Some may say what happens in their local city hall is a bunch of garbage. But Hartford’s City Hall provided a stunning backdrop for garbage (but clean garbage) turned into […]
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Author: Mike Chaiken
Casting call for CT Fashion Week Saturday
Connecticut Fashion Week has put out a call for models. “Seeking Models: We will host 2 Fittings/Rehearsals/Castings to prepare for next week’s Fashion Show (Hartford) and the Show in New […]
Read moreChunk it out, it’s on sale
Connecticut jewelry designer Ebony Amber is having a sale on her Chunk line. The collection is perfect for those looking for jewelry that is as individual as they are. Check […]
Read morePop fashion icons Fifth Harmony release latest
The new track from Fifth Harmony is called ‘Write On Me.’ Check it out. Fifth Harmony’s latest
Read moreGet lucky: Trashion Soiree coming Friday the 13th
The Trashion Soiree is coming next Friday at the Pond House Cafe in West Hartford at 7:30 p.m. Designers for this event include: Adam Viens Anna Mastropolo Blerona Asipi Breakthrough […]
Read moreJ. Lo is showing her style in new video
Jennifer Lopez’s latest is called ‘Ain’t Your Mama.’ Check out her style. J. Lo is at it again
Read moreProm styles fit for a Hollywood starlet
In film, the actress Gene Tierney carried a certain tough, elegant grace. Whether she portrayed the femme fatale in the classic film noir tale, ‘Laura’ or the doomed wife in […]
Read moreModels, the Ultimate ShoeBar is calling you
The Ultimate ShoeBar is holding a casting call for models. They’re looking for models of all sizes– average size and plus size. Women should wear black heels and bring comp […]
Read moreFashion show steps out in Hartford on Oct. 29
The Heartbeat 2016 2nd Annual Fall/ Winter Style Show will be coming to the Hartford Marriott Downtown on Columbus Boulevard on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $48.47 […]
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Inspired by the Met Gala
Everyone was talking about the fashion event of the year, the Met Gala, on Monday in New York. Celebrities– like Kate Upton, Cindy Crawford, and New York Yankee great Derek […]
Read moreTalking about bridal
Franssical bridal announced its gown of the week. For more information, go to www.Franssical.com SUBMITTED
Read moreMaggie Sottero continues her bridal magic
At the Metropolitan Pavilion, Maggie Sottero unveiled her fall 2016 bridal designs for buyers attending The Knot Couture last month. The runway show as part of New York bridal fashion […]
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Socialite’s fashionable wardrobe going up for auction, previews start May 5
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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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, […]
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