toting my groceries to packing a picnic and a book to the park. And in a pinch, it works really well as a barrier between my pants and the wet grass or a nice little pillow for naps in the great outdoors.

To top it all off, I feel good knowing that I'm spreading a positive message all over NYC and that I have contributed to a great cause.

So there you have it. My tote/my self. Don't tell my mother.

Viva Tropicalia! Spring/Summer 2008 Lookbook Movie

rhumba, samba, frevo. hayden-harnett's s/s08 collection is deeply inspired by a love for the passionate arts and culture of 60's brazil. vivid color, bold shapes, and hand-crafted detailing reflect the cultural flashpoint of tropicalismo. so, put on some caetano veloso or os mutatnes on the hi-fi, kick back and watch the surf roll in. remember, it is forbidden to forbid. from corcovado to sao paulo, we hope there's something perfeito for the artisan in you. view the catalog

--Toni

"Everything I Love in One Place"

Recently, we got a sweet picture from one of our customers, and we couldn't help but share it with you. In it, she said, she captured everything she loved: her boyfriend, her bike, and her favorite handbag (Havana Hobo in Moss). Here it is, as titled by her -- "hh smooch":

Do you have any great Hayden-Harnett moments to share?

What's in a Bag?

Recently we had some people ask about the Ana, one of our new bags for the fall. It's a smaller bag, but we were surprised road-testing it: it sure holds a lot! Anyway, just to show you, this is what one of our employees has in hers:


Yes, that's a book, camera, cell-phone, flats, clutch-wallet, and address book.

Bag-O-Scope

Having trouble deciding on a bag? Ever wonder what the stars have to say about what handbag you should carry? Ponder no further. Hayden-Harnett has done the work for you. We've pulled down the old astrological tomes off the top shelf, blown off the dust and pored over charts and numbers. We've tracked the constellations in the sky, and noticed a lot of them actually seem to be carrying handbags. Don't delay, enter your birthdate in our cosmological calculator, and find out which bags are right for you, today! Bag-O-Scope. Illustrated by Irit Baniel.