Mike Chaiken

Telling no lies about Angora Boutique

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Morpheus dances with Kameyama’s Art Hearts Fashion runway show

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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. […]

Reversing into fashion with Chixit

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Men are blinging it up in 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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, […]

Princesses in the big city

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Spring Cheetah leaps into New York Fashion Week

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Model Mob: Styling for the return to class

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Dust of Gods makes its declaration that its ‘not’ like other fashion houses

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Camellia Couture, with apologies to Leonard Cohen

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Ibid. and op. cit: The fashion of Alexandra Popescu-York

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Bond, James Bond: Love that swimsuit

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum Kayla Paulette

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Mum Leah Aparo

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

Stashing the sash fashion: Mini Miss Mum Gianna Cassin

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Miss Mum Carson Gagne

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

Colors run on the runway

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

In the clear

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Chasing waterfalls

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Hartford Fashion Week holding forum on where to next for region’s fashion community

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Preparing to explode onto the runway at New York Summer Fashion Explosion

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Go bold and don’t apologize with Renee Larouge

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Creatives getting creative in wake of bag ban

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the ban of plastic grocery bags nears in Connecticut, members of the creative community are jumping into the fray by using their talent to provide […]

Fashion designers wanted for show that benefits Latino Scholarship Fund

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

The Latino Scholarship Fund will put on its annual fundraiser, which is a fashion show and vendor show on Sept. 28. The fund is working with local designers who create their […]

Plump it up, tighten it up with Cheeky Physique

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A little accentuation never hurt anyone. Why else would we speak about contouring, lashes, blush, and lipstick? Of course, that is for the face. How about […]

Model Mob: Favorite vacation spots

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

The must-have looks to seek for back-to-school

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With Connecticut’s sales tax-free week shopping underway through Aug. 24, back-to-school fashions are likely on the mind of teen girls from middle school to high school […]

Meet Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Payton May

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Payton May, for a little bit this summer, is just an ordinary teen, enjoying her break from school in Washington State. But, there is merely a […]

Chatting about fashion with Miss America’s Outstanding Teen

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen contest in Orlando, Payton May took to the stage in a Tony Bowls original dress in black with silver fringe, […]

Fashion up on the mountain

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you need to climb up the mountain and look down at the valley below to know that special one will find a way to get […]

Alter ego fashion

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion can be functional, fulfilling a need for modesty or protection from the elements. Other times, fashion can be transformative. An evening gown evokes a personality […]

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