September 2019 – CTFashionMag

Modeling: The darkness lurking in social media

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In 2019, social media is as important to aspiring models as a pair of nude heels for casting calls. Careers are made and bloom on platforms […]

Zoe Grinfeld’s irreverent and whimsical vision

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut fashion designer Zoe Grinfeld showed a splash of irreverence and whimsy as her latest collection was shown at Styleweek in Rhode Island this past weekend. […]

Conn. designer Demuerte opens pop-up in Hartford this weekend

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

A fashion designer will arrive, and then leave, in a matter of two days on Hartford’s Pratt Street this weekend. Fashion brand Demuerte is taking advantage of a national trend […]

Melanie Caballero takes the stage

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Melanie Caballero’s calling may be Broadway or Hollywood. The designer offered an ornate, detailed collection that wouldn’t look out of place in a stage musical or […]

Fashion to move your social conscience

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN No Punching Bag is a fashion brand that touts its social conscience. Domestic violence and gun violence are the top current targets in the brand’s crosshairs of […]

Stashing the sash fashion: USA National Miss Connecticut Jr. Teen Grace Kelly Nowak

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]

Enlist with Chixit

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For those who want to show their allegiance to the Chixit (http://Chixit.com) social media army or who are looking to enlist in its fashion cause, the […]

Blame the outbreak of whiplash on Candy-Rock Couture

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You literally could hear necks snap, crackle, pop as tourists on Broad Street in New York City whipped their heads around to gawk at the colorful […]

Fashion is all in the family

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a blood connection on the runway at Society Fashion Week on Sept. 8. Mother and daughters, Nicole Reichenbach and sisters Ilyana and Kat showed […]

Connecticut native wins award for work on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by BILL O’BRIEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN A Waterbury native won his third straight Emmy Award over the weekend for his work on a reality TV special that was part of “RuPaul’s Drag […]

The royalty of Derell’s meets the royalty of Wall Street

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the queens and kings of New York City’s financial district made their way down their cement castles toward their Sunday afternoon appointments with their favorite […]

You gotta look great in Willfredo Gerardo

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The spirit of Halston and post-Sonny, pre-disco queen Cher walked the runway during the Willfredo Gerardo show at Art Hearts Fashion on Sept. 6 during New York […]

A super model gazing down on Times Square

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In Times Square, travelers from all over the world will be looking up during September and seeing a young girl from Connecticut looking down at them. […]

Telling no lies about Angora Boutique

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fairies wear boots, and you gotta believe me because I saw them at the Angora Boutique’s runway show at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion […]

Morpheus dances with Kameyama’s Art Hearts Fashion runway show

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Kentaro Kameyama took guests at Arts Heart Fashion during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 6 into his private world of dreams and slumber. […]

Reversing into fashion with Chixit

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion brands taking roost on social media sites is par for the course in the 21st century. Brands will post about themselves. And brands rely on […]

Men are blinging it up in 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re seeing more bling around the necks, wrists, and fingers of men, you’ve just spotted the hot fashion trend. Jewelry. “Men want jewelry,” says JewelryRise.com, […]

Princesses in the big city

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to their runway show at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 8, the models of fashion house Elizabeth Cordelia, designed by […]

Spring Cheetah leaps into New York Fashion Week

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring Cheetah sprung into a new season with a runway show a Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 8. The line […]

Model Mob: Styling for the return to class

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies and self-submitted photographs that […]

Dust of Gods makes its declaration that its ‘not’ like other fashion houses

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dadaist Marcel Duchamp gave the world “readymades.” Essentially, the artist would sign his name to objects that already existed and then call them his creation. The […]

Camellia Couture, with apologies to Leonard Cohen

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin. Models Emma Crawford, Emily Francher, and Jayden Dillenbeck take delight in their fashions from Camellia Couture from on […]

Ibid. and op. cit: The fashion of Alexandra Popescu-York

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The collection of fashion Alexandra Popescu-York shown at Art Hearts Fashion Week on Sept. 6 exhibited a variety of artistic influences. There were touches of upcycled […]

Bond, James Bond: Love that swimsuit

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The swimsuit line from NashBeach rocked a 1970s vibe at Art Hearts Fashion Miami Fashion Swim Week in July. From silhouettes to fabric choices, the line […]