Monday, December 27, 2010

new traditions from callananhats

A few years ago I decided to delist the Turkey dinner from my Christmas tradition. This childhood, over-indulgent dinner just left me feeling bloated and piggy. So I decided that caviar would be my new Christmas day tradition served somewhere between 1 and 3. Luck for me my brother works in Azerbaijani and so I get caviar as a gift each year. So of the way we have enjoyed this tradition is
A LA COQ
A LA RUSSE. The shells were pick up on the beach in Cape Town last December and made great vodka shot glasses.

A LA POLANAISE
A LA THIERRY. with poached eggs.

This year I decided to give my caviar brunch an American twist. Thanks to a wonderful recipe from Anne Rosenzweig circa 1985 which was reprinted in the new York Magazine Aug. 29, 2010.

A LA AMERICAN.
There corncakes with caviar are so delicious that I want to share the recipe, so here we g.
PULSE 2 CUPS OF FROZEN CORN KERNELS IN A FOOD PROCESSOR WITH 2 TBLS OF MILK TO A FINE TEXTURE.
ADD TO BOWL AND ADD 1/3 CUP OF MILK, FLOUR, CORN MEAL, AND 1/ CUP OF MELTED BUTTER. BLEND WELL. ADD 2 EGGS,1 YOLK, 3 TBLS CHOPPED CHIVES. SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE.

USE A NONSTICK SKILLET WITH A LITTLE BUTTER AND ADD 1 1/2 TBLS OF MIX AT A TIME TO MAKE LITTLE PANCAKES.

FLIP AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 MINUTES.

I GOT 19 GOLDEN DELICIOUS PANCAKES FROM THE MIX.  SERVED THEM NEXT TO STORE BOUGHT BLINIS. GUESTS DEVOURED THE CORNCAKES AND ONLY TASTED THE BLINIS WHEN THE CORNCAKES WERE GONE.

JOYEAUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNE.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Callanan hat in LATINA magazine

Callanan Legacy, lace fedora is in the December issue of LATINA magazine

Callanan legacy fedora style LV208-BLK is sexy, edgy and might even suggest a little lite bondage to your date. Gurl, ware this snappy hat with some knee highs and embrace your inner dominatrix.

available at
LILI AND LOU, HUDSON NY.
LA CRASIA, GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NYC.
Ant other naughty stores nationwide.
or on line
http://www.jjhatcenter.com/

http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/

Sunday, November 28, 2010

cheerleaders love Callanan hats

Callanan bowler hat style LV227-BLK as see in the current CHEERLEADER Magazine
This crushable bowler is great for both guy and girl cheerleaders and for those of us who just like the "look".
This bowler crown can also be easly shaped into a fedora cown by simply pinching the crown at the front. It also has a fun tartan lining.

You can buy this at the following sites

http://www.hartfordyork.com/
http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/
http://www.fineanddandy.com/

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Callanan resort hat in Accessories News Flash

Accessories News Flash: "Nov 10, 2010 // ITEM OF THE DAY
Convertible top down, check. Warm breeze hitting your face (which is so conveniently protected by the glamorous hat a top your head), check. Wait a second….convertible top down, and hat on the head? Well, we might be dreaming, but it is possible, thanks to John Callanan Resort’s latest design, where an elegant chiffon scarf is attached to secure the hat, and add an additional bit of glam. Driving around St Bart's has never looked so good…

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Callanan hats fall 2011 photo shoot

The weather worked with us yesterday for the fall 2011 photo shoot. Blue skies with a little cloud made Williamsburg look enchanting. Everyone thinks that photo shoots are all fun and games but they are long intense days for all concerned. The official pix will not be ready until next week after KOITZ makes his magic and editing but here are some behind the scenes peeks from my amateur camera.
The photographer KOITZ.
Everyone showed up on time at 1pm. Brian gets into character. Brain is a dancer and successful web designer for a large firm.

KOITZ assistant David had the hardest time making sure there was always the right like on the model. He was so stoic.
My bad pic

and why I use a professional like KOITZ

me and Brian. Yes, I often use my clothes to dress the models. This was about 2.30pm. Erin shows up for some couple pixs before Brien heads home.

The couple pixs are on the beautiful Kent Street in front of the Episcopalian church.

Erin is an aspiring Broadway actress and also models pantyhose.
The temperature seemed to drop 20 degrees in 1 hour. I felt bad for Erin but she was such a professional. No complaining, no shivering, She stayed totally poised for the camera.
We wrapped it up right on time at 5pm. can't wait to see the finished product.

Monday, October 25, 2010

CALLANAN LEGACY FEDORA AT ANTHROPOLOGIE

I love the Anthropologie stores but I just wish they had a guys' department. After ABC Carpet, I think that they have the best visual display team. So I am honored that my "tie-me-up" fedora, style LV192-BLK will be available at Anthropologie in the coming weeks.

