April 2021 – CTFashionMag

Backstage Pass: Smokies get in Victoria Henley’s eyes

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Millions of tourists travel to the great Smoky Mountains season after season for a variety of reasons, and springtime is a particularly exciting time to visit […]

Blue skies don’t care

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Blue skies over southern Connecticut with a pair of artfully torn blue jeans makes a vibrant combination on a spring day. Model Daviana Plaza grabs her […]

Blue and tied up

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Their popularity may surge and wane over the years, but denim and tie-dye never really disappear over the generations. Model Yashy Dejesus wears her favorite blue […]

Oscars: The return of the red carpet

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

Fans of red carpet fashion have had to make due with virtual arrivals during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at April 26’s Oscars, celebrity guests stopped in […]

It’s never too late to bloom

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lisa Hopkins says she was late to the party when it comes to fashion. But she’s now making the most of her first few footsteps into […]

Sports bras shake up lingerie industry

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The ground is quivering beneath the metaphorical feet of the traditional bra industry. Experts from a recent webinar about the future of bras, hosted by lingerie and […]

Breaking out

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a pandemic and a New England winter, sometimes you have to get out of the house. And when you have your photograph taken, sometimes you […]

Backstage Pass: Victoria Henley takes a look at the ‘Real Thing’

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Invented in the late 19th century by Atlanta pharmacist, John Stith Pemberton, Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a temperance drink and initially intended as patent […]

Bridal designer Vera Wang announces partnership with Pronovias

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

Legendary bridal designer Vera Wang has stepped onto the Pronovias Group. The announcement was made in a virtual press conference hosted by Wang. Pronovias Group, a luxury bridal wear, adds […]

NYFW will be live this September

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTfashionMag.com New York Fashion Week will be shifting from the virtual to real life once again this September. The Council of Fashion Designers of America made this […]

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Maggie Wernicki is a sports fan. She plays soccer and she wrestles. So, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that when it came to wearing […]

True romance beckons for brides this fall

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vaccines for COVID-19 are rolling out and romance for weddings is rolling back in. COVID-19 forced New York Bridal Fashion Week to focus on virtual runway […]

Backstage Pass: Spring into summer theater at the Springer

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com First opened in 1871, the Springer Opera House was officially named the state theater of Georgia by then-Governor Jimmy Carter, just in time for its 100th […]

Miss Connecticut has historic moment

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com History was made this past weekend at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship competition when the top two titles of the organization were awarded to women of color. […]

Miss Connecticut candidates reflect on a year of change

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 2020 was a year that will change people, many have said. COVID-19, social unrest, economic uncertainty. The calendar was shaken to its foundation as plans were […]

Outstanding Teens say pandemic will impact their generation

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 has disrupted life across the globe. Teens in America have not been immune. For the past year, classes in school have gone remote; school sports […]

Greetings and hello to the Miss Connecticut candidates

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Friday, April 9, the prelude to the Miss Connecticut scholarship competition at the Mohegan Sun this weekend sounded its initial notes as the candidates for […]

Teens’ arrival is Outstanding at Mohegan Sun

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The candidates for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen arrived at the Mohegan Sun on April 9, greeted with flowers from the reigning Outstanding Teen Lindiana Frangu and […]

Miss Connecticut: The grunt work must be put in before the elegance

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Getting ready for the real thing, the candidates for Miss Connecticut rehearsed Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Cabaret, learning the opening number as well as […]

Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen: Time to roll up the sleeves

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The candidates for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen have been preparing for this year’s competition from their respective socially distanced corners. Friday, April 9, they gathered inside […]

Miss America returning to Mohegan Sun this December

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

The Mohegan Sun announced Thursday along with the Miss America Organization that resort casino in southeastern Connecticut will host the competition for the next three years. This deal means the […]

One step closer

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

Jatoni Foster took a chance and plunged into the modeling universe by participating in a recent Magnifique Showcase. Jatoni’s whim paid off. He turned out to be one of the […]

The power of a sewing machine during a pandemic

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were in short supply — even for frontline workers. Many Americans who knew how to use a […]

Backstage Pass: Victoria Henley checks out Georgia Museum of Agriculture

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

The Georgia Museum of Agriculture, located on campus at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, is an immersive experience into the agrarian and cultural lifestyle of the 19th century American South. […]

Before COVID hit, Krissy King hit the runway

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before COVID-19 shutdown the fashion world, and forced runway shows to shift to a digital medium, fashion designer Krissy King offered an extensive, plush children’s collection […]

Calla Blanche gives a digital look at spring bridal gowns

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New York Bridal Fashion Week is going digital once again when designers offer their fall winter 2021 collections from April 6-8. LoveStories TV (LoveStoriesTV.com) got a […]

A Mediterranean-esque morning

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The morning was filled with all things Italian. The setting was the Renaissance-revival Eolia Mansion, complete with Palladian windows, columns and balustrades that gave the effect […]

Variety is the spice of life

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Caleb Yarbrough, a sophomore at Greenwood High School in Midland, Texas, offers two sides to his personal interests coin. On one side of that coin, Caleb […]