January 2020 – CTFashionMag

This ‘nerd’ has style

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You can call Ava Breeze a nerd. Go ahead, she doesn’t mind. Ava is a teen model who has appeared in print, advertisements, and has walked […]

From Ukraine to America, from the camera to the pose

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Alina Fatieieva was working on her selfie skills before she began her fashion journey in earnest. “I started as a photographer,” said the fashion model with […]

Getting hitched or going to the ball with Daniette

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the September 2019 installment of Society Fashion Week, Daniette from Savannah, Ga. showed off her elegant bridal, evening, and prom gowns. This is what guests […]

Get the jump on summer and get some great deals

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Except for those who are planning their Caribbean getaway during February, most women are not thinking of swimsuits at the moment. But they may want to […]

Real or faux: A question of fur

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Micayla Barrows loves the fur coat that she inherited from her grandmother, via her mother. “I never borrowed that coat from her until last year,” said […]

Traveling the best way you can

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the temperatures plunge, and you hunker down at home, thinking is the best way to travel. Model Keyla Rodriguez wears garments from Connecticut design house […]

Looking at the future bridal season at Enaura New York

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Enaura New York gave buyers a look at the future when it presented selections from its upcoming bridal gown collection at The Knot Couture during the […]

Model wants happiness… and a cat

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTfashionmag.com Blaise deVos is looking for feline company. And she wants to be happy. In a long email interview with the 16-year-old model who has been a […]

Crowned in De Lauraine Designs

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Toni Lau presented her line De Lauraine Designs on the runway at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week back in September. The collection […]

The eyes have it at Risque Dukes

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Risque Dukes showed its latest season of swimwear, there was one particular “eye-catching” theme on some of the garments. At the line’s Art Hearts Fashion […]

Sustainable fashion steps in as fast fashion loses its allure

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the retail clothing chain Forever 21 declared bankruptcy in 2019, it marked a sea change in what consumers are seeking today. Fast fashion, as sold […]

Diamonds: Is there something like the real thing?

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend. But, the diamond industry is discovering that laboratory-grown diamonds might be its ‑ and the consumer’s ‑ new best […]