The inspiration behind this hat was an act of love. We were in the process of moving apartments 2 years ago, which is a very stressful situation. The straw that broke the camel's back in the packing process, were the 260 silk ties, all in shades of burgundy, that my partner had accumulated. It came down to me or an edited tie selection. Thank the lord that he picked me and I ended up with 60 ties that needed to be donated to charity. Well, the creative genie in me decided that the ties would make great hat trims. Now calm down, I donated money to charity in their place. We have long ago run out of Thierry's silk ties so I search thrift stores to find new ones.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

SEXTING WITH CALLANAN LEGACY GLOVES

Put a sparkle into your sexting with Callanan LEGACY fingerless gloves with sequin trim.
As seen in the current issue of GL FASHION.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

THE EUROPEAN PRESS DECLARES CALLANAN LEGACY BOWLER A BIG DEAL

Even hatlife support_hatlife.com@bmsend.com is jumping on the bowler trend. Once again, I am ahead of the curve.
 According to Diane "I hear a lot about the rising popularity of the Bowler Hat, but I have yet to see them on any actual people (but then again I live in Florida). But according to UK Express and the Daily Mail Reporter the Bowler is hot stuff.
Some of the UK papers credit Jude Law with helping the comeback of this Chaplinesque hat. And at the same time the British retailer, Austin Reed has started stocking Bowlers for the first time in 12 years (cheers to that) because of the demand.

The press is quite annoyed that the store - that brags about it's British lineage (Design is core to our heritage, says their tagline) bowed to market forces and bought the hats from China.

"The company claims it had to look further afield to give the bowlers a retail cost of £50, as British-made hats often cost more than £200."

The bowler was created in the mid 1800s by hatters William and Thomas Bowler, after a commission from Edward Coke, brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester. By the early 1900s it had become very popular.
The bowler was made famous by Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy. After the Second World War sales declined (aside from a comeback in the mid-Sixties by actor Patrick Macnee in the TV show The Avengers) it was slowly sacked into oblivion.
Austin Reed, which celebrates its 110th birthday this year, will initially stock the bowlers at its flagship Regent Street store in London before rolling them out around Britain as part of a new collection commemorating the store's anniversary. Announcing the return of the hat, the store claimed it had "brought back the bowler hat as a nod to historic British fashion".
"British design is core to our heritage. Men and women are looking to history for classic, quality design and tailoring. The bowler hat is a key piece to communicate effortless British style," said a spokesperson form Austin Reed.
But the talk about their hats being made in China has disappointed some.
"There's a real revival going on at the moment, so this was a chance for a major retailer to get behind British milliners. But everyone is so used to buying fashion on the cheap that even Austin Reed customers are not prepared to spend more than £50 for a bowler.

It's a shame, but I'm sure that if they could guarantee the demand a British company could have come up with a competitive price to supply the hats.

But at least Austin Reed is promoting the wearing of hats, so that is a positive thing," said Georgina Abbott, who runs Atelier Millinery in London."

Sunday, October 17, 2010

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON

While wasting some time before going to the theater last night I watched a few minutes of Sarah Palin speaking in Anaheim. I would never vote for her to be elected to any public office but I can see how her folksy, over the back-yard-fence, way of talking appeals to middle Americans. So how apropos to see the musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON an hour later. Jackson, America's 7th president, a total populist a la Obama, uses his sex appeal a la Clinton, wins the popular vote of the people only to have the title president snatched away by the electoral college a la Gore. He does not give up and wins 4 years later on the promise of being the people's president by channeling the people voices and desires, being a maverick, a Washington outsider (OMG sounds like Palin) only to find out that people want their president to make the choices for them and that populist feelings are fickle. History is still divided on whether Jackson was America's Hitler or Moses.
On the entertainment index, I had a great night out. Bloody Bloody Jackson is on of the new genre American musicals, like Spring Awakening, that appeals to the younger theater goers. The songs will not be sang around pianos, in musical evening bars, which is fine by me.
Benjamin Walker as Jackson is a roman god and once I was able to peel my eyes away from his ever so tight fitting pants, I realized he is a very good actor with a nice voice.

 The cast was amazing and it is hard to single one out over another
 and the songs and band kept the story line moving along quite smoothly.
/http://bloodybloodyandrewjackson.com/

Friday, October 15, 2010

CALLANAN HAT GOES TO EGYPT

My friend Debra departed for Egypt this week. I suggest a burka, just in case she runs into some of the peps who might not like her natural blond highlights and blue eyes but no, she was adamant about about looking chic while getting ultimate sun protection. She went with Callanan millinery style # CR125 (double rosette brim). I suggested black a la BURKA but no she wanted white. Bon voyage and have fun belly dancing.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

DERBY,BOWLER AND MELON HEADS UNITE

For those of you suffering from FEDORA FATIGUE, good news is on the way. According to the London Time's October 6th edition, John Steed's iconic headwear is back in fashion after n absence of 40 years. The come back of this British of British hats should not be a surprise to those of us that have been gleefully following the sartorial trend of th past 2 years.

