by MIKE CHAIKEN No Punching Bag is a fashion brand that touts its social conscience. Domestic violence and gun violence are the top current targets in the brand’s crosshairs of […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: USA National Miss Connecticut Jr. Teen Grace Kelly Nowak
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Enlist with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For those who want to show their allegiance to the Chixit (http://Chixit.com) social media army or who are looking to enlist in its fashion cause, the […]
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Blame the outbreak of whiplash on Candy-Rock Couture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You literally could hear necks snap, crackle, pop as tourists on Broad Street in New York City whipped their heads around to gawk at the colorful […]
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Fashion is all in the family
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a blood connection on the runway at Society Fashion Week on Sept. 8. Mother and daughters, Nicole Reichenbach and sisters Ilyana and Kat showed […]
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Connecticut native wins award for work on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
by BILL O’BRIEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN A Waterbury native won his third straight Emmy Award over the weekend for his work on a reality TV special that was part of “RuPaul’s Drag […]
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The royalty of Derell’s meets the royalty of Wall Street
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the queens and kings of New York City’s financial district made their way down their cement castles toward their Sunday afternoon appointments with their favorite […]
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You gotta look great in Willfredo Gerardo
by MIKE CHAIKEN The spirit of Halston and post-Sonny, pre-disco queen Cher walked the runway during the Willfredo Gerardo show at Art Hearts Fashion on Sept. 6 during New York […]
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A super model gazing down on Times Square
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In Times Square, travelers from all over the world will be looking up during September and seeing a young girl from Connecticut looking down at them. […]
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Telling no lies about Angora Boutique
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fairies wear boots, and you gotta believe me because I saw them at the Angora Boutique’s runway show at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion […]
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Morpheus dances with Kameyama’s Art Hearts Fashion runway show
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Kentaro Kameyama took guests at Arts Heart Fashion during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 6 into his private world of dreams and slumber. […]
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Reversing into fashion with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion brands taking roost on social media sites is par for the course in the 21st century. Brands will post about themselves. And brands rely on […]
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Men are blinging it up in 2019
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re seeing more bling around the necks, wrists, and fingers of men, you’ve just spotted the hot fashion trend. Jewelry. “Men want jewelry,” says JewelryRise.com, […]
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Princesses in the big city
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to their runway show at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 8, the models of fashion house Elizabeth Cordelia, designed by […]
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Spring Cheetah leaps into New York Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring Cheetah sprung into a new season with a runway show a Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 8. The line […]
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Model Mob: Styling for the return to class
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies and self-submitted photographs that […]
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Dust of Gods makes its declaration that its ‘not’ like other fashion houses
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dadaist Marcel Duchamp gave the world “readymades.” Essentially, the artist would sign his name to objects that already existed and then call them his creation. The […]
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Camellia Couture, with apologies to Leonard Cohen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin. Models Emma Crawford, Emily Francher, and Jayden Dillenbeck take delight in their fashions from Camellia Couture from on […]
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Ibid. and op. cit: The fashion of Alexandra Popescu-York
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The collection of fashion Alexandra Popescu-York shown at Art Hearts Fashion Week on Sept. 6 exhibited a variety of artistic influences. There were touches of upcycled […]
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Bond, James Bond: Love that swimsuit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The swimsuit line from NashBeach rocked a 1970s vibe at Art Hearts Fashion Miami Fashion Swim Week in July. From silhouettes to fabric choices, the line […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum Kayla Paulette
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Mum Leah Aparo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Mini Miss Mum Gianna Cassin
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Miss Mum Carson Gagne
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
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Colors run on the runway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Colors were key in the runway collections put across the runway by Fashion Frenzy at New York Summer Fashion Explosion this season. The colors were either […]
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In the clear
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the sun is high and you need to clear your head, step into the shadows so the pertinent details to move forward will reveal themselves […]
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Chasing waterfalls
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you think you want the tumult of the waterfall, but then you find what you really need is the calm of the inlet. Model: Aislinn […]
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Hartford Fashion Week holding forum on where to next for region’s fashion community
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hartford Fashion Week is remaking itself. In the process, it is looking at how it can best serve the region’s fashion community. To that end, HFW […]
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Preparing to explode onto the runway at New York Summer Fashion Explosion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before New York Summer Fashion Explosion, the models had to begin the transformation. Hair and makeup were obvious tasks. But, the models also had to rehearse […]
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Go bold and don’t apologize with Renee Larouge
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At New York Summer Fashion Explosion earlier this season, Renee Larouge shared a collection on the runway that was bold, vivacious, and unapologizing for spotlighting the […]
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