by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Outdoor concert is underway for 2022. After a couple of quiet years thanks to a certain virus, bands and artists are out in force. When you’re jamming out under the stars, you want to pick an outfit that’s cool and keeps you warm when the temperatures
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes a bridge can be too far. But sometimes that bridge can bring you in close. Model Annalisa Hair poses in a ’70s inspired outfit in Hebron, Conn. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring means it’s time for an all-American wardrobe. That means tees, tanks, denim shorts and blue jeans. Model Chiara Espineli poses on a sunny day in Beacon Falls, Conn. in her all-American wardrobe. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN Chiara appears courtesy of JC Models of Connecticut.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Choosing your wardrobe, you have choices. For instance, you can choose to blend into the background. You can be part of the crowd. Or you can choose to stand out and declare yourself the center of attention. On the streets of New Haven’s Yale University, model
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the early days of New England spring, before the frost advisories are shelved till the fall, any little bit of green tends to stand out. Model Chiara Espineli from JC Models of Connecticut stands out in Indian Well State Park in Shelton. PHOTOS by MIKE
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you want your art to shine, Ron Vestal’s Glow-Art dresses are an option. The creations from the designer use a process that cause the fabrics to visually react differently to different light sources. Fluorescent light makes the garments appear one way and UV light makes
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Avaryana Rose would have given the magpies a fit. Magpies, you see, are drawn to shiny objects. And the Florida sun was shimmering off the shiny waters of a busy bay. And the sunlight also was busy bouncing off the shimmering and shiny abstract rainbow
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Even when it’s in color, what works in fashion can be written in black and white. Model Maggie Wernicki wears a pair of black and white, graphic print swimsuits from Shein. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN Backdrop provided courtesy of RT Events.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring is so close you can taste it. But in the New England mornings, temperatures still carry winter’s chill. That’s when you dress in layers so your wardrobe can match the temperatures. A flannel shirt is a good option. Slip it on and keep a little
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Even a modern girl in a modern world needs to look back in time once in a while to find a fashion that speaks to them. With echoes of the late-1960s and early-1970s, model Abigail Friend creates a look that works for her in the early
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the dictionary, “flounce” means taking large exaggerated movements to draw attention to yourself. In fashion, a flounce is an almost ruffle originally created to provide the illusion of extra volume to your bustle. In a swimsuit, a flounce helps create a silhouette that adds that
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Drawing upon her Austrailian Aboriginal heritage, designer Trinity Dawson offered up a cozy and comfortable collection of swimwear as the Dreamtime Collection took to the catwalk at hiTech MODA during New York Fashion Week Feb. 12. The brand name, Dreamtime, is a reference to the Aboriginal
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Sometimes you just want to be seen. And if a pop of a camera flash should accompany, oh well. That’s the price you have to pay for visibility. Model Kandi Robbins works with photographer Barb Stitzer in this fashion editorial.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a tragic setback in her life, Jane Eze finally is pursuing her dream. The 31-year-old Providence, R.I. resident “ was into modeling, acting and dancing” while growing up in Nigeria. “I started modeling from when I was in elementary school –what we call nursery school
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This time of year, models and photographers are often left with the question… do you shoot indoors where it’s where or outdoors, where it’s cold but visually interesting. Model Rashmi Singh, a recent winner of Victoria Henley’s Magnifique Showcase, takes advantage of both options when given the chance to stand
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s transitional wardrobe time in Connecticut. There have been whiffs of spring as temperatures rise into the 50s and 60s in the land of Steady Habits. Then things drop to the 20s and there is snow whipping at your face as Connecticut shows its true winter
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gold has long served as the symbol of luxury. Fashion designer Marc Defang went for the gold in his latest collection of gowns — and even a jumpsuit– showcased at hiTechMODA during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 11. The luxurious selections presented at the Edison
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by MIKE CHAIKEN Perhaps, you don’t want to commit to a solid. And maybe you don’t want to be confused by a print. Then you might want to take a cue from Chanel’s classic two-tone shoes and go for a bi-color design where one hue is balanced out by another
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you want to stand out, you don’t reach for the black or tan residents of your closet. You reach for the white where the sun reflects back out on the world and where the eye has to squint a little to keep from going blind.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In an outfit that evokes the ever-so-trendy 1990s, model Molly Shippee evokes the words of Irving Berlin during a fashion jaunt in Massachusetts’s ever-so-trendy Berkshires. “Never saw the sun shining so bright… blue skies smiling at me. Nothing but blue skies do I see.” PHOTOS by
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lilly Pulitzer once said “Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink.” Model Bailey Shippee takes that message to heart in this thrift store fashion find. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the fashion capitals of the world – New York City, London, Paris and Milan— ready to show their fall and winter 2022 collections this month, style forecasters are predicting the future of fashion is going to look like the past. According to Sarah Maggioni, the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A year into her career as a model, Ohio’s Skyler Pine has been keeping busy. “To date, I have worked with Supermodels Unlimited, had shoots in New York, Arizona along with (walking in a New York Fashion Week) runway show 2021,” said Skyler. “I am the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Animal prints never truly fade from sight in the world of fashion. But fashion trend reports for 2022 show animal prints are particularly stylish this coming year. Model Maggie Wernicki wears a pair of ever so trendy leopard print swimsuits from Shein and tones things down
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Brittney Dixon is ready to ride. Country singer Brittney, who is based in Shreveport, recently released her new single, “Ride Out.” Brittney, who cites her influences as country and R&B music, started singing at age 5. And she began writing music at a mere 12. “’Ride
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes when you’re stuck in one place, you’ve got to find some place else to go. As the Counting Crows sang, “I’ve been hanging around this town on a corner/ I’ve been bummin’ around this old town for way too long… I’m just tryin’ to scurry
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The 1990s are hot. Olivia Rodrigo is riding the top of the charts with an album clearly influenced by 1990s icon Alanis Morrisette. 1990s bands like Collective Soul hit the road this past summer. And fashion is borrowing from the days of grunge and alternative radio
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Miss Connecticut Sapna Raghavan held her send off party in South Windsor, she showed guests the wardrobe she was going to wear at Miss America when it arrived at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville in December. However, guests were sworn to secrecy. They could
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When spring arrives in 2022, expect fashion trends to “Flourish.” That was one of the style themes that Fashion Snoops, which forecasts trends, saw when it reviewed the runways in New York City, Paris and Milan in September. Flourish, among other qualities, reflects all things “feminine
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by ALEXANDER GURMAN Special to CTFashionMag.com I recently was able to catch a fashion show for the Mdjina show collections @RoseHeadpiece and @CestjoieCouture. For fashion, Time Squire wins by a mile since it is such an iconic spot that is recognized the world over. More importantly, the location is free
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