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IRL: Style, issue 7

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Labels: apparel, fashion, handbags, IRL, spring09, style

Hayden-Harnett for Target

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Wishful holiday sale! 12 days of deals, steals, and thrills

don't miss our great Wishful holiday sale beginning 12/13.

12 days of super bargains on all things hh (30-80% off)

also, we're doing a "secret santa" featured item every day at a serious discount.

enter the sale here
hint: do not miss the secret santa items! happy holidays from everyone at hayden-harnett.

-toni

Labels: discount, fashion, handbags, hayden-harnett, holiday, sale, secret santa, style

Hayden-Harnett's first-ever THANKFUL SALE!

Hi, Everyone-

Get READY! This will hands-down be the biggest and most fun holiday sale that we've EVER had! Please pass along the mailer to your friends and family...this sale is totally going to kick turkey.

ENTER THE SALE HERE
or visit http://www.haydenharnett.com/thankful. Some details:

-Every day at 10am, 1pm, 5pm, and 9pm we will feature 1 super-cool item for sale at an awesome price...get is while you can (if you're lucky)

-Free Paule Marrot print cosmetic case gift with purchases over $250

-Free Porte valet-style keyfob gift with purchases over $500

-Free ground shipping within the continental US

-Sale starts Wednesday, 11/26 at 8am

-Sale ends Monday, 12/1 at midnight

Happy Holidays!!!!! Eat turkey in your jammies while you shop the sale. PS- We are thankful that we can do really fun things with our supercool fans!

-Toni

Labels: apparel, discount, fashion, handbags, hayden harnett, sale, thankful, turkey

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

Hayden-Harnett Clara Flap on Gossip Girl

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

Labels: celebs, fall, fashion, fun, handbags, musing, sightings, style

Past Presence - Fall 2008 Video - Enjoy!

Labels: apparel, design, fall, fashion, handbags, hayden-harnett, preview, style

View our Fall 2008 Lookbook

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BEHIND THE SCENES -- FALL 2008

This is my first blog post ever, so I'm sorry if it doesn't sound bloggy enough. I wanted to give everyone a little sneak peak of what the Fall08 Catalog will be like. Today I will post some backstage shots. Tune back for some of the real deal shots next week

The shoot was great and lots of fun (and lots of bagels). The models, Monica and Masha were wonderful and the whole team worked really hard.

Kat, a very good friend and amazing photographer & cinematographer let us use her family's house in Great Neck which worked out perfect for the shoot.

hope you enjoyed the post. if you didn't then just pretend you did, because its my first one and i'm sensitive and self conscious. au revoir -mimi

Labels: apparel, fall, fashion, handbags, hayden-harnett, mimi, preview

Fall 2008 Collection - Preview

Recently we launched our Fall 2008 collection with a little get-together at our new showroom. We thought it was time to offer everyone a peek at some of the styles we've been super excited about. We have a bunch of new and updated bag styles, fabulous new leathers and colors, and our best collection of dresses and outerwear yet. And it will all be available this coming July.

I think Toni describes the collection best: "I was inspired by the contradiction of the natural and unnatural: the man-made vs. nature. Vivid color welling up from and inky, dark background; metallics and slick patents are used for emphasis and pops of texture and unexpected color.

"Prints are inspired by nature and folk weaving, but then reworked digitally to read as modern, almost ghostly. The overall mood for silhouette in both apparel and accessories is about versatility and low-key luxury ... all the items are intended to transition easily from day to night. Design is inspired by both art-deco and primitive design as it would exist in hybrid for a modern world."

Labels: apparel, fall, fashion, handbags, preview

Green is Good at Nylonmag.com

Hayden-Harnett's Green is Good Tote Featured on Nylon Magazine's Website

Nylon Magazine is ga-ga over our Green is Good tote. Find out why.

Labels: charity, environment, handbags, press

Two New Things to Give Thanks For

This might be a little shallow, but we indulge from time to time. Of course we all have things to be thankful for this season, whether it is our family and loved-ones, good health or a recent recovery, the beauty and bounty of nature and the goodwill of most of us. But we're also pretty excited by two new items we've launched on our website today!

First is the exquisitely subtle metallic Rizzo motorcycle jacket in Bronze, which has arrived just in time to replace the black Rizzo, which sold out almost instantly:

Second is the to-die-for Hudson Triple-Strap Satchel in mouth-watering Bruciato, a classic and eminently useful shape in a rich holiday color, perfect for hot cocoa weather, turkey, and later, mistletoe:

P.S. Still looking for the perfect holiday gift? We're now offering gift-certificates in any denomination that are good on-line and at our Brooklyn design:shop.

