by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On a Saturday morning, Nov. 20, the order of the day was breakfast, mimosas, music… and fashion with a Connecticut twist. Early Rise Breakfast Party Couture, which was organized by Social Syndicate Events, took over Studio 860 in Bloomfield and packed the house even before the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Wake up and feast on fashion on Saturday, Nov. 20. And wake up with an eye-opening sizzle as Fio Dulce Doll Boutique https://www.fiodulcedolls.com/ in Wallingford presents its South Beach worthy clothing for women and men, fashions worthy of dancing the night away as you consume colorful
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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 the unsung heroes of a wardrobe. They’re either left behind or their ultimate purposes is forgotten. But a well selected
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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 at Gay City State Park in Connecticut. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 if you have some, bring your boa with ostrich feathers (artificial, of course) and wear his favorite colors orange and
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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 if you can. During Atlantic City Fashion, model Gretchen Polst gravitated toward the neon display inside the Showboat Hotel along
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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 the edge of yacht cruising through Biscayne Bay. Model Gabrielle Nicole, Miss Bikini Model New York, works her sporty fashion
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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 Americans of the nation’s dark past, a replica of the Amistad was built and is used as a floating classroom
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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 by former “America’s Next Top Model” contstant Victoria Henley, Trinity dances ballet, pointe, hip hop, tap, lyrical and Hawaiian. Additionally,
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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 years of visitation caused her to develop selective mutism. Larissa– who was adopted together with her brother– said, ”My mom
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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 York Fashion Week Sept. 9 were vibrant. The silhouettes referenced classic periods full of kings and queens and royal courts.
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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. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 the brand is known for. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 the seasons until spring rolls around. It’s Labor Day weekend, kind of the end of summer. So, the old rules,
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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 fluorescent green swimsuit from her favorite department store. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 arrival of Halloween decorations at the grocery store. It might be the early arrival of pumpkin spice coffees at your
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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 to the streets of Tribeca to demonstrate her personal style. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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 founded Divine Influence PR and has worked with the likes of Dancehall Queen, Spice and Sierra Gates of “Love &
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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 their economic and social muscles as they move through their teens into their 20s. And as they mature, fashion retail
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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 Protection Society of Caswell County in her home state of North Carolina. “I absolutely love what I do,” said Ashley
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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 Miss Bikini US Fit crown at the Hilton Cabana Miami Beach. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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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
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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 from Baton Rouge, La., plays an active role in the Traeh Thyssen Have a hearT Foundation. The organization was created
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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 her to the world of music. Savannah was a recent winner at Magnifique Showcase, a fashion competition held by former
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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 music festival. But downstairs, a visiting exhibit reminds patrons that art and fashion helped define the 1960s as well. “Lights
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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 an opening number where contestants showed off their interpretation of the Little Black Dress as they introduced themselves to a
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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 codes were set aside and every day became a dress-down day. But a year later, with vaccines having a positive
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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 as consumers were reluctant to patronize retail establishments. Several workers interviewed said their move toward working remotely also has driven
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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 are still going to be shopping for garments that reflect their need to be safe and comfortable. Patricia Maeda of
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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 Boutique (http://DazzleBoutiques.com). PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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