March 2020 – CTFashionMag

Slip into some art

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Henri Matisse said, “Art is an escape from reality.” Fashion, some will say, is a form of art. And model Aislinn Ennis slips into some fashion, […]

Milan men’s fashion events halted by virus

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Milan’s Men’s Fashion Week is being pushed forward to the fall instead of summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. In a press release March 27, Camera […]

Farewell Paris: Coronavirus claims another fashion event

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The continuing outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked a decision by the organization responsible for Paris Fashion Week to cancel the upcoming haute couture and menswear shows. […]

High Society (XXI) living in Connecticut

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Besides being CEO of New England Fashion Week, Joseph Wade also is the brains behind Connecticut-based fashion brand Society XXI. The casual, urban, ready-to-wear brand is […]

Model Victoria Henley believes in the power of the hustle

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Victoria Henley has a familiar face. But it’s not just because her face graced television screens across the country when she competed for top honors on […]

Sprinkle a little glitz on the runway

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Giannina Azar provided a glamorous collection that drew from some of the most glitzy moments of fashion’s past. At the designer’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion during New York […]

Fashion takes a hit: CFDA cancels annual awards

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

In an Instagram post, the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced it is postponing its annual awards. “After carefully reviewing the guidelines of federal and state governments, as well […]

Shelter in place

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With New York City under shelter in place orders, as is large portions of the United States, the best way to visit the city is go […]

Shea’s the face

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Shea Jackson loves Chixit and Chixit loves Shea. The young model from New Jersey not only has walked the runway for the brand. She also is […]

At the hotel

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Sometimes, a woman doesn’t need a reason to get dressed up. Sometimes, she just does it. Model: Monika Kors Makeup: Kate Bogue Makeup Fashion: Marco Migliore Photographer: Mike Chaiken

The call of the style

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes, all it takes is answering a call. Just Logan Langley. The 13-year-old male model has walked in New York Fashion Week and has a lengthy […]

Coronavirus impacts fashion world

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The coronavirus is hitting the fashion world hard. Nowhere is that more evident than in the world of bridal fashion. There was a one-two hit this […]

Dress for Success teaming up with Hartford area Talbots

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Dress for Success is teaming up with Talbots in Hartford for the fifth year to help more women thrive in work and in life with “Cardigans for a Cause,” a […]

Pin-ups full of ink

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was throwback to the days of pinups, but with a modern twist. The women who walked the stage March 7 at the New England Tattoo […]

Go ahead, get out of the house in Jori Yelir

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jori Yelir offered a collection at February’s Society Fashion Week in New York City that had a classy, dressed up feel but fun enough for a […]

The Miss Connecticut season opens with a new Miss Greater Rockville

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Leah Juliett is the first member of the Miss Connecticut Class of 2021 after being crowned Miss Greater Rockville on Sunday. At Rockville High School, Juliett […]

Focus on Health: Bringing mindfulness to your practice

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com I’ve been taking a break from the social media world when it comes to my yoga practice and stepping into a more physical world on my […]

Bring New York to the model

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you can’t go to New York City, bring New York City to you. Keyla Rodriguez finds herself in Gotham courtesy of these Photoshop composites as […]