Labels: apparel, fall, fashion, handbags

Congratulations to Al Gore

We at Hayden-Harnett have always had a soft spot for Al Gore and share his passion for protecting our environment. We were inspired at the beginning of this year to release our Friends of Al tote bag to do something for the cause. Since its launch, Friends of Al across the globe have helped us to plant 4,870 trees, and to donate $12,175.00 to educate about, and to alleviate the problem of global warming.

Today, Al Gore and a United Nations environmental panel were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [story here] We wish to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Al Gore for this recognition of his tireless advocacy and hard work, and to the Nobel committee for their recognition of global warming as a great threat to the future of our world.

Visit friendsofal.info for more information about our tote and the future home of Friends of Al.
Join Friends of Al on Myspace.com.
Discuss global warming in our forum.
Our reusable shopping tote plants trees, donates to stop global warming, and is fashionable too.

Show this badge on your website or blog:
<a href="http://friendsofal.info"><img src="http://images.haydenharnett.com/albutton.jpeg" border=0 hspace=2 vspace=2 alt="I am a Friend of Al" width=100 height=100></a>

Labels: al gore, charity, environment, handbags

H-H Goes to the Movies

Although I'm not There and neither is Toni, we got called at the last minute to supply gifts for the VIPs at the Toronto International Film Festival. We were thrilled to send some great bags up to Canada for Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, Petra Nemcova, Hillary Duff, Luciana Barroso, and Taryn Manning. Don't forget the men, as well, to whom we sent Maldives Duffels to travel with: Bradd Pitt, Matt Damon, Richard Gere, and George Clooney. In addition, each of the stars left with a "Friends of Al" tote. And congratulations to all for their terrific movies.

Labels: celebs, cinema, handbags

Sighted: Mia Maestro & her Mosaique Hobo

Mia Maestro & her Mosaique Hobo on the Beach

We're not generally a fan of the paparazzi, but we were giddy when super-cute Mia Maestro was spotted on a cool day at the beach down in South America with our Mosaique Hobo.

Labels: celebs, handbags, sightings, spring

"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?

Labels: fun, handbags, sightings

Artist's Vision: Robert Gullie

Photo of Hayden-Harnett bags by Robert Gullie whose work can be found at the Amrose + Sable gallery in Albany, New York.

Labels: artists, fashion, handbags

Spring is in the Air

Today we had a tantalizing hint of the spring to come, as temperatures rose into the positively balmy 40s here in Brooklyn, and the sun shone down on rivulets of melting snow, and we shed our jackets temporarily. We only got to enjoy the beautiful weather fleetingly, as we ran our separate ways from one place to another. We are as busy as bees at Hayden-Harnett. You'll notice in the past few months we haven't been updating our photojournals or posting much on our blog.

You will notice some changes, however, if you glance around our website :-) Our beautiful new spring collection of handbags is launched, with terrific new styles - the Suki Ladybag and Barnard Crossbody pre-eminent among them. We've also launched the Paule Marrot Editions by Hayden-Harnett collection, featuring the modern yet timeless print designs of Alsatian artist Paule Marrot. We would be remiss if we didn't mention our skinny belts riffing off our signature handbag styles and bringing in some charm of their own.

These days anomolous weather is both more frequent, and more jarring, as increased awareness about the dangers of human propelled climate change puts us all on edge about the future. That's why we launched the "Friends of Al" tote last month - to raise awareness about global warming, and to actually do something about it. We've already raised thousands of dollars and planted over fifteen-hundred trees, and made countless new friends.

Meanwhile, Toni has been hard at work designing our Fall 2007 collection. We've just set up our showroom with the new collection, which is our best yet! The colors are staggeringly beautiful, and too achingly perfect to describe, and we've developed some new custom hardware elements we're all longing to start carrying. And just wait until you look inside...

Oh - have you noticed? We've taken "handbags + accessories" our of the website logo, and added a new button - "apparel". That's right. We've just launched our first ready-to-wear collection, designed by the fantabulous Sonia A. We have trendy A-line dresses, stunning short and long jackets, a spring parka to die for, and countless other items. Keep checking back as we continue to refine the apparel section of the website. And we're pretty excited, because we've just had the apparel featured in Elle Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and now Daily Candy!

Worried about ordering from the web? Don't - we've got a 15 day easy return policy, and we're sure you won't want to send it back. But maybe you really just want to see it in person and get to try it on? You're in luck, because we're in the middle of opening our very first store, in Greenpoint! Toni is ordering wallpaper samples, and Ben is supervising the construction, and we should be open in just a few more weeks. Thanks for checking in, and keep in touch. H-H.

