Mike Chaiken

Stashing the sash fashion: International New England Teen and Miss Spirit of Connecticut Preteen Ava King

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, athleisure wear, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do […]

Beating the traffic, this is the life

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN Miami Beach traffic during Miami Swim Week mid-July was frustrating. With construction and the usual beach traffic, if you had to be anywhere on time you had […]

Peeking behind the curtain at Day One of Art Hearts Fashion in Miami

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designers, models, hair stylists, and makeup artists gathered hours before the first guests to get ready for the first night of Art Hearts Fashion during Miami […]

Get your OM on this weekend

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com West Hartford Yoga (WHY) is bringing yoga to the streets Saturday, July 21 at 8 a.m. for its annual OM Street: Yoga on the Street. People […]

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Crazy, sexy, cool with T Rivera

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTfashionmag.com ”Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’s” Tammy Rivera worked a ‘90s vibe for her latest collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion during MiamiS Swim Week. With the […]

These Just Bones were made for walking… and playing, running, and surfing

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Grab your surf board to ride the waves or step up to the net for a game of beach volleyball. Just Bones Boardwear offered up a […]

Getting chic with Hale Bob

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hale Bob’s latest resort collection presented on the runway at Art Hearts Fashion in Miami July 12 was the epitome of luxe. With its mixture of […]

Candice Cuoco’s collection was in your face like a velvet hammer

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI– Candice Cuoco’s last swimsuit collection Bad Butterfly, in which she collaborated with Vanessa Simmons, was definitely bold and definitely showed an out-of-the-box thought process. The […]

‘Super’ supernatural fashion at this con

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Not everyone does it, which is what makes it special. Many guests at the Florida SuperCon at the Broward County Convention Center stuck to t-shirts, shorts, […]

NEFW sets down its stakes to CT fashion scene

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There’s a new player in the Connecticut area fashion scene. Last month, the first ever New England Fashion Week was held at Spectra Wired café in […]

The Cinder + Salt days of summer

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cinder + Salt in Middletown, Conn. has a bunch of new t-shirts and accessories designed specifically for the lazy, hazy days of summer. Bristol, Conn.’s Rachel […]

Frolicking and fun with Steve Boi

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Steve Boi brought his high energy line of sunglasses, clothes, and accessories to the runway of New York Summer Fashion Explosion June 23. This is what […]

She wore a crown; she’s shown her style; now she’s burning up the speedway

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sami Anderson of Wolcott, Conn. wore a pageant crown as Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen. She’s posed in the latest styles as a fashion model. But before […]

Cosplay as your fashion alter ego

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion can be purely functional. A pair of leggings to feel comfortable. A t-shirt to allow you to take a break from your business attire. A […]

Representing the state, and hopefully soon, the nation

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Three young women were the guests of honor on Saturday, June 30 as they prepare for the Junior Miss Galaxy and Miss Belleza Latin national pageants […]

Pulling the backstage curtain aside at NYSFE

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the guests filed across the red carpet and mingled over drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the NYSFE runway event at the Hotel Pennsylvania in N.Y.C. […]

Hitting their ‘Target’ on swimwear

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With New England heading into a heat wave of 90 degree plus temperatures as June slides into July– and the 4th of July holiday looming– many […]

Taste Nigeria with Richy Rich

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Richy Rich clothing can trace its roots to Nigeria. Nigeria is a diverse country with over 500 different language and a cultural division equal parts Christian […]

Celebrities explode with style on the runway at NYSFE

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The celebrities came out for the night at June 23’s New York Summer Fashion Explosion runway show. The show was hosted by Amara La Negra from “Love […]

Sophisticated and stylish to celebrate life beyond elementary, middle school

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN With school out for the year, many parents are planning parties to celebrate their daughters’ promotion to middle school or high school. Typically, this means a party […]

Blinded by the jewels: BIB by Tammy Simone

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jewel tones were queens of the castle in the latest collection shown by BIB by Tammy Simone. The runway show at NYSFE (New York Summer Fashion […]

Upcycling the cool way with Burning Guitars at NYSFE

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Burning Guitars Clothing opened the NYSFE runway event at the Hotel Pennsylvania with a collection that took a hip and cool approach to upcycling. Upcycling can […]

Fashion model amid the classic car models

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com UNCASVILLE, Conn.– Classic cars are about style. Like the latest garments out of New York or Paris, there are different silhouettes. Sometimes the lines are sharply […]

A treasure trove of evening gowns at Miss CT, Miss CT OT

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The evening gown phase of the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen competitions has traditionally been about showing the contestants’ poise and style. After the […]

9-year-old is ‘big’ in New York

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Southington, Conn. 9-year-old has become really big in modeling this past week. Kylie Watson already had been selected in early June by Supermodels Unlimited magazine […]

Pageant dreams in suburban Connecticut

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There are pageants all across the country on any given weekend where young girls set into motion their dreams of becoming the next Miss America or […]

This one is for the fathers out there

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by PATRICIA MILLER CTFashionMag.com Someone asked me recently to define hero. I, of course, thought of my mother. Her legacy defines hero. Then I thought of my brother, a three […]

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