{"id":4225,"date":"2009-09-17T10:26:39","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T14:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modacycle.com\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2009-10-11T09:02:22","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T13:02:22","slug":"douglas-hannant-spring-summer-2010-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/2009\/09\/17\/douglas-hannant-spring-summer-2010-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Hannant Spring-Summer 2010 Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

story by Rachel Francois
\nphotos by John Lamparski<\/p>\n

“The muse this season is Venus, the goddess of beauty and love,” and her influence was palpable in Douglas Hannant’s<\/a> Spring-Summer 2010 collection at the historic Plaza Hotel in New York City.<\/p>\n

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The pleating, ruching, and pintucking, an homage to Madame Gres, was in the design details of each piece.<\/p>\n

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The collection of mostly dresses toyed with shape and form. Dresses were topped with fanned crumb catcher bodices, asymmetrical draping, and sweetheart necklines. Stand-out silhouettes were the refined bustled backs of the formal gowns, which added a touch of Edwardian extravagance. Hannant also provided a variety of hemlines with slits that broke up the monotony of longer dresses. The fabric du jour was voile in soft aquatic color tones.<\/p>\n

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Customers have an unusual luxury, with the benefit of total customization. The line is categorized as ready-to-wear designs, but that is really the wrong term. Hannant is a modern couturier. Customers can choose from a selection of over 200 colors, which Hannant re-fabricates and re-treats down to the trim work, however the customer’s desires. Each ready-to-wear piece is rebuilt specifically for the woman who is to wear it.<\/p>\n

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Our photographer, John Lamparski says, “The mood set by the placement of mannequins draped in Hannant’s clothes in the Park Plaza ballroom was reminiscent of a Greek temple. Douglas Hannant’s spring-summer 2010 collection has a sense of updated conservatism. Whether through the static presentation of his pieces or through the design of the garments, the show exuded a classically defined style… yet the colors and the assemblage of certain pieces demonstrated Douglas Hannant’s connection to new ideas within the traditional formula. The colors and construction techniques are perhaps a spin on conservative luxury, but not a twist. Hannant has a very specific uptown New York City market which craves a certain kind of opulence, and he seems to serve them well.”<\/p>\n

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We were also able to catch up with Rosemary Ponzo of Rosemary Ponzo Designs (see Sandy’s interview from last season<\/a>), who noted that “Hannant dresses a sophisticated woman who goes to galas and charity events, and his clothes are very fitting for those occasions.”<\/p>\n

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