Labels: apparel, fashion, handbags, spring

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:

The Ana bag in yellow, exclusively at Anthropologie

The Ana bag in yellow, exclusively at Anthropologie

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

Labels: fall, fun, handbags

Mena Suvari <3's Hayden-Harnett

Mena Suvari out with the Mosa Beaded Hobo

We were thrilled to see American Beauty's Mena Suvari sporting our Mosa Beaded Hobo in InStyle magazine. Rumor has it (no pun intended) she has a few other Hayden-Harnett items, but we're not talking.

Labels: celebs, handbags, sightings, spring

"Like the pyramids?"

Every morning, we wake up to NPR. Usually, since we've been up most of the night working, it takes an hour or more to climb out of sleep and out of bed. The news stories enter our consciousness first as fragments of our dreams. What, like the pyramids?

Recently I dreamed I and our President were in a rather Victorian parlor face to face with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; I was trying to coax Bush to answer the letter Ahmadinejad had written; Bush was dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a long-billed red cap. Needless to say, it was difficult to get him to concentrate.

So, when Toni had finished a group of concept sketches for a group of beautiful travel bags with cargo pockets and said "Let's call this the Gaza collection," I was not surprised. But I thought because of the news she might have gotten confused. "Don't you mean Giza?" I asked. "Like the pyramids?" No, she meant Gaza: "like the Gaza Strip." I worried for a while, wondering what the fashion community would make of something like this; would anybody be upset? It seemed needlessly controversial. Toni insisted. She said she had been thinking a lot about what we'd been hearing on the news, and about the region as she designed the bags. She reminded me why we started the company - in part because we wanted the freedom to do what we thought was best. I capitulated, and the collection is called Gaza.

Then I waited. Waited for somebody to comment; or even notice. One way or the other. Days passed by; the bags were on the linesheets; weeks passed by. Then months. The bags arrived. People bought them. Nobody seemed to notice. Before, I had been worried somebody would notice - now I was a little irritated nobody had. But finally, someone did notice, and asked us about it. Her response was worth it. Read Hala's blog post about it here. Thanks Hala for being curious and daring to ask!

Labels: fashion, handbags, politics

Seeing Red: Coral in History

Last fall the more fashion-forward were seeing a certain red on the runways for this spring, and to our eyes that red was coral. This color is named, of course, for the underwater animal/colony that so typifies it and is found throughout the Mediterranean. Coral in the Sea

In his Natural History (77 AD), Pliny the Elder describes the first use of coral as decoration, by the Celts who used it to decorate their swords, shield, and helmets. Their coral, collected from the Gallic Gulf and near the Aeolian Islands off Sicily was the best, the reddest and most branched, and when it was learned that in India red coral was esteemed to have mystical powers, it quickly became a scarce commodity. According to Pliny, in India the coral was thought to ward off danger, and branches were hung around the necks Coral...

round the necks of infants. Sometime in the intervening years, the Celts took up this practice, followed by the Italians, among whom it is popular today to hang a carved horn or branch of coral dangling over the chest. Lately, the corno as it is called has found its use in fashion less to ward off the evil eye than to draw in the eye. Now, this spring and summer, we hope everybody will be seeing red. See more coral from Hayden-Harnett.

Labels: fashion, handbags, spring

On the Runway

Model wearing the Havana Hobo in white at Kevin Johnn's fashion show.

Kevin Johnn of Project Runway augmented his debut Spring collection at New York's fashion week with our Havana Hobo in white. VIP guests to the show were also treated to a gift of our Celina cuff bracelets. Take a look at us unpacking our accessories at the show in Elle Magazine.

Labels: event, fashion, handbags, sightings, spring

Thursday, May 28, 2009

IRL: Style, issue 7

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Hayden-Harnett for Target

Monday, December 15, 2008

Wishful holiday sale! 12 days of deals, steals, and thrills

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hayden-Harnett's first-ever THANKFUL SALE!

Monday, September 29, 2008

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

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Past Presence - Fall 2008 Video - Enjoy!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

View our Fall 2008 Lookbook

Friday, June 27, 2008

BEHIND THE SCENES -- FALL 2008

Monday, May 05, 2008

Fall 2008 Collection - Preview

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Green is Good at Nylonmag.com

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Two New Things to Give Thanks For

Friday, October 12, 2007

Congratulations to Al Gore

Friday, September 07, 2007

H-H Goes to the Movies

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Sighted: Mia Maestro & her Mosaique Hobo

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

"Everything I Love in One Place"

Friday, June 01, 2007

Artist's Vision: Robert Gullie

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Spring is in the Air

Friday, December 15, 2006

What's in a Bag?

Monday, July 31, 2006

Mena Suvari <3's Hayden-Harnett

Friday, May 12, 2006

"Like the pyramids?"

Monday, April 03, 2006

Seeing Red: Coral in History

Friday, September 16, 2005

On the Runway

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