by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Just like most of the world, the lives and livelihood of social influencers has ground to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are some […]
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Category: Fashion
One World Peace for a positive fashion message
by MKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One World Peace offered a positive message with its urban, casual wear, ready to wear collection shown at Society Fashion Week in February during New York […]
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Gown maker launches effort to help hungry
In response to COVID-19, fashion house Faviana Intl. has launched a national initiative to give back to the millions of vulnerable children who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus […]
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StyleWeek now shifted till later in the year
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com StyleWeek Northeast was supposed to be celebrating its 18th anniversary next month with a bevy of fashion showcases and runway shows. But fans of the Providence, […]
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Virus now cancels NYSFE runway shows
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The dominoes keep tipping over in fashion as New York Summer Fashion Explosion has postponed its 2020 shows in New York City, which were supposed to […]
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Slip into some art
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Henri Matisse said, “Art is an escape from reality.” Fashion, some will say, is a form of art. And model Aislinn Ennis slips into some fashion, […]
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Milan men’s fashion events halted by virus
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Milan’s Men’s Fashion Week is being pushed forward to the fall instead of summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. In a press release March 27, Camera […]
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Farewell Paris: Coronavirus claims another fashion event
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The continuing outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked a decision by the organization responsible for Paris Fashion Week to cancel the upcoming haute couture and menswear shows. […]
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High Society (XXI) living in Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Besides being CEO of New England Fashion Week, Joseph Wade also is the brains behind Connecticut-based fashion brand Society XXI. The casual, urban, ready-to-wear brand is […]
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Model Victoria Henley believes in the power of the hustle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Victoria Henley has a familiar face. But it’s not just because her face graced television screens across the country when she competed for top honors on […]
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Sprinkle a little glitz on the runway
Giannina Azar provided a glamorous collection that drew from some of the most glitzy moments of fashion’s past. At the designer’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion during New York […]
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Fashion takes a hit: CFDA cancels annual awards
In an Instagram post, the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced it is postponing its annual awards. “After carefully reviewing the guidelines of federal and state governments, as well […]
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Shelter in place
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With New York City under shelter in place orders, as is large portions of the United States, the best way to visit the city is go […]
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Shea’s the face
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Shea Jackson loves Chixit and Chixit loves Shea. The young model from New Jersey not only has walked the runway for the brand. She also is […]
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At the hotel
Sometimes, a woman doesn’t need a reason to get dressed up. Sometimes, she just does it. Model: Monika Kors Makeup: Kate Bogue Makeup Fashion: Marco Migliore Photographer: Mike Chaiken
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The call of the style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes, all it takes is answering a call. Just Logan Langley. The 13-year-old male model has walked in New York Fashion Week and has a lengthy […]
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Coronavirus impacts fashion world
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The coronavirus is hitting the fashion world hard. Nowhere is that more evident than in the world of bridal fashion. There was a one-two hit this […]
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Dress for Success teaming up with Hartford area Talbots
Dress for Success is teaming up with Talbots in Hartford for the fifth year to help more women thrive in work and in life with “Cardigans for a Cause,” a […]
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Pin-ups full of ink
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was throwback to the days of pinups, but with a modern twist. The women who walked the stage March 7 at the New England Tattoo […]
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Go ahead, get out of the house in Jori Yelir
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jori Yelir offered a collection at February’s Society Fashion Week in New York City that had a classy, dressed up feel but fun enough for a […]
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The Miss Connecticut season opens with a new Miss Greater Rockville
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Leah Juliett is the first member of the Miss Connecticut Class of 2021 after being crowned Miss Greater Rockville on Sunday. At Rockville High School, Juliett […]
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Focus on Health: Bringing mindfulness to your practice
by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com I’ve been taking a break from the social media world when it comes to my yoga practice and stepping into a more physical world on my […]
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Bring New York to the model
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you can’t go to New York City, bring New York City to you. Keyla Rodriguez finds herself in Gotham courtesy of these Photoshop composites as […]
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The prints were royal for Palace Affair
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fabric was queen for Palace Affair at its Society Fashion Week runway show on Feb. 7. There were draped dresses, purses, wraps, and scarves at […]
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The sun shines brightly on this model
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Florida’s Ashtan Adkirson had a busy New York Fashion Week standing alone at the end of the runway in a darkened room in the spotlight at […]
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New titleholders ready to serve
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Crowns and sashes may have been distributed at Nuchie’s in Forestville. But for the eight young women who stepped forward last Friday to represent the Miss […]
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Living like a rock star, with a Burning Guitars’ exclamation mark!
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was electricity in the air at Society Fashion Week in New York City on Feb. 7 when Burning Guitars opened the show with its collection […]
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The Insta-famous model, Avaryana Rose
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Avaryana Rose has 306,000 Instagram followers. Daily, the teen posts some photo or Instagram video. And if she’s not posting, someone is sharing her photo. […]
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Sachem: A beauty photo shoot
Can we say sophisticated shine?! Welcome to “Sachem,” the conceptualized and ultra-unique beauty shoot, where controlled lighting, dangling restraints and a reflective backdrop all came together to craft an atmosphere […]
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A royal bride with a touch of drama
Royal weddings in the late 20th and 21st century were as much about fashion as forging a matrimonial bond. Dedicated followers of fashion still gush over the wedding gown worn […]
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