editorial – CTFashionMag

A sea-side detour

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the sun gets noon-day high– and as the fog still rolls in from the Long Island sound, the air by the beach can be cool. […]

It’s 2021. Long live the prom

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 2020 was a bust for high school proms. COVID-19 made sure of it. As social distancing became a requisite for life in America, girls looking to […]

Bravissimo, Brianna

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Model Brianna Mehan was a recent winner of the Magnifique fashion competitions held by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley. She won in the fashion editorial category. Here […]

Sisters of style

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Sisterhood was celebrated in a fashion event organized by a top model in Tennessee last month. Young sisters Bella Kate Batton, 8, and Lola Faye Batton , 7, were the […]

In the clear

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the sun is high and you need to clear your head, step into the shadows so the pertinent details to move forward will reveal themselves […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Hartford County’s Outstanding Teen Julia Pahl

Posted on March 27, 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 […]

Up on the staircase… in living color

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

In this fashion photo set, Connecticut freelance photographer Cornelious Moore was inspired by the idea of bright color fur coats complimented by the “beautiful newly painted staircase” in downtown Bridgeport […]

Historic hotel sparks a fashionable endeavor

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com An invitation to check out the historic Goodwin Hotel in downtown Hartford set into motion a series of fashion events recently. Lisa DiBenedetto of Nightingale Events […]

Be true to your school

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There is an old song that said, “Be True To Your School.” And what better way to be true to that school then pack your wardrobe […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Bristol Gina Salvatore

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

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

Red all about it

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Red is in. Elle magazine said it’s the hot color of the season and the fall. Local designers show in their runway events and in their […]

Behind the scenes: A fashion fairy tale

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

A look at the preparations for a fashion editorial. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

Prepping for fashion at Consignment Originals

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com CTFashionMag.com is preparing for an upcoming fashion editorial. And for the wardrobe, we turned to Consignment Originals in Cheshire to outfit model Juliette Johnson and budding […]

Threads stitched together for a serious message

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico destroyed wildlife and devastated the region’s economy, fashion designer Erin Boyle knew at some point she […]

Having a closer look at Hartford fashion

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Here are some closer looks at some of the fashions, off the runway, shown at Hartford Fashion Week’s VIP event at Hoffman Audi, East Hartford, Conn. The city’s fashion event […]

The finest work song

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the crack of dawn, with a turn of the key, you’re first through the door. No boss is in sight till the afternoon. Your colleagues are […]