Not to be outdone in the battle of fashion, the Parisians are also saying BRAVO to the return of the chapeau melon (melon hat, which is a pretty good description of a bowler's crown) but pointing out that John's sidekick in the Avengers, Emma Peel was also quite sexy looking when she donned her bowler hat. Bravo to Mr. JPG for reintroducing the Parisians to the bowler hat in his fall sartorial collection for Hermes.
Here in the good old USA we prefer to call this shape a DERBY. At Callanan Legacy we are always on trend so we offered our FERBY (derby that can be pinched to create a fedora crown), a soft wool felt derby that can be pinched into a fedora crown as an alternative shape. Style LV227-BLK can be purchased at J.J. Hat Center 310 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016 Toll Free: 1.800.622.1911 or http://www.jjhatcenter.com/ and other great stores nationwide like http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/, http://www.hartfordyork.com/

Friday, October 8, 2010

Temptation suppressant

It had been long grueling day at work and I had to run to yoga class. Arriving in a ball of sweat, only to learn that one of my favorite teachers, Miss Chrissy Carter http://www.yogachrissy.com/ was a last minute no show. Now, I am sure her sub was wonderful, but I was just not in the mood to follow a stranger's instructions. So I decided to take my time walking  home, stopped to look at my favorite thrift store windows on 18th street, Angle Street and Housing Works before popping into Loehmann's under the guise of "I needed to cool down in their AC".
Loehmann's is not known for their mens shoe department, which is non existent, but as I made my way under the stairwell, there they were, in all their glorious temptation, a gorgeous pair of Costume National Homme boots at 399, marked down from 999.

Now, I knew that the devil was tempting me because why else would the boots have cost 999 originally, so I really had to meditate on not being tempted by the orange peel finish of the leather, the stud trim detail and the soft burnt orange lamb lining.

Thank God I have read a little and I remembered that the other wonderful Irish man Oscar Wilde said "the best way to get over temptation is to give into it", or something like that.

So off I went to the cash register where the universe happened to put a 15% discount in my way.

No regrets on this spluge and these boots really kick as(s)ana.

So move over Nancy for these boots are made for walking.......


Sunday, September 12, 2010

Callanan cloche encounters

A cloche is from the French for "BELL" and refers to any bell shaped ladies hat. Cloche hats are also refered to as flapper hats and were the hight of fashion in the "Roaring 20". This Callanan Legacy cloche style SYLVIE LV191-BLK, is featured in the current Country Living September 2010 issue. This is such a timeless, sweet, stylish hat with a sequined bow and an adjustable satin head size lining.



To purchase this or other similar Callanan cloche hats shop Lord and Taylor, Macy's or other better stores nation wide.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

CALLANAN CHAMBRAY MECHANIC IVY

Chino and chambray are the casual men's fabrics of the season, showing up in countless collections for spring 2011. Chambray gets up-to-the-minute washes and treatments turning this work-wear staple into a stylish sophisticated statement.
Check out the Callanan Legacy mechanic cap style CM151 as worn by Cameron, photo by KOITZ.
YOU CAN BUY THIS CAO AT

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Does the hat make the woman or the woman make the hat?

To answer the question "I think the hat is the frame that enhances a ladies natural beauty". Callanan legacy's best selling fedora as seen in the September issue of Marie Claire, page 228.
available at
and better stores nationwide like Lord and Taylor and Bloomingdales.

wholesale customer come see the spring 2011 collection at ATS September 21-22 at the Javits Center or call 1-8880 367 3626 for a catalog.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Callanan hats at MAGIC AND WWD

It's MAGIC time.
Hope to see you all at our booths
MAGIC MW4776
WWD AC74752
MRKET 627
Here is a sneak preview of my depression inspired hats from Callanan legacy label.
Callanan resort, St. Bart's inspiration

Miss Joleen which does amazing things to any fatigued ladies' face

so stop on by and don't be shy.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Callanan legacy hat in family circle

This funky fedora LV208 is perfect for the Goth girl or guy. The side lace detail is so True Blood and it is lined in tartan. Check this Callanan Legacy hat out in the September issue of FAMILY CIRCLE, page 151 as well as the knit Scala radar cap  LK72 with side bling detail (was a big seller at KITSONS last season).

http://www.familycircle.com/
to buy it on line check out
http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/
or
http://www.hartfordyork.com/

MAD HATTERS ON THE PROWL

The summer of 2010 will definitely go down as the summer of hats but what was Madonna thinking about. WOW, even fashionistas can make faux pas.

Monday, August 9, 2010

FEDORAS ARE SO OVER

I am sick and tired of seeing every Tom, Dick and Harry as well as Jane, Lizzy and Buffy wearing a fedora hat. Please people, there are other styles to wear. I challenge you fashionistas to don a boater or bowler. I was looking quite the dandy on the Fire island beach last weekend in my Scala boater.
Check out http://www.fineanddandy.com/

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Callanan designer profile in accessories the show

Managed to get a mug shot in Accessories magazine's August issue under designer profiles.http://www.busjour.com/ No, I am not naked in the photograph and I am not wearing blue contact lenses. We had a super ATS and increased sales 50% on last year. Maybe it was the fab new booth, or a recovering economy (last year was doom and gloom) or maybe old blue eyes worked his magic. We previewed spring 2011 and the response was very positive.