The Shopping Bag: Meet and greet: London edition

Header image for Interrobang article CREDIT: COURTESY OF HAI HA NGUYEN
Resident columnist turned jewellery designer Hai Ha Nguyen will be doing another meet and greet at Jordan Stewart on April 11.

You can meet the designer of HAI-HA alongside the Stylists at Jordan Stewart on Richmond Row for a full wardrobe make over on April 11 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The brand HAI-HA was launched in August 2014 by owner, designer and Interrobang column writer Hai Ha Nguyen in London, Ont.

It started when she worked at a bank and reaffirmed to her that the traditional and linear career path was definitely not for her, so she decided to pursue her passion: design and entrepreneurship. The opportunity for design came when a co-worker, who is now a friend, was looking for a bracelet to wear to her graduation.

A custom bracelet was designed and named after HAI-HA’s first customer – JEA.

The JEA hand chain was the first design that came to life and is still among the best selling and requested piece to this date. From there, it inspired a whole collection to be designed and an online website to launch. The designs piqued the interest of Jordan Stewart Boutique in London and www.hai-ha.ca was launched simultaneously with its launch in-store.

Although this event is called a designer meet and greet, it’s created for you – the customer.

HAI-HA specializes in body chains, which are designed differently than what you would find out in the market, so meeting the person that designed it may help you style it into your wardrobe. What better way than to see it come to life in an outfit than to be in Jordan Stewart, the trendiest store that houses brands such as ONE Teaspoon, For Love and Lemons, Michael Kors and Ray Ban, and to have dedicated stylists for advice?

The customer service experience is synonymous for both HAI-HA and Jordan Stewart will do whatever they can to make you look and feel your best.

There is an incentive to going to this event because it’s not just about shopping. At the last designer meet and greet customers were able to purchase all HAI-HA jewellery taxfree and those who attended were featured on Jordan Stewart and HAI-HA’s social media accounts. It’s a surprise what will be at this event, but what can be said is that the Nguyen has a sweet tooth and loves to share.

It comes down to connecting and thanking the customers of HAIHA and Jordan Stewart. HAI-HA has partnered with creative minds all over the world and has a loyal following on social media. She participated in sponsoring the Fanshawe Unbound fashion show and Miss Canada Globe 2014. In this day and age, everyone has so many online shopping and retail options to spend their money, so for customers to be excited about what is happening at Jordan Stewart and HAI-HA is so amazing. Hope to see the readers at the event, for a preview of products in store and of the last event, you can visit www.hai-ha.ca or look up the Instagram for both businesses: HAI-HA @haihaofficial and Jordan Stewart @jordanstewartboutique.