Vivian is experimenting with Hattingdon art posters. We are getting a lot of interest in it.
For fun, she created a multi image poster using the Splash hat design, and adding a black border so we can see what it might look like framed.
What do you think?
Splash Hattingdon Poster Art.
Vivian is very busy deciding on what print-on-demand company to use for Hattingdon products. There have been a lot of changes lately among the vendors we have used — some good; some not so good. And some new ones. So she is ordering samples, and hopefully will make a final decision very soon. Stay tuned!
Originally Posted Aug. 29, 2022. Updated Dec. 18, 2022.
UPDATE! Seems like December is “logo” month. We reported earlier this year how very happy we were to find a nice, simple, easily identifiable logo for Hattingdon, as we had toiled off and on for years trying to come up something.
We finally came up with this one. Pure and simple. A single letter ‘H”, in Hattingdon’s signature brown and font. But we have a new one, but we are also keeping this one. They work well together. You will what we mean in a few moments. So keep going!
Hattingdon’s New Logo, 09/22.
We hope you love it as much as we do. It only took us about 10 years or so. Hahahaha!
We will be using both but predominantly the single letter H in Hattingdon Brown. It has really taken off with everybody. Thank you for your input and help.
Back in 2011 Vivian made a chef’s hat for Hattingdon that she named Bryanna — after vegan chef Bryanna Clark Grogan.
Vivian thought she had lost the file, but recently she came across it while looking through an old flash drive. The file was not in good shape — the layers unfortunately were locked — but she thought, what the heck, I will recreate it. We are glad she did.
Here are some new additions!
Bryanna with whisk.
Bryanna with Spatula.
We were thinking about putting the Bryanna design on some cool product. Alas, our “shopkeeper” retired but we are recruiting a new one. It was a toss up between Zazzle, who we used for many years until they were bought out (or something), and CafePress, who we started out with.
Hattingdon Horses designer and originator, Vivian J Grant, created Curtis (the first) while she was lobbying on behalf of horses in Washington DC, December 2007. It was Christmas break, but not all legislators had gone home.
Among those still around were a handful of politicians doing anything they could to impede progress on horse protection bills. Someone had to stay and keep an eye on things. Vivian drew the short straw. She decided to take advantage of the situation.
Vivian had long wanted to create something fun to put on tee-shirts and other merchandise to raise money to help horses. Suddenly inspired, Vivian opened up her photo editor and starting working with shapes. Curtis was the result, and an instant smash.
On the heels of Curtis’ huge success was Vivian’s next Hattingdon, one “for the girls” which was also hugely popular. She named the design Harper. Harper features a large pink Chanel inspired picture hat.
Many, many more Hattingdon hat wearing cartoon horses soon followed Curtis and Harper.
Etienne
One of the hats Vivian created for Hattingdon in those beginning years was Etienne — the beginning of her avant-garde hat design period.
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” — Coco Chanel.
Here she is.
Etienne Hattingdon.
The Etienne design was inspired by French fashion and the colours of the country’s flag. The name was inspired by Etienne Aigner.
Hattingdon creator Vivian wore “Aigner” shoes for many, many years — from the time she was a teenager.
The present “tricolore” (three-colour) flag of France had its origins at the time of the French Revolution, joining the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red).
The name Etienne is a French variant of the Greek name Stephen meaning ‘garland or crown’. It is primarily a male name.
Thank you for stopping by. Before you go, we have some extras for you below.
Diana, Princess of Wales. By Tim Graham / Getty Images.
French fashion is great, but as with any style, it also has a few garments and accessories that are so present in the French style that if you want to achieve the look, you’d better have some of them in your wardrobe.
What You Need Black Blazer (2nd choice, Navy) Jeans (the best pair and fit you can afford) Waisted Cocktail Dress Ballerina Flats / Flat Sandals Black Leather Jacket
Not Just the French Inspired by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, imagine layering a Hattingdon tee or sweatshirt with jeans, a dark jacket and ballet flats or classic black loafers. Très chic.
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