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Feel Good Friday- Cole Haan & Friends

With Black Friday just a week away, it’s time to get shopping for the season and nothing makes us feel better about letting those Benjamin’s fly than when there is a good cause and craftsmanship involved.

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Cole Haan partnered with up-and-coming fresh faces of today who are making good things happen to highlight what they are giving, getting and giddy about for the holidays. The Talented & Gifted campaign, lensed by Jake Chessum and styled by Joanne Blades, features Unlocking the Truth, a talented heavy metal band made up of three 7th Graders; filmmaker, dancer and choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall alongside Broadway actor, Gregory Haney; Edward Song, owner and founder of the food truck Korilla BBQ which has reached cult­-status; young luminary Tavi Gevinson, founder and editor in chief of Rookie Magazine; actress and award-­‐winning playwright Danai Gurira; and coffee entrepreneur Cesar Vega of Café Integral. As you can see from the images, it is quite the cast of characters.

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As part of the Talented & Gifted campaign, Cole Haan collaborated with a few of its favorite brands to create the Cole Haan & Friends collection, which includes an assortment of extraordinary gifts unique to Cole Haan. Though scattered throughout the world, all of these creators share a dedication to quality and craftsmanship that marks them as kindred spirits. The Cole Haan & Friends collection offers a wide range of exclusive styles for both men and women, featuring unique products from DODOcase, The New York Shaving Company, hook + ALBERT, Egg Press, Histoires de Parfum, IZOLAHigh Cotton, Same Sky, A Peace Treaty, Portolano, Brandbook and F. Hammann.

So get to shopping, and don’t be greedy, there is plenty here for the ladies, mamas and sisters in your life too.

The Talented & Gifted collection will be available November 2013 at Cole Haan Retail stores and online at Colehaan.com.

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