by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Waterbury’s Jacqueline LeGree is ready to take on the big kahunas of fashion and retail. The home-based entrepreneur creates, designs and sells clothing for teens and […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Kacey Hubbell, pt. 2
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with apps like CLOS has become king in the world of fashion photography. […]
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Back to (beauty) basics
by BILL SCHRLAU CTFashionMag.com Basic beauty in terms of hair and makeup are trending this season. To stay in style for hair, consider bling buns, ballerina buns, angel buns and […]
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A trail to summer style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England summers are an opportunity to get out into the great outdoors. And they are a great opportunity to show off your personal fashion. Model […]
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A summer romp in a romper in Rockwell
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rompers this summer seem to be the stylish choice for women looking to stay breezy in high temperatures. They offer a fashionable choice for women who […]
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A summer’s day alternative
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With COVID in the air, temperatures soaring into the 90s, beaches along the Long Island Sound in Connecticut closed when reduced capacity is reached, the best […]
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COVID-19 forces couples to get creative with wedding plans
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Couples who were planning to get married in 2020 are finding their plans disrupted as COVID-19 has not subsided as quickly as hoped for at […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Amanda-Marie, pt. 2
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Live fashion events on hold this fall in NYC
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion fans and fashion retailers hoping to make an exodus to New York City to check out what’s on trend will have to wait till next […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Amanda-Marie
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Unexpected landscape
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The doors are still shut. Students are scattered where they are social distanced. But the high school, silenced by pandemic and summer, provides a colorful backdrop […]
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Miss Connecticut Teen USA pivots for her ‘dream job’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Samantha Sarelli earned her dream job in November 2019 when she was crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA. After trying three times to win, when she received […]
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Lingerie industry reps discuss issues of Black Lives Matter
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After the death of George Floyd, and as protests began in cities and towns across the nation to fight systemic racism in America, many fashion houses […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Allie Maisto
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Keyla Rodriguez, part 2
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Model Dare Taylor dares to build her career from the ground up
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For a bit of time, social media model Dare Taylor found herself homeless. She wasn’t homeless in that she was living without shelter and asking people […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Maggie Wernicki
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Excuse us as we interrupt this isolation
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Seclusion has to be interrupted by the occasional bouts of freedom to immunize you from boredom and resignation. Model Lindiana Frangu airs out her stylish wardrobe […]
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Masks: People gotta breathe
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Gov. Ned Lamont signed his order asking residents to wear face coverings and masks in public settings in late April to slow down the COVID-19 […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Ava Onofreo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Miss Connecticut to host virtual program ‘The Black Queen Experience’ July 7
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The issues raised by the Black Lives Movement will be the focus of a virtual panel hosted by the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization Tuesday, July 7. […]
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Virtual photography and iPhones with Brooke Hatcher
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]
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Write on me with Smock Me
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Smock Me presented a graffiti influenced, upcycled collection at Society Fashion Week in New this past February. The line, which featured women’s and men’s garments, was […]
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Model has the passion for being photographed
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Brooke Hatcher has a passion for being photographed. And just a year after starting her modeling career, she has turned that passion into fashion features in […]
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The anticipated swimsuit trends become true in 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Swimsuit trade shows, at least live, were put on hold this July in Miami due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, last year, swimsuit designers and brands […]
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Get comfortable: After all, this is 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the world tries to open up after several months of self-quarantines, social isolation and working from home – and as it crosses its collective fingers […]
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Designer struggling with finances, securing aid
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fashion industry worldwide has been affected by COVID-19. Yes, there have been cancellations and postponements of fashion shows across the globe. However, more importantly, there […]
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Georgia pecans: A look that goes more than shell deep
by VICTORIA HENLEY For CTFashionMag.com What is sweet, buttery, delicious, and nutritious and helps with weight loss and iswidely lauded for anti-aging benefits? Why, it is none other […]
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Go ahead, take it outside
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With summer in full swing, there’s no reason to confine yourself indoors. The outdoors is calling even if your respite is in your own yard. Model […]
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Behavior tech by day, model when runways open again
by MIKE CHAIKEN Runway shows may be on standby as the fashion world waits for the COVID-19 pandemic to subside. But Mariangely Silva, a registered behavior technician in Florida, will […]
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