Celebrities gathered in New York City Thursdayto support American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women’s Red Dress Collection™ presented by Macy’s . This year’s show, hosted by Marisa Tomei (My […]
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‘Project Runway’ winner offers the art and the fashion at Art Hearts Fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The paramount question at the Kentaro Kameyama show at Art Hearts Fashion in New York City Feb. 8 was: How would Kentaro perform without the erudite […]
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For brides with a makeup-hair to-do list, go Boho
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With spring within reach, many brides are putting together their “to-do” lists. And one item on that list surely will be how they want their makeup […]
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Finding their inner ‘Demi’ in latest Fabletics capsule collection
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pop sensation Demi Lovato has launched a new capsule collection of activewear with Fabletics, which press materials explained, extends the brand’s “mission to empower women by […]
Read moreGhana sisters blending style, tradition for Muslim women
By JORDI PERDIGO Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) _ Two sisters in Ghana are creating Islamic-friendly fashion from the locally produced fabrics that are wildly popular across West Africa. Sekina […]
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Fashion fights for a cure
The fight against cancer took to the fashion catwalk on Jan. 20. The third annual Warriors Against Cancer Introducing The Rainbows was held at Roosevelt’s in New Haven. The event […]
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Love is in fashion at Sappho
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s been said love is love. And Sappho Clothing of Connecticut was born of love and exists to foster love in all of its dimensions. A […]
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Peeking behind the scenes of an upcoming bridal editorial
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 […]
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From Pittsburgh to Foxwoods… to stardom?
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A 17-year-old high school senior traveled from the Keystone State to the Nutmeg State and now the Big Apple in the Empire State is calling. Stephanie […]
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Up on the staircase… in living color
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 […]
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Connecticut model Kylie Frink thrives on ‘Project Runway’s’ latest cycle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For its 16th cycle, “Project Runway” took a new approach. The fashion designers in this TV reality series had to create garments for a variety of […]
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Miami Art Week gives curvy Natalia Lorenzo a leg up in fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami native and model, Natalia Lorenzo, caught the public eye during December’s Miami Art Week. And in short time, Natalie, who is represented by DAS Model […]
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The future happens yesterday with Steampunk style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Steampunk is often described as what would happen if the future happened in the 19th century. The style of Steampunk often offers a mash-up of Victorian […]
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Datari Austin thinks spring
Although the temperatures are in single digits, spring was in the air when New York Fashion Week presented the spring collections from designers all over the world. To get your […]
Read moreGoodbye 2017, and take your unicorns with you
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ You know all those things you wish would disappear but won’t? Us, too. Highlights of the things we’re over in 2017: […]
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‘Chatting’ up the fashionable set in CT
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag If you’ve been visiting the fashionable people at fashionable events, you’ve probably run into the “Chat It Up” team from Hartford. “Chat It Up” is a […]
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Grab your cabana-worthy swimsuit, the Caribbean is calling
The temperature have dropped below freezing in the Northeast as December marches into the New Year. The temperatures may cause some women to reach for the long underwear. However, just […]
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Tip of the hat to creative CT fashions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Groundbreaking British milliner Stephen Jones, who has outfitted the likes of fashion-tastemaker Isabella Blow and pop star Boy George, told the Financial Times once, “Hats tend […]
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Dear Drew, these are ‘adorbs’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Drew Barrymore (“E.T.,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Wedding Singer,” and so on) has won the hearts of movie fans many times over. Now, she is venturing out […]
Read moreMark Ronson, Miguel, 50 Cent perform at Art Basel parties
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Musicians, actors and fashion icons descended on Miami for a whirlwind week of glamorous parties to celebrate some of the […]
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A youthful dedicated follower (and creator) of fashion
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The clothing brand Nerdy Chic popped up on a couple of Connecticut fashion runways these past few months. And as the models strutted their stuff, the […]
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Be true to your school
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 […]
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Fashion lends a helping hand for the holidays
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion stepped forward to lend a helping hand on Nov. 21 as Foxwoods Resort Casino, Shrine Foxwoods and Tanger Outlets, Foxwoods hosted the first ever Holiday […]
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Some Latina beauty
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Latina Elegance organization held its inaugural pageant on Nov. 18 and crowned five new queens. The pageant was held at the East Hartford Community Cultural […]
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Some news and some new styles from Luxe and Curves
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Luxe and Curves moved from Dallas to Connecticut and the local fashion line has big moves planned for 2018. Currently, available only on-line, Luxe and Curves’ […]
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Talking with Taylor: Holiday wardrobe
If you’re trying to figure out what to wear for those many holiday parties, CTFashionMag’s Taylor Plourd shares some of her favorite picks from her own wardrobe.
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Holiday parties, here we come
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag November is firmly entrenched so that means the invitations for holiday parties—Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s—are being pondered, drawn up, and even mailed and emailed. […]
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Finding fashion at Miss Wolcott
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag Yes, there were crowns and sashes at the annual Miss Wolcott pageant Nov. 4 in Wolcott, Conn. After all, Alexandria Gianelli is the new Miss Wolcott; […]
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The costume magic gracing the stage of ‘Phantom of the Opera’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s a safe bet that when someone thinks about “Phantom of the Opera,” the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber comes first to mind. But the elaborate […]
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Fashion leads the fight: Cancer benefit held in Ansonia, CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion stepped forward on Oct. 28 to fight for a young woman with cancer. Destiny Tenille Productions (with co-sponsor Connecticut Fashion Week) presented Fight for Fashion […]
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