I've had the good fortune to converse with Melody Chu, one of our Design Your Own Bag winners, through our development process. Melody had mentioned to me that she was rocking some Hayden-Harnett over the holiday season and how she found our collection to be "universally appealing". I'm always curious to see how people wear HH, as everyone really seems to create a very unique look with our pieces. Especially, I love seeing how people wear HH with pieces from other designers.
That's Melody at the far right in our Garçon turnlock trench with a delicious Balenciaga bag. Great choice!
Melody was kind enough to answer a few questions for me regarding her life, career, and love for Hayden-Harnett.
*TH) where do you live?
*MC) I live in Fremont, California, so in the “Bay Area” and about 40 minutes from San Francisco.
*TH) what do you do?
*MC) I work as a customer service lead for Gazillion Entertainment, a video game developer/start-up in San Mateo.
*TH) how long have you been a fan of HH?
*MC) I bought my first HH bag in June 2007; after seeing modeling photos of the Mercer triple compartment satchel, I knew I had to get one! I got the bag in the Ink color. It was a “first job” present to myself. I wore the bag my first day of work!
*TH) how many HH pieces do you own?
*MC) I think I know – 10 exactly. Two pairs of shoes (Mercury Wedges, Zelda boots), three bags (the Mercer 3C bag, Havana in ICP, the Target convertible tote), two articles of clothing (the Yoko dress and Garcon coat), and three accessories – the Vesuvius cuff and two keyfobs. Well, 11 pieces if you count the DYOB. (I grow collections slowly and “only” own a total of 10 bags at the moment…)
I also love this pic of Melody in our Yoko dress looking entirely comfy and stunning at once...not an easy fashion feat!
Thanks for the pics and the interview, Melody! Thanks also for being a fan of HH :)
-Toni