by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When it comes to fashion, dresses, gowns, tops, skirts, pants, shoes… and so on… tend to get all of the attention. But socks tend to be […]
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Cute for fall
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With fall in its New England house, crisp sunny afternoons outdoors are made for cute sweaters and skinny jeans. Model Daviana Plaza wears a favorite outfit […]
Read moreLet’s talk about Harry Styles
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to attend a Harry Styles concert in 2021, you best be prepared to wear something shiny, something with sequins, something with flash. And […]
Read moreNeon lights up the night
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Celebrating neon nights is all fine and dandy. But in the northeast, the fall gets kind of chilly. So, you have to find your neon inside […]
Read moreDown by the seaside
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ocean-side can mean many things. It can mean overlooking the shore from the deck of a hotel in Miami Beach. Or it can mean standing at […]
Read moreThe story of the Amistad lives on
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The story of the Amistad is a story that illustrated the horrors of slavery in America and the battle for the nation’s conscience. To help remind […]
Read moreDance, dance, dance
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Trinity Anthony, 14, has been keeping on her toes for the past 12 years as a dancer. A recent winner at the Magnifique Showcase organized […]
Read moreOvercoming adversity through fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Larissa Melville’s story in the world of modeling is about a story about overcoming adversity. A foster child until she was 4, Larissa said four of […]
Read moreLulu et Gigi sends in the nymphs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lulu et Gigi presented a new line that evoked images of fairies, wood nymphs and fantastical creatures. The colors at the Runway 7 show during New […]
Read moreOrange you glad you’re on the green
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Gia Iwanec opts for a pop of color, orange, as she offers a preview of fall foliage while posing on the North Haven town green. […]
Read moreCalifornia dreaming with Trina Turk
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Trina Turk brand celebrated 25 years of Palm Springs-inspired resortwear in 2020. Here model Aislinn Ennis wears a dress that features the bold, California prints […]
Read moreYou know what they say about Labor Day
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you strictly follow the dictates of etiquette, your whites in your wardrobe will be placed in your dresser and closet and made to wait out […]
Read moreSometimes you do and sometimes you do
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes, you want to stand out from your background. Sometimes, you want to match your background. Model Maggie Wernicki does both in New London, Conn. in […]
Read moreCounting the days till fall
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashion.com Autumn has a way of infringing on a summer. It might be a breeze with a scent that reminds you of fall. It might be the […]
Read moreGotham’s got it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New York City is the capital of American fashion. And New York City offers a myriad of locations for a fashion spread. Here, Annalisa Hair takes […]
Read moreHer style can be attributed to her grandmother
BY MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Waterbury native Eboyné Jackson said she has been interested in fashion ever since she was a child. And she thanks her grandmother for that. Jackson, who […]
Read moreTrends: Gen Z is taking over
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Their predecessors – the Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials—have garnered the headlines in recent years. But the members of Generation Z are beginning to flex […]
Read moreHelping all of God’s creatures
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ashley Page, also known as Ashley Morris may be a model, but she’s a model with a passion to help animals. Ashley works at the Animal […]
Read moreFrom Montenegro with love
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Bikini US competition in Miami Beach finished with an international flourish July 8 when Jovana Nikolic, who was competiting as Montenegro Fit, won the […]
Read moreParty it up with We Party
Contestants for the Miss Bikini US competition walk down the runway in Miami in We Party swimwear during the 2021 installment of Miami Fashion Swim Week. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreTrinitee has hearT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Trinitee Hyssen is working to ensure that no one goes through what her brother and family have had to go through. Trinitee, a 13-year-old fashion model […]
Read moreShe took a different road
BY MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although Savannah Rae’s music style these days sits squarely in the category of country music, with a pop of pop rock coloring, an “alternative” route brought […]
Read moreFocus is on fashion, art of the 1960s at Woodstock museum
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the main floor of the Museum at Bethel Woods, the permanent exhibit explores the musical, political and sociological atmosphere that led up to the Woodstock […]
Read moreMaking a strong opening statement at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Connecticut USA competition was held June 5 in Windsor, Conn. The event kicked off with […]
Read moreDress up or down? Effects of working from home
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many offices and businesses to shut down last March, encouraging those employees who could to work remotely from home, workplace dress […]
Read morePandemic pushes clothes shopping online
BY MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Online shopping already had been challenging brick and mortar stores for the spending dollars of consumers. But the COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for online shopping […]
Read moreWomen seeking harmony, refuge in fashion for fall/ winter
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vaccines for COVID-19 are available and mandates to wear masks in public places have been rolled back. But lingerie and intimates designers and manufacturers believe customers […]
Read moreWalk, run, jump and romp into spring
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashion.com Models Aicha Diallo, the reigning Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen and Allie Maisto leap toward the warm days of spring in jumpsuits and rompers provided by Dazzle […]
Read moreIt’s 2021. Long live the prom
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 […]
Read moreFrom the street to the runway via Parq West
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West showed an extensive collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in February, requiring two separate runway shows at the event. The brand exhibited a strong […]
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