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From the street to the runway via Parq West

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

Testing out the springtime air

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The buds on trees have barely stuck their “toes” into the spring air of New England as temperatures do their typical northeast swing from morning to […]

She’s thinking spring

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Spring begins in the United States on March 20, 2021. Model Gloria Sanchez works a warm weather style vibe in this black and white fashion editorial. […]

You do what you’ve got to do

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you’re a model, you have to model. And the world becomes your set. Model Bryn Carvin, appearing courtesy of John Casablancas Modeling and Acting Center, […]

New England can’t make up its mind

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England in March always seems to have a personality crisis. Is the meteorological resolve geared to bone-chilling temperatures? Or will the thermometer readings indicate a […]

Just like mom

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Skinny jeans are on the run as young women begin to shift the fashion paradigm bag to loose fitting mom jeans. A COVID-19 protocol trip to […]

Harmful stereotypes tackled in runway show

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The corrupt pop culture imagery of Black men was upended in the collection shown by Haberdashery by Lue at Atlantic City Fashion Week on Feb. 20. […]

The struggle has been real for POC

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If Asan Neil-Evergin could describe himself, the brains before the fashion brand Progressionover Complacency said he is a “dream chaser.” In an email interview, the former […]

Rust never sleeps

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rust often is a result of disuse, abandonment and obsolescence. But rust, when associated with the splendor of a forest changing tone for autumn. Model Taylor […]

Colombian swimwear designers raising their worldwide profile

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Despite 1,900 miles of coastline, Colombia’s swimsuit industry takes a public relations backseat to the United States, Brazil and the birthplace of the bikini, France. But […]

Singer Luna C embraces the female as she respects the male

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut singer Luna C’s voice may offer visions of female entertainers lie Jhene Aiko, Jessie Reyes and Kehlani. But, Luna – who has a new EP […]

Autumn erases the shine

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Fall has taken the luster off memories of summer just as time has taken the luster off joyful summers of the past at an abandoned lakeside park. Model Lili Rojek […]

Model takes the field for fall

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series, the Boys of Summer have officially headed into hibernation till spring. What better time for model Allie […]

Love at first sight

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Emma Baker started modeling just a year ago, and the high school senior said it was love at first sight. Emma is a recent winner of […]

Bravissimo, Brianna

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Model Brianna Mehan was a recent winner of the Magnifique fashion competitions held by former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Victoria Henley. She won in the fashion editorial category. Here […]

Casual alternative

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Casual in 2020 doesn’t have to mean PJs, sweats or leggings. Model Grace Nowak wears a casual but cute outfit she selected from local consignment shops. […]

Fashion industry takes a pounding during pandemic

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 has hit the global economy hard. Industries in general have been taking some mighty hits as the economy falters. But, the fashion industry has been […]

Party of One

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cocktail parties are on hold at the moment as the pandemic has forced the world to socially distance and limit guests at public gatherings. But that […]

Manmade and natural

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Sarah Ake looks toward the natural and the manmade when creating her collections. “My inspiration is rooted in the natural movement and characteristics of […]

Cozy up for fall

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When fall takes firm control, there’s nothing more cozy – and all-American- than a warm sweater and a comfy pair of jeans. Model Bella Lyn shows […]

The instrument of luxury

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Place a polished grand piano on any stage, it immediately evokes a feeling of luxury and glorious living. Subsequently, the instrument ad0rned with ebony and ivory […]

Model has a passion for pageants

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gabriella Forbidussi is a pageant girl. She loves modeling and volunteer work. But the 11-year-old’s resume shows that there rarely is a moment where she not […]

A winner and Magnifique

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Athena Snellenburg was a recent modeling winner at Magnifique. Magnifique Fashion Competition was held at the Black Fox Resort, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on Aug. 29. Magnifique Fashion Shows and Competitions […]

Speeding into style that protects

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Planet Zero Motorsports revved up Small Boutique Fashion Week during this season’s New York Fashion Week. Planet Zero, designed by award-winning Kanya Smith, offered a fashion […]

Multi-faceted resident of fashion

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Paige Watt knows three sides of the fashion coin. Not only is the recent winner of Magnifique a model, she is majoring in fashion merchandising at […]

‘Energetic’ model wins honor at Magnifique

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Natasha Geer was one of the main event winners at the recent Magnifique Showcase. Her mother, Galina said, “Natasha is a very smart, energetic, outgoing , and competitive girl . […]

Glowing it up in GLOW ART

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Keisha Collins of Bear, Del. makes the garments of GLOW ART her own in a recent fashion photography editorial from the brand’s creator Ron Vestal. GLOW ART, which is based […]

Experts say fashion has had to get real

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Set aside the fantasy and get real. That was the consensus of a webinar panel “Fashion is Empowerment and Inclusivity,” about fashion in a post-COVID-19, post-Black […]

The fading summer sun

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The days of sun dresses are fading as the summer fades. Keyla Rodriguez takes advantage of a sunny day along the pathway and at the summit […]

In a virtual fashion world

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

This fall’s New York Fashion Week has gone virtual and remote in a post-COVID-19 world. And so has fashion photography. Model Savannah Giammarco poses for a fashion shoot conveyed iPhone […]

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