#GENDER NEUTRAL HATS

At callanan hats we are always on trend and for fall 2016 I am very excited about the introduction of my #GENDER NEUTRAL hat collection. I truly believe that #GENDER NEUTRAL aka #GENDER FLUID fashion is the next big trend on the horizon.
We already see it in athletic wear, with both genders wearing body conscious wear. Not since the medieval time have men run around in hose/running jeggings, all-be-it without the codpiece!

#GENDER NEUTRAL lifestyle fashion has been a long time in coming. Not until the 1940's did it become acceptable for women to wear pants. Yves Saint Lauren created a stir when he introduced Le Smoking suit for ladies back in the 1970's. Mark almonds and Duran Duran, men using eye liner was so outrageous at the time. The legendary androgynous looks, of the late, hat wearing David Bowie.


In designing the callanan #gender neutral collection, I tried to think outside the box to design hats that would complement not 1 or 2 but ALL genders. My gender neutral friends love the idea, but strangely some of my #GENDER SPECIFIC colleagues found the description "offensive" and insist on calling the collection the "boy friend hat".
Just because a hat is shown on a man dose not exclude a woman from wearing it, without the prefixing it with the word "boyfriend". To me, this suggests that the hat was designed for men in mind. I wonder if men will buy "the girlfriend hat". I really wish we could keep boy/girl descriptive tags out of fashion when possible.

Fashion, by its very nature, has to be future thinking and not regressive, inclusive not exclusive.

LV370-ASST. WOOL FELT FEDORA WITH ZIPPER POCKET

LV371-ASST, WOOL FELT FEDORA WITH LEGACY PIN

LV373-ASST ULTRA SUEDE OUTBACK WITH ARROW PIN

VOGUE, that bastion of women fashion, is also jumping on the #GENDER NEUTRAL band wagon, sending their first ever editorial team to cover the men's London collections.

STYLE MAKER, 25+ YEARS

WOW, where do the years go to?
Stumbled upon this write-up from the New York Times 1991 today. As a result of this article I received orders from Macy's, Bonwit Teller and it really push me away from bespoke and into the world of wholesale.
Many things have changed, I now work in wool felt, as fur felt is just a very limited market, but true style never changes.
Here at CALLANAN hats, we know our customers, and design with them in mind.

style maker 25+ years

GOLD ON TREND

The markets may be predicting that gold will dip below 1k per ounce in 2016, but the suits in WALL STREET may want to tale a look at what's happening on fashion main street. The financial elite may have cursed Ted Cruz, when he declared in October that he supported a return to the gold standard for the USA, but maybe the republican presidential contender has his finger on the pulse of fashion.

All that glitter may not be gold, but if looks like GOLD, fashionistas love it!!
Modern day alchemists, aka designers, have found a way to transform everything we wear into gold.

GOLD, be it rose, crackled, hammered or mirrored, is making a major return for Resort 2016.  This rich metal is creating a statement across all accessories classifications; from bold leather variations on handbags to more delicate styles on necklaces and bracelets, and woven into hat weaves or used as trim.

And gold is not only for the fairer sex, the peacocks are loving it also, as in Celine lace up shoes, gold mirrored ray bans  and Cavalli and gold watch straps.

We have you covered at CALLANAN hat if you are looking for a GOLDEN crown!

CM175-TEA

CALLANAN classic CR142OS-GOLD. Hand crocheted raffia with gold shimmer band

CR248-ASST-NAT safari with gold stitch detail

Over at TOMMY BAHAMA.

TBWL34-GOLD

GOLD LUREX PAPER BRAID VISOR TBWL29-GOLD

GOLD MERCERIZED COTTON TRAVEL HAT TBWL40-GOLD

These TOMMY BAHAMA hats are available at MACY'S HAWAII and better stores nationwide.

At CAPPELLI straworld, you can find some GORGEOUS GOLDEN totes.

BAG938-ASST-GOLD

BEST SELLER BAG871-GOLD

Classic SCALA best sellers.

LP173-ASST-BROWN with gold gold metallic stitching

LP172-asst-wht. GOLD LUREX BRAID. Recommended by the American Skin Cancer foundation.

TASSELS ARE TRENDING

The 1970's are back and with them are tassels. This time around, this distinctive preppy look has branched out from ubiquitous moccasins and penny loafers to flats, mules and brogues and HATS.

GET TASSELLED 

TASSELS SCREAM PREPPY

Here at CALLANAN HATS we got you covered for this trend.

LV366-ASST-PECAN

100% WOOL FELT, RAW EDGE CLOCHE WITH CHAIN AND SUEDE TASSEL.

Available for Fall/Winter 2016.

FEDORA WEARING FELLON ROBS A STARBUCKS

This man is suspected of robbing a Garland Starbucks last month. (Garland Police Department)

You say FEDORA, I say TRILBY, "same same but different" as they say in Thailand! Lets just settle on it being a stingy brimmed fedora aka trilby. The Dallas Morning New's blog readers  got into quite a tissy regarding if it fellow was wearing a fedora to trilby LMAO!

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/garland-police-want-to-id-the-sharply-dressed-they-say-robbed-a-starbucks.html/

A well dressed man wearing a trilby robbed a Starbucks at gun point on November 19th 2015, in Garland, Texas. Looks like this is the only Starbucks location in the world with no line and nobody hanging out in the store. Maybe the regular patrons had a heads-up of the robbery. OMG, another conspiracy theory!

Garland police released an image of the robbery suspect Monday. The man entered the store around 5 p.m. Nov. 19 in the 2100 block of Northwest Highway. He pointed a gun at a barista and demanded money, police said. 

He fled with an undisclosed amount of money. He is described as 6-feet-tall, slim with brown eyes and hair. He was wearing glasses and had a goatee at the time of the robbery. He was wearing a navy sweater over a white Oxford shirt, slacks, a trilby and dress shoes, police said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Garland police at 972-272-8477 or go to garlandcrimestoppers.org.

Color Trend S16/F16: Spice and all things nice (cinnamon & saffron)

Burgundy, deep plum, and burnt orange, natural tea, mango, are the colors of the spice market, this bronzed color palette takes accessories straight to Resort 16.  Look to handbags, eye wear and jewelry with a bohemian feel of  natural stones, beads and CALLANAN HATS retro trim detailing to stand out from the crowd!

Callanan hats has you covered for this trend. There is no way better to say boho than artisan crochet raffia hats with retro beads trim details.

CR235-ASST-TEA

CR229OS-ASST-TURQ.

CR232-NAT WITH RETRO INDIAN SEED BEAD TRIM

Available at BLOOMINGDALE'S SPRING 2016.

CALLANAN's  "ARROW CANYON" ultra suede collection is a true homage to '70 boho chic.

CAPS IN VOGUE

Of course you are always en vogue when you don a cap or hat.

But in case you were in doubt, check out the January issue of VOGUE magazine.

I know that all you fashionista know, that BIKER JACKETS are the "jackets" of the fall 2015 season, and what better way to pull the look off, than donning an authentic GREEK AEGEAN cap, exclusively from Dorfman Pacific.

GREEK FISHER MAN CAP 

AEGEAN GREEK fisher man caps are truly the best gender neutral caps for all noggins.

AEG101-NAVY

These caps are available in cotton or wool from stores nationwide.