by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Virginia Cathey offered a diverse collection on the runway that offered a nod to traditional African garments to formalwear to club-worthy garments at the “Life […]
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Marc Defang let’s his targeted customers walk the runway at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Marc Defang is a favorite of pageant competitors and titleholders. And at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week in February, pageant competitors and titleholders of […]
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Modern take on ‘Motherland’s’ theme from Vibrant Souls Only
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vibrant Souls Only offered up a collection of men’s and women’s upcycled hand and spraypainted garments at the “Life in Color: Motherland” fashion show on Feb. […]
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Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley has a rousing good time at the Cotton Club
Exclusively written for the Asher Theatre, “Murder at the Cotton Club” is a romping, rousing, action-packed, whodunnit spectacular, featuring toe-tapping musical numbers (complete with beautifully performed instrumentals and soaring vocals), […]
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A vibrant Lady Black energizes ‘Motherland’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vibrant tones burst out onto the runway as Lady Black Boutique presented a collection of traditional African silhouettes constructed from fabrics emblazoned with energetic prints. Lady […]
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No energy conservation, please
If you’re going to be a winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley, you better be prepared to exude a little energy. […]
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Creativity at work at ‘Motherland’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashinMag.com In keeping with the theme of African creativity, the hair and makeup artists at the “Life in Color: Motherland” fashion show put their skills to the […]
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Alfords presents a lineup of titleholders during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Several pageant titleholders had the opportunity to place their crowns atop of their heads and to slide on their sashes as they took part in New […]
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The modeling skills that pay the bills
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Alejandra Torrogrosa Jimenez puts her skills to the test — and her nod to the goth lifestyle — on the streets of Manhattan during the […]
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Sade Nicole infers but doesn’t directly reference the evening’s theme
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The assured collection shown by Hartford brand Sade Nicole at the “Life in Color: Motherland” runway show offered more inference than direct quotes of the chosen […]
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Black and white in Gotham with Victoria Henley
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New York City can be full of color. But if you look, you can find spots with some grit and character. In this black and white […]
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Model Blaise gives us an update on life as she knows it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Blaise had a long trip to New York City from her home in Australia. As New York Fashion Week took over the Big Apple, Blaise […]
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Africa invoked in One Powerful Kingdom
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com African creativity was the theme. And One Powerful Kingdom celebrated the theme with great aplomb with a variety of colorful prints at Chasity Aniece Production’s runway […]
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I.T. Creates weds the traditional and the contemporary
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Life in Color: Motherland fashion show held by Chasity Aniece Productions in Norwalk on Feb. 26 was intended to celebrate African creativity. I.T. Creates opened […]
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She just wants to celebrate another warm week in February
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You just have to celebrate when temperatures rise into the 50s and you can set aside your puffer jackets during the February installment of New York […]
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Ren Haixi: As recommended by Kendall and Kylie Jenner
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sustainable fashion-oriented designer Ren Haixi has already garnered the attention of Kendall and Kylie Jenner (https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/haixi-ren-designer-kendall-jenner. On Feb. 9, she grabbed the attention of guests at […]
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Strike a pose in the heart of the city
Downtown Manhattan is an obvious background for fashion photographs. Whether you head to the residential streets that feed off the city’s center or take a detour to the heart of […]
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Fashion with a touch of edge from Renee Masoomian
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion using cotton, wool and silk is not an uncommon sight when designers strut their late creations out in front of the public on a runway. […]
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It’s going to snow. Get ready to get comfortable
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With one of the rare snowstorms preparing to bear down on Connecticut, many of us will ride out the late season precipitation at home. What better […]
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Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley basks in the beauty of Costa Rica
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Nestled in the majestic cloud forests of the Alajuela province in San Ramon Costa Rica, Lands in Love Resort provides a glorious, peaceful, and distinctively unique […]
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Rehearsing for the ‘Motherland’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The night before the Life in Color: Motherland fashion show to be held today by Chasity Aniece Productions at Tide and True Studios, 25 Van Zandt […]
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Backstage Pass: Behind the scenes at London Fashion Week
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Held twice annually in our great “mother country” of England, London Fashion Week comprises a portion of “The Big 4” fashion week events (along with New […]
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Meet Loni
Meet model Loni Covington, a recent winner at Magnifique Showcase, organized by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley.
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An obvious result
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com What do two fashion models do when they meet for the first time and there’s a camera? They strike a pose. Obviously. Models Annalisa Hair and […]
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A little fantasy on the runway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were oodles of style references to fantasy as princesses, fairies and Greek goddesses were all invoked in Mila Hoffman’s latest collection for tweens and teens. […]
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Fashion from the ‘Motherland’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion will be viewed from an African perspective on Sunday in Norwalk. Chasity Aniece Productions, which mounts fashion events across the state including a recent event […]
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A different kind of spotlight
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant title holders from the South stepped out onto another kind of stage. Representatives of Gloria Arias’s Georgia’s Best and Brightest took to the runway during […]
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Dancing in the dark
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashinMag.com If you’re in the bright lights of Times Square during New York Fashion Week, you might feel the joyful compulsion to dance to that tiny orchestra […]
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Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley takes ride to Wheels of Yesteryear
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com The premier destination for car enthusiasts in the city of Myrtle Beach, S.C. –Wheels of Yesteryear — features a staggering rotating line up of over 200 […]
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Peyton Troth upholds a point of the crown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The canon of Miss America asks titleholders to honor the four points of the crown, “Scholarship. Success. Style. Service.” On a recent afternoon, the reigning Miss […]
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