For Designer Denise Hajjar…it’s all in the Details

One glamorous look after another. Separates. long dresses, cocktail dresses, jewelry and handbags. Look after look was just amazing.

I was sitting with my friend and fabulous assistant Justyn on the patio of the InterContinental Hotel on a picture perfect summer evening in Boston. We were watching a fashion show featuring the Spring/Summer Ready to Wear collection designed by Boston based designer Denise Hajjar.

I met with Denise Hajjar before the show and got to know a little about her and her business. She’s been designing clothes for real women for over 30 years. Her longevity in a business where one day you’re in and the next day you’re out can be traced back to her attitude that every woman should be able to wear beautiful clothes.

And those beautiful clothes are made right on site at her boutique inside the InterContinental Hotel. She is the hotel’s Designer in Residence and has had a stellar first year in her new location. She told me she loves creating clothes that make women feel beautiful. And since everything is made in the back of the boutique she can take special orders and design exactly what the client is looking for. More draping, beading or appliques? Not a problem.

I met a devoted Hajjar client who has had plenty of special pieces designed especially for her. Donna Stearns has a dress designed every year for a charity event that benefits breast cancer. Another Hajjar client, Susanne MacDonald has lost track of how many special occassion outfits Hajjar has made for her over the last ten years. But she did say she loved them all.

It’s not hard to see why. As the models glided past our table, you could see that each piece had that little extra attention to detail. Whether it was a set of pearls draped around the shoulder and clasped at the hip, a brooch giving some extra bling to a beautiful skirt to the draping on the back of dress to give it a little more zing. You couldn’t just look at an outfit once, you had to follow it all over the runway to see all of the details.

Now see them for yourself.