by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In preparation for Diamond Fashion Week on Sept. 30, the promoters staged a popup fashion show on the boardwalk of Savin Rock in West Haven July […]
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Prepping for the beach… and Diamond Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the popup fashion show to preview Diamond Fashion Week, the models and makeup artist gathered at the storefront of Karlene Lindsay Designs and Chocolate […]
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A bon voyage bid to Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Brooke Cyr
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A send-off party for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Brooke Cyr of Waterbury was held Friday night, July 14 at the Tunxis Plantation in Farmington. The Holy […]
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Expose yourself and help the kids at ‘Do You Have What It Takes’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re vying for a career in the public eye, either in fashion or entertainment, the door is being opened for you. And if you’re looking […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Pre Teen Miss Plantsville Isabella Warner
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and talent costumes are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear when […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Teen Miss Southington Haley Derwin
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Pull on those shades: Drew Barrymore has new line of sunglasses, eyeglasses
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sunglasses are key to American pop culture and fashion. Think of how many songs were inspired by a pair of sunglasses. Think of how many movie […]
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In an historic venue, modern Berlin fashion shines
Since January 2015 the cultural format “Der Berliner Mode Salon” has been bringing together the very best of German fashion design talent to promote both national and international awareness of […]
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Her faith has inspired her fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Waterbury native’s religious calling led her to Altered Destiny. Altered Destiny is the new clothing line launched last month by Ngareischa “Nori J” Williams. Press […]
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Cosplay fashionistas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cosplay, one could argue, is a subset of the fashion world. For a special occasion, a con, the participants put on a venue appropriate appearance. Instead […]
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Through the lens of Jade Soto: The All White All Light Party
On a recent Saturday at The Dirt Salon in Hartford, Faschinn held its first ever All White All Light fashion show. Photographer/artist Jade Soto was on the scene with her […]
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Effortless fitness demonstrated by Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen contestants
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fitness of the contestants at Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen competition showed a great deal of effortlessness and energy at the latest installment of the annual […]
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‘Rise & Shine’ with Laurel in Berlin
BERLIN– “Rise & Shine” was the title of the latest Laurèl collection, presented July 4 at Kaufhaus Jandorf in Berlin as part of the city’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. “Rise & […]
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Classic conversation with Cristy Lee at Barrett-Jackson
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Barrett-Jackson’s Northeast Auction at Mohegan Sun last month was more than just a chance for locals to check out and bid on classic motor vehicles, […]
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Talking with Taylor… Talking about vacation style
CTFashionMag.com’s Taylor Plourd shares some of her favorite looks to wear on vacation during a New England summer.
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Backstage as the models prepare to get All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As guests streamed into the All White All Light party at The Dirt Salon organized by Faschinn’s Chinnyere McPherson and the owner of the venue, Cynthia […]
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Fashion under the stars
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a vision on white Saturday, July 1 at The Dirt Salon. Everywhere you turned, guests were attired all in white as they enjoyed cocktails […]
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CT’s KARO swimwear brings in the noise, brings in the style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s full steam ahead for a Connecticut swimwear designer as she continues to find her creations featured in magazines around the world. KARO Swimwear, the line […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Southington Leah Aparo and Petite Miss Plantsville Maddie Merrifield
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss New England PreTeen Mia Hwang
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Pulling together that opener at Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For many of the contestants of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant, their chosen performance talent has been taking shape for months, even years. But then they […]
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Through the lens of Jade Soto: Miss Connecticut Scholarship pageant
Artist/ photographer Jade Soto made her first trip to the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant– her first pageant of any kind– armed with her camera. This is what she saw with […]
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Mechanized fashion statements
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Face it. Motor vehicles can be a fashion statement. Find the right vehicle, you set a fashion mood just as easily as a piece of statement […]
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Go for the score, go for the gown
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com So, a team of judges is waiting to give you a score as you walk across the stage in an evening gown. If you’re competing for […]
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Meet the new queens of Connecticut
It’s been a long journey for the new Miss Connecticut, Eliza Lynne Kanner of Hamden. Kanner has a long history– 17 years– as part of the Miss Connecticut system, she […]
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Double prelim winners on 1st night of Miss CT; contestants glide in their gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the preliminary competition was over with for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant on Friday night in Hartford, two women found themselves double-winners. In the preliminary […]
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Faschinn in the Dirt goes All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Next Saturday, Connecticut fashion will be walking in the dirt when Faschinn presents a runway show at The Dirt Salon in Hartford. Chinyerre McPherson, the […]
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Teens, youngsters receive local pageant crowns
The Junior Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, June 3 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The winners were: Co-Teen Miss Southington due to a deadlock on the […]
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Let them entertain you as they seek the crown
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be two new representatives in the Miss America Organization crowned this weekend. But the two days worth of events to declare the next […]
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Beauty brand helping the bees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior have designated June 19-25, 2017 as “National Pollinator Week” to address the issue of declining pollinator populations. In […]
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