FasChinn – CTFashionMag

Style joins COVID-19 war

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gowns, blouses and swimsuits are being set aside as New England fashion designers are using their skills to create something that’s less glamorous but more practical. […]

Ubiquitous Chinnyere McPherson puts the ‘Spotlight’ on FASCHINN

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com FASCHINN and its Chinnyere McPherson seem to be everywhere the past few weeks in the Hartford-area fashion scene. The designer already has held her own show, […]

Crazy, sexy, cool… it’s FASCHINN

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com FASCHINN’s latest fashion line dubbed “Wild Heart” is not for a woman who wants to slip quietly into the good night. It’s for the woman who […]

Meet some of the brains behind the fashion

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The runway shows and presentations of Hartford Fashion Week begin in earnest on Friday night at the Colt Armory in Hartford, Conn. and continue on Saturday. […]

Here’s the Dirt: A night of fashion and art at The Salon

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Art and creativity was in the air on Saturday night as Connecticut fashion designer Chinnyere McPherson of FASCHINN hosted The Wild Heart Experience at The Dirt […]

Through the lens of Jade Soto: The All White All Light Party

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

On a recent Saturday at The Dirt Salon in Hartford, Faschinn held its first ever All White All Light fashion show. Photographer/artist Jade Soto was on the scene with her […]

Backstage as the models prepare to get All White All Light

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As guests streamed into the All White All Light party at The Dirt Salon organized by Faschinn’s Chinnyere McPherson and the owner of the venue, Cynthia […]

Fashion under the stars

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a vision on white Saturday, July 1 at The Dirt Salon. Everywhere you turned, guests were attired all in white as they enjoyed cocktails […]

Faschinn in the Dirt goes All White All Light

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Next Saturday, Connecticut fashion will be walking in the dirt when Faschinn presents a runway show at The Dirt Salon in Hartford. Chinyerre McPherson, the […]

Hartford Fashion Week soars into 2nd season as VIPs watch

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The second season of Hartford Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday as VIPs gathered to mingle over wine, cupcakes, and got to see a preview of […]

Another step closer to Hartford Fashion Week

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The designers were in place. And now the bodies who will wear the clothes have come on board. On Sunday at Art Space in Hartford, dozens […]