WE11DONE offers a ‘Spring Celebration’ for its latest collection
The WE11DONE Spring Summer 2022 collection, dubbed “Spring Celebration,” was presented to the public recently. Press materials from the brand explained the new collection “is...
Month: October 2021
Leaving it all behind
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Nor’easter that blew through New England on Oct. 26 took away a good number of the leaves that gives the...
Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley has a ‘Nightmare’ in Georgia
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Nestled deep in the woods just down the road from the famous FDR State Park in Pine Mountain, Ga., Nightmare on...
Headlong into her dreams
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Sara Montse arrived in Philadelphia, she already had been a model since she had been much younger. But she said...
Rough and ready with Cox Leather
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cox Leather showed a rough, rugged and sexy collection of leather and furs at Society Fashion Week in September. In the...
Driven by her own experience, designer creates affordable fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Blessed Hands Boutique out of Crawfordville, Fla. is about affordable fashion. And it’s a brand mission based on the designer’s own...
Neon lights up the night
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Celebrating neon nights is all fine and dandy. But in the northeast, the fall gets kind of chilly. So, you have...
Down by the seaside
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ocean-side can mean many things. It can mean overlooking the shore from the deck of a hotel in Miami Beach. Or...
Letting the river flow
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There is a peaceful feeling elicited when you stroll along the river, watching the waters flow past the city. Model Adele...
Beauty, pageants and heart
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Kayla Mick has a philanthropic bent to her beauty and fashion endeavors. The 17-year-old Cookville, Tenn. resident was a recent winner...
Miss America tickets on sale; event in Connecticut in December
The Miss America Organization announced tickets to the 100th Anniversary Competition are now available for purchase. This year’s competition will be held Sunday, Dec. 12 through Thursday,...
Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley cooks up some advice for Branson’s eateries
Branson is home to not only some of the finest shows and attractions you’ll find anywhere, but also some of the most delectable dishes, chef...
It’s all about KAYPHORIA
She may have been born Kayci Chisholm, but she’s now KAYPHORIA. And KAYPHORIA was a recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized by Victoria Henley,...
Bob Mackie would be proud
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com I had memories of 1970s TV variety shows when Bob Mackie ruled the wardrobe (think Cher post-Sonny or Diana Ross, post-Supremes),...
Like the big girls
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Marc Defang gave his young models a chance to wear formal wear that echoed the garments he creates for older models....
Walking into a new fashion journey
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Grace Ruby, 8, stepped onto the runway for the Magnifique Showcase, she was stepping into a new world. Grace, who...
Go near the water
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bodies of water can be like human beings. Sometimes, they are still. Sometimes, they are in motion. Sometimes, they run shallow....
SOFWCT: It’s a wrap for 2021
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sound of Fashion Week CT wrapped up its style endeavors with a runway show at Tide and True Studios in Norwalk,...
Opportunity knocked, she opened the door
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Haleigh McLendon found herself a recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized by Victoria Henley, a former contestant on “America’s Next...
SOFWCT: A touch of Brooklyn in CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Casey Russell of Claude Russell NYC showed the brand’s latest line at Sound of Fashion Week CT in Norwalk, Conn. on...
SOFWCT: Before the magic begins
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Tide and True Studios in Norwalk, Conn., there was a lot of prep that...
Parq West provides more than a ride down the street
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West offered up a collection in September that drew from the world of streetwear without being married to it. It...
Any wall will do
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the rains keep you from being outside at the beach, you grab a cover-up for your bikini. Then any wall...
Ambitions, she has ambitions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sukara Marie Fernandes, 13, has big dreams in the world of fashion. The Houston, Texas native has been modeling since she...
The story of the Amistad lives on
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The story of the Amistad is a story that illustrated the horrors of slavery in America and the battle for the...
The heart of darkness
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dark Jasmine unveiled a collection at Society Fashion Week in September that was…, well, dark. Shown during New York Fashion Week...
You’ve gotta have friends
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The friendships are key for model Camille Mazzola. Camille has worked modeling. She also has competed in pageants. And for the...
Lili meet Lilly
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Is model Lili Rojek drawn to Lilly Pulitzer fashions because she is Lili and the designer is Lilly? Lili didn’t say....
Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley takes on NYFW
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Top tier productions, incomparably beneficial networking opportunity, and a live, up close and personal look at the season’s hottest trends long...
Dance, dance, dance
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Trinity Anthony, 14, has been keeping on her toes for the past 12 years as a dancer. A recent winner...
