A wardrobe collection assembled by a prominent New York socialite, with an estimated retail value of around $2 million, will come up for bid on Saturday, May 14, at Nadeau’s […]
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Author: Mike Chaiken
Fall 2016 through the eyes of bridal designers at NYIBW
Down at Pier 92/94 for bridal fashion week, the gathering known as New York International Bridal Week gathered. Designers, buyers, retailers, and press gathered in the bridal labyrinth at the […]
Read moreFashions in the house that Twain built
Hartford Fashion Week , the Mark Twain House and Museum, and the Culinary Academy at Weaver High School held their Couture Tour last Wednesday. In the event, Connecticut fashion designers created […]
Read moreThe next wave in bridal
Bridal designers unveiled their fall 2016 collections at The Knot Couture show at the Metropolitan Pavilion as part of New York bridal fashion week earlier this month. These are some […]
Read moreOn the runway, your garbage becomes style
The idea of Trashion Fashion is to show how you can keep clean trash– such as paper– out of the waste stream. Artists and fashion designers put their creativity to […]
Read moreTrashion turns to fashion: Behind the scenes
Before clean trashion was turned into fashion at the Trashion Fashion event at Hartford City Hall on April 23, the hair stylists at La Bella Chateau Salon & Spa and makeup […]
Read moreCreatures of the Wind float down to Charleston
Creatures of the Wind came down from fashionable New York to be one of the featured designers of Charleston Fashion Week in March bringing their edgy style to the capital […]
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Pop Impresska shows a pop of color at Style Fashion Week
At New York’s Style Fashion Week, Pop Impresska showed an expansive collection of women’s, men’s– and even children’s wear– full of color and a touch of whimsy. PHOTOS by MIKE […]
Read moreInnovation in menswear
One of the key features of the Southern fashion extravaganza known as Charleston Fashion Week is the Emerging Designers competition. The South Carolina-based event pulls in young, innovative designers from […]
Read moreLingerie with Connecticut twist
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Love was about to be in the air so designer Karlene Lindsay Designs decided the time was right to put lingerie on the hanger. Lindsay, […]
Read moreSo you want to be a fashion model… Charleston rocks the runway
Charleston Fashion Week is where young models have the opportunity to get their feet wet in the world of modeling… to prove what they’ve got. Outside of the glaring spotlight […]
Read moreCT fashion walks on the wildside at SWAN Day
Connecticut’s fashion scene tapped into its wildside at the annual SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day at Trinity-on-Main in New Britain, Conn. March 5. Two design lines that push the boundaries– […]
Read moreJust Drew taps into some fashion firepower
Grandson of fashion tycoon David Warren, Andrew Warren, unveiled his new collection ‘Just Drew’ at Style Fashion Week at the Gotham Hall in New York City on Valentine’s Feb. 14. […]
Read moreYou should be dancing, yeah
The House of Perna designer Amanda Perna– a previous ‘Project Runway’ winner– offered up a fall/ winter 2016 collection that reverberated with the disco era– think Bianca Jagger and Jerry […]
Read moreLuring the disco dollies with a life of style
It was a flashback to the 1970s of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ with a sparkle of Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie mixed in when Malan Breton unveiled his fall/winter 2016 collection at […]
Read moreNicholas K takes fashion into the ‘thick of things’
On Thursday, designer Nicholas K unveiled his fall/ winter 2016 collection he calls, “Arcosanti.” In press materials, Nicholas K cites, Paolo Soleri — the architect /visionary founder of Arcosanti. “Arcology recognizes the […]
Read moreSinger for your fashion
Rubin Singer started New York Fashion Week with a presentation of its Fall Winter 2016 collection Wednesday at Industria Superstudio on West 12th St. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY DESIGNER
Read moreValentine’s Day provides the excuse for shopping
If there are any “official” colors for Valentine’s Day, pink and red fit the bill. And if there is any “official” wardrobe to top off the night of Valentine’s Day, […]
Read moreNYFW designers announced for Feb. shows
NEW YORK (January 20, 2016) – IMG today announced the preliminary Fall/Winter ’16 collections schedule for NYFW: The Shows, taking place February 11-18, 2016 at Skylight at Moynihan Station and […]
Read moreSteampunk gets CT showcase
Steampunk designers gave aficionados of the underground cultural movement a chance to see their creations as the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret held a runway show at the New England […]
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Read moreDesigner bringing Steampunk style to Carousel Museum
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Steampunk fashion will be strutted across the runway when the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret comes to the New England Carousel Museum on Jan. […]
Read moreMuseum offers up an artistic love letter to Andy Warhol
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When renowned artist Andy Warhol’s name pops up, many times thoughts will turn to his famous day-glo screen prints of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. […]
Read moreMardi Gras time nearly here for Carousel Museum
The New England Carousel Museum in Bristol is inviting guests to dress up Mardi Gras style for its annual Mardi Gras party planned for March 5. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreBridal styles with a Connecticut twist
Kathy Faber Designs of Bristol recently presented some of her custom bridal work, which included dresses for mothers of the bride and bridesmaids. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreGetting fit for the new year
If you’re looking to keep that resolution to keep fit, Logan West demonstrates some exercises to help you do just that. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreBehind the scenes before the magic
Prior to the Miss Bristol/Forestville Scholarship Pageant, contestants were backstage preparing their hair and makeup before the competition began. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreA touch of neon
A pop of color– a splash of neon– is all the rage in fashion. Here are some samples of this trend from Simply Vera Vera Wang and Princess Vera Wang, […]
Read moreWho is that masked lady?
Masks were all the rage when the Miss Connecticut Scholarship organization held a masquerade ball at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville in January 2014 PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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