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Sachem: A beauty photo shoot

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Can we say sophisticated shine?! Welcome to “Sachem,” the conceptualized and ultra-unique beauty shoot, where controlled lighting, dangling restraints and a reflective backdrop all came together to craft an atmosphere […]

A royal bride with a touch of drama

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Royal weddings in the late 20th and 21st century were as much about fashion as forging a matrimonial bond. Dedicated followers of fashion still gush over the wedding gown worn […]

Angels and demons on the runway

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Drama, of the Biblical kind, is evident in fashion designer Kristin Costa’s latest collection “Book of Revelation 2.” Angelic wings, halos, sacred hearts, hellish reds, demonic […]

Friends and frenemies

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The big party is downstairs at a luxury hotel. Three friends are making their preparations- hair perfect, check; makeup on trend, check; wardrobe on point, check […]

Dressing luxe in the midst of luxury

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Black Friday is coming. So, of course, you’d want to work your way through your shopping list in a black party dress at a mall. With […]

Style showcased on Market Street

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With fashions and models on tap at the NYSFE Magazine’s latest issue release at Tavola 153 in Hartford, a fashion editorial photography shoot seemed in order. […]

Fall is here, time to bulk up… in sweaters

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the New England autumn leaves at peak color, the time really has come to set aside your warm weather clothes. Local fashion experts said if […]

Autumn takes its hold

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The green has turned to brown and the temperatures have been tumbling down Summer, for now, is just a memory. But for a moment, one can […]

Melanie Caballero takes the stage

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Melanie Caballero’s calling may be Broadway or Hollywood. The designer offered an ornate, detailed collection that wouldn’t look out of place in a stage musical or […]

The royalty of Derell’s meets the royalty of Wall Street

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the queens and kings of New York City’s financial district made their way down their cement castles toward their Sunday afternoon appointments with their favorite […]

Reversing into fashion with Chixit

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion brands taking roost on social media sites is par for the course in the 21st century. Brands will post about themselves. And brands rely on […]

Men are blinging it up in 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re seeing more bling around the necks, wrists, and fingers of men, you’ve just spotted the hot fashion trend. Jewelry. “Men want jewelry,” says JewelryRise.com, […]

Camellia Couture, with apologies to Leonard Cohen

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin. Models Emma Crawford, Emily Francher, and Jayden Dillenbeck take delight in their fashions from Camellia Couture from on […]

Chasing waterfalls

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you think you want the tumult of the waterfall, but then you find what you really need is the calm of the inlet. Model: Aislinn […]

Fashion up on the mountain

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you need to climb up the mountain and look down at the valley below to know that special one will find a way to get […]

Said the spider to the fly

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly;“’Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.The way into my parlor is […]

People and pups in the park

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A fashionable promenade in the park can sometimes produce a pop-up reunion between people and pups. Models: Ariana Spinelli, Halee Delavan Hair, makeup: Alicia Sliwka. Designer: […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Elite Connecticut 2019 American Woman of Service Darcy Castro

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do…

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face,” F. Scott Fitzgerald on Daisy Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby.” “There was music from my neighbor’s house […]

Reveling and styling in the summertime

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Summer means more than warm weather. It means visiting friends, lighting up the grill, and sipping wine or beer beside a fire pit. It also can […]

Queens among the stars

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Connecticut Galaxy pageant family representatives recently posed for a fashion editorial, complete with crowns and sash, in Hartford. Meet the queens: Fabializ Rivera, Miss Teen Northeast […]

Brisk business for bikini

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s all about the bikini this year. Edited (Edited.com), a source of real time business data to the retail industry, reported in May that the two-piece […]

Connecticut’s ChelRita officially unveils its new line

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although ChelRita presented its collection to New York fashionistas in February at New York Fashion Week, on May 31, the line was presented to Connecticut women […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Forestville Jaymie Bianca

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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

With swimwear this season, the little things make a difference

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The small details count in some of the swimsuits offered this season by Yandy (Yandy.com). Besides the usual mix of prints and solids for your stylish […]

How to dress, and dress well, for Easter

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Easter and fashionable attire have long been sibling staples of American fashion culture. Granted, the looks have changed with the times. For instance, fanciful Easter bonnets […]

Bravery, Brooklyn, and (French) bulldogs

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Evoking superheroes that would do Black Widow proud and stealthy foreign spies that would give Sean Connery’s James Bond fits, fashion designer Janelle Funari New York […]

Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen Monika Korbusieski

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

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

Making every woman feel beautiful

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Personal experience drove fashion designers Margarita Ortiz and Chelsie Gray to launch ChelRita Designs, a brand intended to empower women with the clothes they wear. “We […]

Paint a picture of fashion with Bad Bunny

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you like the prints used in the garments created by Bad Bunny’s Jennifer Jacob, you’re out of luck if you want to find them at […]

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