by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With fashions and models on tap at the NYSFE Magazine’s latest issue release at Tavola 153 in Hartford, a fashion editorial photography shoot seemed in order. […]
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NYSFE Magazine brings its show to Hartford
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a stop in Atlanta, NYSFE Magazine came to Hartford to show the world its latest issue, which features MTV star Karina Seabrook on the cover. […]
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Fall is here, time to bulk up… in sweaters
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the New England autumn leaves at peak color, the time really has come to set aside your warm weather clothes. Local fashion experts said if […]
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Autumn takes its hold
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The green has turned to brown and the temperatures have been tumbling down Summer, for now, is just a memory. But for a moment, one can […]
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Carissa Lynne evokes a flashback
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the recent Styleweek fashion shows in Providence, R.I., Carissa Lynne Designs offered up a late 1960s, early 1970s influenced collection that evoked the era straight […]
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Eddy K for 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bridal dress design house Eddy K presented its vision of the bride of 2020 at a runway presentation for buyers at The Knot Couture during New […]
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Perfect, simply perfect for IIC graduation
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville and Wethersfield, Conn. graduated Oct. 13 with a hair fashion show, they worked backstage to […]
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Cool hair inspired by people unaware they’re cool
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A neighborhood of artists in Berlin served as the inspiration for a hair fashion show presented by international stylists Omar Antonio and Renato Vandine at the […]
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5 minutes a day
by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com Whether you’re an established “yogi” or someone just starting out and beginning your yoga journey I want you to commit to getting on your mat every […]
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World class bridal hair from the world’s newest stylists
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The graduates-to-be at the International Institute of Cosmetology had some world champion help at their recent hair show. The students from the Plainville and Wethersfield, Conn. […]
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Update, CANCELLED: ‘Queer Eye’s’ Tan France coming to Foxwoods Nov. 3
Due to changes in his schedule “Queer Eye” star Tan France has cancelled his appearance Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket on Nov. 3. Tan FranceTan France, best known for his role as […]
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A closer look at what the IIC students could do
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of their farewell to the International Institute of Cosmetology, the students in the hairdressing program put on a hair fashion show Oct. 13 for […]
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From Connecticut via Ukraine, designer makes her NYFW debut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For fashion designers, aside from selling their clothes, showing their collection during New York Fashion Week for the first time is the pot of gold at […]
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On the cosplay catwalk at ComicCon
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In many ways, New York ComicCon is the fashion week of the cosplay world. Fans of the comic book, science fiction, fantasy, anime, and pop culture […]
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Young and cool in Watters bridal
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Watters family of bridal wear offered up a youthful, nearly-Bohemian collection for spring summer at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week on […]
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Peach Carr serves up a modern fashion meal with a hip side of retro
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There may be something in the water in Providence that transports designers to the 1960s and 1970s. At Styleweek last month in Providence, designer Peach Carr […]
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Brianna Moon: Hip with a whiff of nostalgia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com While some people were getting wild and weird out on the streets, American television wanted to ride the wave of being mod, hip, and fashionable. But […]
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Modeling: The darkness lurking in social media
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In 2019, social media is as important to aspiring models as a pair of nude heels for casting calls. Careers are made and bloom on platforms […]
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Zoe Grinfeld’s irreverent and whimsical vision
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut fashion designer Zoe Grinfeld showed a splash of irreverence and whimsy as her latest collection was shown at Styleweek in Rhode Island this past weekend. […]
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Conn. designer Demuerte opens pop-up in Hartford this weekend
A fashion designer will arrive, and then leave, in a matter of two days on Hartford’s Pratt Street this weekend. Fashion brand Demuerte is taking advantage of a national trend […]
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Melanie Caballero takes the stage
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Melanie Caballero’s calling may be Broadway or Hollywood. The designer offered an ornate, detailed collection that wouldn’t look out of place in a stage musical or […]
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Fashion to move your social conscience
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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