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 […]
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These Just Bones were made for walking… and playing, running, and surfing
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 […]
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Getting chic with Hale Bob
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 […]
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Candice Cuoco’s collection was in your face like a velvet hammer
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 […]
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‘Super’ supernatural fashion at this con
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, […]
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NEFW sets down its stakes to CT fashion scene
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 […]
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The Cinder + Salt days of summer
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 […]
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Frolicking and fun with Steve Boi
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 […]
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She wore a crown; she’s shown her style; now she’s burning up the speedway
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 […]
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Cosplay as your fashion alter ego
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 […]
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Representing the state, and hopefully soon, the nation
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 […]
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Pulling the backstage curtain aside at NYSFE
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. […]
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Hitting their ‘Target’ on swimwear
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 […]
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Taste Nigeria with Richy Rich
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 […]
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Celebrities explode with style on the runway at NYSFE
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 […]
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Sophisticated and stylish to celebrate life beyond elementary, middle school
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 […]
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Blinded by the jewels: BIB by Tammy Simone
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 […]
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Upcycling the cool way with Burning Guitars at NYSFE
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 […]
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Fashion model amid the classic car models
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 […]
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A treasure trove of evening gowns at Miss CT, Miss CT OT
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 […]
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9-year-old is ‘big’ in New York
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 […]
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Pageant dreams in suburban Connecticut
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 […]
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This one is for the fathers out there
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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Have you tried something new?
by CASSIE MCINTYRE CTFashionMag.com It’s June and we’re about halfway through the year. It’s around the time when we start becoming uninterested with our regular routines and our fitness schedules. […]
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New Miss Connecticut titleholders tapped
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Wolcott High School student, competing in her first ever pageant, was crowned as the new Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen and a former Miss Southingtonwon Miss […]
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Adding some razzmatazz to their talent pizzazz
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If your talent is going to wow the audience– and a panel of judges– you better make sure your on-stage costume has that all important wow-factor. […]
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Bye bye bikini
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss America Organization made waves this past week when it announced that the Lifestyle and Fitness—the swimsuits—phase of competition are no more. However, as the […]
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The Miss CT class of 2018 keeps it classy dressed in classic black
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Basic black, they say, is a must for any woman’s wardrobe. And at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant finals on Saturday night at The Palace Theater […]
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First night of Miss Connecticut out of the way
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Wolcott woman and a contestant representing Litchfield County were among the preliminary competition winners at the first night of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant at […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Southbury Micayla Barrows
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 […]
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