April 2022 – CTFashionMag

Teen? Check. Stylish? Doublecheck. Meet Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Peyton Troth

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to hold the title Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, your style game should be outstanding as well. The latest titleholder, Bristol’s Peyton Troth, demonstrated […]

Sunny days in style with Miss Connecticut Sylvana Gonzalez

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If the calendar says it’s spring, and the sky is blue, you might as well go walking on sunshine. The new Miss Connecticut, Sylvana Gonzalez, takes […]

Outstanding on the streets

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Choosing your wardrobe, you have choices. For instance, you can choose to blend into the background. You can be part of the crowd. Or you can […]

Connecticut designer shares her latest formalwear

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Karlene Lindsay hosted a fashion show at her new Connecticut Post Mall location in Milford — Karlene Lindsay Designs — on a Sunday afternoon. The […]

South African flavor in the Farmington Valley

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A touch of South Africa has touched down in the Farmington Valley, offering a line of original styles from veteran fashion designer Brenda Quin. Quin had […]

Outstanding in spring

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the early days of New England spring, before the frost advisories are shelved till the fall, any little bit of green tends to stand out. […]

Where Mother Nature may have reneged, Glow-Art provided

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t come through with a day worthy of a landscape painting in a museum. So, sometimes, you have to bring your own art […]

Keep it cool and be rock star cool

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

Some 1970s-era rock singers like Paul Rodgers of Bad Company and Roger Daltrey of The Who demonstrated that you didn’t need a lot of flash to exhibit rock and roll […]

Talent in action at Miss Connecticut

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss American Organization prides itself on the talent portion of its annual competition. And contestants for Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen put their […]

Swimming into the finals at Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The finalists for the Miss Connecticut USA contest took to the stage in their chosen swimwear to see who would win the top honor. Cynthia Dias […]

For Alison Vaughn, 2021 was all about winning big

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

2021 was the year of “The big quit,” but for Alison Vaughn, founder and CEO of Jackets for Jobs, it was the year of “The Big Win.” The Goldman Sachs […]

Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley rides into the rodeo

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com The rodeo is cemented in country western culture as not only an iconic American pastime, but also as a prime form of live entertainment. While many […]

Brains, talent and brawn at Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, the contestants not only have to demonstrate they have brains and talent, but that they live a healthy lifestyle to keep […]

Get fit, get a score at Miss Connecticut Teen USA

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the second night of Miss Connecticut Teen USA in Windsor, the contestants walked before the judges a second time in their athleisure wear in the […]

Getting fit on night one with the Miss Connecticut USA contestants

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com To demonstrate their fitness, the contestants for the Miss Connecticut USA competition took to the stage in the swimwear of their choice. This is what the […]

Getting fit on the first night of Miss Connecticut Teen USA

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lifestyle and fitness on display for contestants in the Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition as they showed the judges their personal choice for stylish athleisure. This […]

Miss Connecticut: Just be yourself

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The opening number offers a first impression for the judges at competitions like Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen. When this year’s competition started in […]

Face the world with your style

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

Sometimes you have to put on your best face to head out into the world. Model Eva Denis does just that in a stylish shoot at the Versace Mansion in […]

C’mon spring, it’s safe to come outside

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com April showers bring May flowers. Spring is in flux. But the warm weather and the sun are coming. Model Chiara Espineli of JC Models of Connecticut […]

Glamming it up for night one of Miss Connecticut USA

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The glitz and glamour were on display on the first night of the Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA competition in Windsor Saturday night. […]

Wolcott woman, North Haven teen win Miss Connecticut USA titles

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman from Wolcott is continuing the town’s tradition of producing statewide pageant title holders as Cynthia Dias was crowned Miss Connecticut USA on Sunday afternoon […]

Glammed up at Miss Connecticut

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss America Organization calls it “Red Carpet” but evening gowns were still part of the evening’s pageantry as Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen […]

New Miss Connecticut, Outstanding Teen crowned Saturday

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A woman who has been knocking at the door of Miss Connecticut for five years is the new state title holder. And a young woman who […]

Oh boy, let’s head to the beach

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring break travelers are clogging airports and transport stations across the country. And the popular stops are the ones along the coastlines of America. This means […]

Feeding her passion

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Nathasia Mark had been living a full and busy life. The Brooklyn-born woman of Panamanian descent was the third child of four children raised by grandparents […]

Work it, girl

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If there are cameras around you, and you’re dressed in a gown that epitomizes a “pop of color,” you might as well snag your moment in […]

Towering style with Eiffel Bleu

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With awards season in full swing, there may be a bit of bling envy out there. But for the younger set looking for their red carpet […]

Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan is ready to take her next steps

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sapna Raghavan has spent seven years of her life as a part of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Program. When she was younger, she served the Miss […]

Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen savored her power to inspire

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Aicha Diallo hands over her Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen to her successor on April 9, the soon-to-be student at Duke University said she will look […]