ENTER TO WIN!

In celebration of h+A being selected as a GQ Editor's Pick & GQ Best Bets under $100, we're giving away our complete set (9-pack) of colored shoe laces to some lucky fans & customers!

TO ENTER (REQUIRED): 
1. Visit hook+ALBERT.com
2. Scroll down to the bottom of our home page.
3. Sign up for our email newsletter. (see below)

Our e-blasts are typically only used for letting our customers know about sales, promotions or new products and we typically only send out one per week so we PROMISE to not spam your inbox :-)


BONUS ENTRY #1: 
Copy & Paste the following and TWEET it from your twitter account:
I'm entering to win a set of colored laces from @hookandALBERT. Check them out: http://bit.ly/MIJsof :: #HandAsweeps


BONUS ENTRY #2: 
Visit our ONLINE SHOP and PIN a photo of our LACES on to your pinterest board with the hashtag: #HandAsweeps.



Be sure to [LIKE] us on Facebook and [FOLLOW] us on Twitter as we'll be providing updates on winners there!



TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Sweepstakes is open to US Residents Only. 
• Sweepstakes will begin on Monday, August 6, 2012 and end on Sunday, August 19th at 11:59pm ET. 
• Winner(s) will be selected on Tuesday, August 21st and will be contacted by their provided email address to the email database. Winners have 48hours to respond. h+A reserves the right to select a new winner should selected winner not respond within the allotted time. 

JUNE 2012 RECAP

A lot happened for us in the month of June. In case you're not following us on Facebook or Twitter, here's a nice recap for you below.

For Father's Day, Jill & Al of the Today Show on NBC featured our collection as part of their Father's Day must-haves. Check out the full video HERE.

NY LIVE also featured our Lapel Flowers as part of a "Looks for a Summer Soiree" segment. Check that out HERE. 

We also had some great features in REFINERY 29, SHE KNOWS, MECHANICS OF STYLE. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY, we shot our Fall/Winter Lookbook in June. We'll be sharing those images with you soon but for now, enjoy some behind the scenes photos below!

 

 

A PINNING COMBINATION

How Marvin Traub Associates and Hook + Albert came together to raise vital funds for bladder cancer research.

 

-By Jonathan Evans, Wednesday May 30th, 2012 at 11:01 am

Bladder cancer is one of the most underfunded cancer research areas. Despite the fact that it’s the fifth most common cancer overall, and the fourth most common in men, it receives 10-20 times less funding than other types like prostate and colorectal cancers. Considering its impact — an estimated 500,000 people are affected in the US alone, with 14,000 deaths annually — that funding gap needs to be closed. And that’s exactly what the folks at Marvin Traub Associates and Hook + Albert are hoping to do with their bladder cancer lapel pin, on sale now on Gilt MAN.

A joint effort from the up-and-coming accessories experts and the MTA team, the understated rosette comes in the official bladder cancer colors of navy, violet, and marigold, and the proceeds from its sale going to benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and their work with bladder cancer research. So just by buying it, you’re helping the cause. But there’s more to this equation. Inspired by Movember’s success in raising both money and awareness for men’s health initiatives — not to mention getting the guys in this office to shave their beards — Marvin Traub Associates and Hook + Albert are launching the first annual Pin Down Bladder Cancer campaign this July (which is bladder cancer awareness month). The premise is simple: Wear your pin every day for the month, and ask your friends and family to sponsor you for at least $1 a day during that time. All you need to do to start things off is register a fundraising page for yourself or your team at the Pin Down Bladder Cancer page, then start talking to the people in your life about helping you raise vital dollars for a very worthy cause. Oh, and pick up that pin, of course.

Pin Down Bladder Cancer Rosette Lapel Pin, on sale now on Gilt MAN.

WE'RE BACK!

Happy New Year! Okay that's more of a hit on us as we haven't updated the blog since then but believe us when we say that we've been busy. This is kinda like that awkward moment when you run into an ex that you haven't seen in a while and then they suggest that you go get coffee and you've taken two seconds too long to make up plans. So, while you sip on your chai tea soy latte, let us catch you up on what we've been up to.

STOCKISTS 

(this is a fancy word for where you can buy our stuff outside of our website)

H+A is now available in Nordstroms, Barney's, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus (look how fancy we are). Besides those somewhat known stores, you can find us in Scoop, Botticelli Shoes, Stitch, Teich, W Hotel Boutiques and in the soon to open Ernest Alexander Store. 

Humblebrag #1: That's our flower lapel on the cover of Bloomingdale's March Catalog

PRODUCT UPDATES

Peruse our site if you haven't been here for a while and you'll see our new loafer liners (perfect for the upcoming heat wave of summer), new colors in our lapel flowers and we'll also have new winter/fall socks available in a few months. We're also exploring new products for 2013 but you'll have to wait to hear about those. 

UPCOMING

Launching this month, we're partnering with Marvin Traub Associates to raise awareness and funds for an initiative we call: "Pin Down Bladder Cancer." Announcement will be made later this month and the campaign will launch in July! 

We've also got some awesome partnerships with designers for some upcoming sock collaborations. 

Humblebrag #2: Just some people who have been repping H+A

Eric Jennings - Fashion Director, Saks 5th Avenue

Daniel Radciffe

Lebron James

Chris Mann (NBC's "The Voice")

FOR NOW

We promise we'll be updating this more frequently and hopefully our future interactions won't be just catching you up on what we've been up to after long periods of time! 

Cheers,H+A

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

 2011 has been an incredible year for hook + ALBERT. Not only did we decide to follow our dreams, but we put a product in market that makes us proud. Our line has been so well received,  we will be in over 65 major retail doors this summer with our new collection. Thank you to those who made our dream become a reality.  We can't wait to show you what we have planned for 2012!

The details kids....

Note the matching color of the jean fold to the shoe...then the red sock! POP GOES THE WEASEL!

You asked for it, you got it...