CORRECTED OCT 10: On Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, the International Institute of Cosmetology will host its 15th graduation ceremony for over 100 graduates for […]
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Author: Mike Chaiken
All concentration off stage at Society Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag Models, hair stylists, and makeup artists offstage were all focused on the moments to come and just happened at Society Fashion Week at the Roosevelt Hotel […]
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Fashion show uses tissue to create fashion in breast cancer fundraiser
TORONTO, ON – A vision of a future without breast cancer was revealed in Toronto at the 15th annual Cashmere Collection featuring fashions all crafted in luxuriously soft sheets of […]
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When the runway foreshadows the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Johnathan Kayne appeared on “Project Runway” in season 3 and “Project Runway All-Stars” in 2012, his pedigree as a gown maker was self-evident. And there […]
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The power and pop of SG’s Blackheart Burlesque
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Women empowerment and pop culture combine on the stage of College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Conn. on Oct. 12 when SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque takes […]
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Is fashion more diverse than ever… or does it have a way to go?
Fashion Spot is reporting that this past New York Fashion Week was one of the most diverse in a long long time. http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/805025-diversity-report-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2019/ What do you think? Is the fashion […]
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Give your social conscience a fashionable workout for autumn
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Take a train out of New York City or out of Hartford, Conn. and ride down Fairfield County, Connecticut. When you get to Danbury, step off […]
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Karen Santos: C-State style meets Beantown fashionistas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Boston Fashion Week will meet Connecticut style when Nutmeg State designer Karen Santos takes her collection to the runway at the Art For Change Gallery on […]
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Different but whole at Funari
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Janelle Funari New York offered up a mélange of disparate elements that together made a collective whole in its latest women’s and men’s collection unveiled at […]
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Beginning your yoga practice
by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com You do not need to do yoga in a sun-drenched studio lit with soy candles to find your inner Zen. You don’t need to drink green […]
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Fashions you’ll find in your favorite stores
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Retailers need to know what the designers are offering in order to fill their racks. And N.Y. Women’s held at the Javits Center in New York […]
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Fashion from a Miss Mum perspective
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the annual Miss Mum pageant in Bristol, Conn., the contestants are judged on casual wear and an on-stage question, in which they wear a more […]
Read moreShop at Foxwoods, Tanger– fight breast cancer
Foxwoods Resort Casino and Tanger Outlets have announced they will support breast cancer awareness month throughout October with the 25th annual PinkSTYLE shopping campaign. All proceeds from Pink Savings Card […]
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And the models were all dressed in white
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As a prelude to its upcoming “All White Affair” fashion event, Diamond Fashion Week hosted a Meet and Greet for local fashion press and photographers at […]
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Like father, like daughter: Ieena Duggal
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ieena Duggal shares more than her blood and name with her well-known fashion designer father, Mac Duggal. She shares his sense of sartorial glamour, and the […]
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Let’s have lunch at the Krusty Krab with Ydamys Simo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The latest collection from children/ tween/ teen fashion designer Ydamys Simo evoked thoughts of Bikini Bottom– in the best sense of the word. The new line […]
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Modest brides take delight: A new collection from Rachael Karrington Designs
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Brides in Western culture typically wear white. Convention says this was to indicate that the bride was pure… a virgin… for her betrothed. Over time, that […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Little Miss International Princess and Little Miss International Model Jenalise Rondini
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Here come the Aughts with Candy-Rock Couture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The ’80s had a fashion comeback. The ’90s are in the midst of their comeback. So why wouldn’t the Aughts be on deck? Candy-Rock Couture stormed […]
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Darkness, darkness: Videmus Omnia
by MIKE CHAIKEN Videmus Omnia offered up a dark collection- touched by a splash of blood-red sunlight- at June’s New York Summer Fashion Explosion. The collection from Videmus Omnia was […]
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Making hair and makeup magic at Style Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hair and makeup people were working at double-speed at Style Fashion Week at the Manhattan Center Saturday, Sept. 8 during New York Fashion Week. With shows […]
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Cotton candy fashion from Love Baby J
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Love Baby J presented its fashions for kids, tweens, and teens at Style Fashion Week on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Manhattan Center during New […]
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Bridget Oei makes it to top 2 at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY– Bridget Oei of Hebron became nearly the first Miss America from Connecticut since Marian Bergeron did it in 1934. Oei, who was crowned as […]
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Ugochi Iwuaba helps you avoid the fashion faux pas at the club
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com NEW YORK– There is always a hidden danger dressing to the nines for an evening on the town. Your wardrobe may look like everyone else’s in […]
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Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen shows a little tenderness
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the Outstanding Teen contestants of Miss America wrapped up a round of mini-golf at AC Mini Golf in Atlantic City, an organization official spoke about […]
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Fore! Outstanding Teen contestants take to the mini-golf course
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – As a tradition of the Miss America competition, many of the contestants in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen competition arrive in Atlantic […]
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Miss America 2.0 Eveningwear 3.0
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The third night of the eveningwear “red carpet” moments of Miss America were held on Friday, Sept. 7 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. It was […]
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One more night: Miss CT talks about Miss America on night 3 of prelims
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Braving an interview sans makeup during her lunch break at rehearsal for Miss America on the third day of preliminary competitions, Miss Connecticut Bridget Oei talks […]
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The job ‘interview’: Night 3 for Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -With swimsuits gone from Miss America, this year a new phase of competition was introduced to take the place of Lifestyle and Fitness. […]
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The evening gowns, take 2, at Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.- For those who want to know what the evening gowns going down the “red carpet” looked like on night 2, Sept. 6, of […]
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