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Backstage among the teens for SOFWCT

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The teens took charge on the runway and behind the scenes at Sound of Fashion Week CT’s first ever teen fashion show. This is what was […]

Getting it right at New York Fashion Week

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Everything is all polished when the first model walks down the runway at a New York Fashion Week show. But before the iPhones come out to […]

The hard work behind BRK FRM NRML

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before Chasity Aniece Productions welcomed the guests to the BRK FRM NRML fashion show in Bridgeport July 31, the models sat for hair and makeup and […]

Getting ready for the runway at New York Summer Fashion Explosion

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The New York Summer Fashion Explosion runway show may have been happening in the evening of June 25 in Chelsea, NYC. But hours before hand models […]

Miss Connecticut USA Cynthia Dias has style

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss USA is an American style icon. And the current Miss Connecticut USA, Cynthia Dias, is hoping to step into those fashionable shoes. The date and […]

SOFWCT: Before the magic begins

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Tide and True Studios in Norwalk, Conn., there was a lot of prep that had to be undertaken before […]

Before the big reveal at Atlantic City Fashion Week

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the models step out onto the runway, the makeup and hair need to be perfect. At Atlantic City Fashion Week in the Showboat Hotel in […]

NYSFE: Get ready, get set, go

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models take the runway and the guests are welcomed in, there’s a lot of grunt work that must take place at a fashion show. […]

With a little help from her friends, Ava Breeze salutes ‘Girls of Summer’

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pop singer and model Ava Breeze readied for the release of her upcoming single ‘Girls of Summer’ by taking to the beaches and streets of Wildwood, […]

Perfect, simply perfect for IIC graduation

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville and Wethersfield, Conn. graduated Oct. 13 with a hair fashion show, they worked backstage to […]

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 […]

Buzz backstage

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England Fashion Week was riding a buzz around the bar among the patrons of Take the Roof of Cancer on Oct. 21 But backstage at […]

Turning their imagination into hair styles

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the graduating students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville, Conn. and Wethersfield, Conn. http://www.studyhair.com, the hair runway show at the Aqua Turf in […]

Making hair and makeup magic at Style Fashion Week

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Waiting to go on… the first night of Hartford Fashion Week Season 3

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models would step out on to the runway soon enough. But backstage, preparations were underway as the minutes counted down to the first night of […]

Magdalene walks among the steampunks

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although, at first blush, Kristin Costa’s fashion collection presence on the runway of a steampunk gathering seemed a bit misplaced. The collection, dubbed Magdalene with its […]

Camera draws attention at Society Fashion Week

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At a fashion show, a still camera backstage is typically a fly on the wall. The photographer captures the hard-working creatives making show the fashion begins […]

Peeking behind the scenes of an upcoming bridal editorial

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

Three teams of students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville (www.StudyHair.com) prepped three models (Samantha Anderson, Ava Onofreo, and Jade Soto) for a bridal hair and makeup fashion […]

Two shows, lots of models

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One dressing room, two fashion shows. Connecticut Fashion Week was presenting its Bridal Expo fashion show in the early afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club […]

Before they showed they ‘had what it takes’

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Do U Have What It Takes 3 Pink & White Affair A Cancer Benefit was held at Capitol Community College in Hartford, Conn. on Oct. 27. Before the models stepped […]

The rush before the runway crush

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Students from the International Institute of Cosmetology and models arrived at the crack of dawn, 6:30 a.m., at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn. to put […]

Lighting the match to start ‘Blazing’

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Here is a peek behind the scenes at the Omni Hotel and Resort in New Haven prior to go time for the Blazing the Runway fashion show mounted by TRJ […]

Getting ready for New Haven Fashion Week

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Inside New Haven City Hall, before the crowds arrive, the work begins as hair and makeup is applied on models and the models perfect their runway walk for New Haven […]

In the backroom at Miami Swim Week

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami Swim Week brings press and patrons from around the world. This means hair and makeup people have to present their best work. And models have […]

Learning the ropes

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN MIAMI– At Miami Splash at the Surfcomber Hotel on Collins Avenue, a young model found herself in the midst of an army of more experienced models. As […]

Making preparations to show if they ‘Have What It Takes’

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Do You Have What It Takes 2 in Hartford, July 29, they prepared by sitting for hair and makeup […]

Latinas Fashion has the jeans… behind the scenes

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

CTFashionMag took on a little Latin flair in Hartford for a fashion editorial focusing on the styles offered at Latinas Fashion on Park Street. Model Sylvana Gonzalez gets the […]

Prepping for the beach… and Diamond Fashion Week

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the popup fashion show to preview Diamond Fashion Week, the models and makeup artist gathered at the storefront of Karlene Lindsay Designs and Chocolate […]

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