My first real taste of Boston Fashion Week was last night at the M2L Gallery (104 Boylston Street). This furniture gallery was turned into a place for networking and viewing fashion by local designer Denise Hajjar - her boutique is located at 138 St. James Avenue.
Aerial View
The set up was very interesting with plenty of seating from the gallery, hor d' oeuvres scattered about on both of the floors and a wine bar on the second floor. Instead of a runway show the four or five models emerged from the basement and walked around interacting with the guests telling us about the pieces that they were wearing. This was a good way to see how the close were really worn and you were able to ask questions about the pieces, though sometimes they didn't have the answers.
The set up was very interesting with plenty of seating from the gallery, hor d' oeuvres scattered about on both of the floors and a wine bar on the second floor. Instead of a runway show the four or five models emerged from the basement and walked around interacting with the guests telling us about the pieces that they were wearing. This was a good way to see how the close were really worn and you were able to ask questions about the pieces, though sometimes they didn't have the answers.
I thought that the lines and the tailoring of the collection was impeccable, but the actual designs were more for the Boston Socialite or women over 40. Some of her handbags were very nice and the jewelry collection feature (though not of the designer) also had some very unique pieces.
Mixing and mingling
Model wearing a peacock necklace I admired...
It was a great atmosphere and a great use of that space. The fashion wasn't really my cup of tea, but I might stop by the boutique to get a closer look at some of the jewelery. It was fab!
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