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Smile for the paparazzi on your wedding day in Helena Kolan

May 1, 2023 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Helena Kolan Bridal Couture showed gowns that were definitely paparazzi-worthy for brides on their big day. The brand was showing its latest collection at the One Fine Day Bridal Market during New York Bridal Fashion Week on April 12.

The veil is placed for brides at One Fine Day

April 19, 2023 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were plenty of gowns on hand at One Fine Day Bridal market on April 12. But Elle Garretson had what all brides needed in addition to the dress of their dreams. The brand showcased its line of bridal veils. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

COVID-19 has impact on bridal style selection

November 13, 2020 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The designers have made their pitch for their vision for bridal gowns next season. Subsequently, pundits of the wedding industry have traced the trends that brides will find in the stores. Along the way, these bridal fashion experts have seen how COVID-19 has begun to influence

Engaged? Hit up a bridal expo

January 9, 2019 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionmag.com With the plethora of engagement ring photographs filling social media following Christmas and New Year’s, wedding-related vendors are heading into a busy season. And bridal shows are once again popping up to provide newly engaged couples with an opportunity to browse and engage in some

The brides wore ‘Chiffon’

October 31, 2017 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut Fashion Week branched out into the world of weddings on Saturday, Oct. 28 with Bridal Expo II in Ansonia, Conn. Besides providing a venue for vendors at the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, the fashion organization offered up a runway show

Beautiful brides in waiting

January 20, 2017 Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Bristol, Southington, and Plainville Observers, based in Southington, Conn., are preparing for their annual bridal guide. And to prepare for the periodical, the teams at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville (which also has a campus in Wethersfield) put on their hair and makeup creativity

The next wave in bridal

April 29, 2016 Mike Chaiken

Bridal designers unveiled their fall 2016 collections at The Knot Couture show at the Metropolitan Pavilion as part of New York bridal fashion week earlier this month. These are some of the gowns designers say will worn for autumn and winter nuptials. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN