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With swimsuits, it’s all in the details

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bikinis are perceived as the flashy younger sister and the one-piece is viewed as the conservative eldest sibling. But this doesn’t have to be so. With […]

Kicking back with style at the Colt building

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Lili Rojek takes the opportunity to showcase her favorite outfits around a piece of Hartford history: the old Colt factory, which is now a state […]

A royal visit in style

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Erika Porras was crowned queen of Hartford as the new Miss Hartford USA. So why not take a royal tour in the area surrounding Hartford City […]

The animal on her

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Animal prints are a classic favorite. Even though some women would think twice about wearing real animal skin, the patterns created by the imagination of Mother […]

A trail to summer style

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England summers are an opportunity to get out into the great outdoors. And they are a great opportunity to show off your personal fashion. Model […]

A summer romp in a romper in Rockwell

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rompers this summer seem to be the stylish choice for women looking to stay breezy in high temperatures. They offer a fashionable choice for women who […]

Live fashion events on hold this fall in NYC

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion fans and fashion retailers hoping to make an exodus to New York City to check out what’s on trend will have to wait till next […]

Lingerie industry reps discuss issues of Black Lives Matter

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After the death of George Floyd, and as protests began in cities and towns across the nation to fight systemic racism in America, many fashion houses […]

Model has the passion for being photographed

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Brooke Hatcher has a passion for being photographed. And just a year after starting her modeling career, she has turned that passion into fashion features in […]

Get comfortable: After all, this is 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the world tries to open up after several months of self-quarantines, social isolation and working from home – and as it crosses its collective fingers […]

Superstar Coco Rocha uses her experience to help young models

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Supermodel Coco Rocha wishes she knew then what she knows now. Rocha wishes someone more experienced told her what she needed to know when she took […]

Connecticut designers reflect on fashion’s role in fighting racism

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The death of George Floyd has initiated a nation-wide discussion on race relations. The fashion industry has been engaged in its own soul-searching as to whether […]

FaceTime and iPhones with Annaliese Nobile

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]

FaceTime and iPhones with Alyssa Anderson

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]

Lingerie shops navigate business during the pandemic

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One of the selling points of visiting a specialty lingerie shop is the opportunity for one-on-one, hands on service from the staff. Looking to find the […]

Comfort, inclusivity, sustainability key to fashion post-COVID

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Women’s clothing will not remain unscathed from the effects of the COVID-19. Expect women to want comfort, utility, sustainability and inclusivity from their new clothes, said […]

FaceTime and iPhone with Crystal Marie

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Expensive cameras and lights have been tucked away. And the modest iPhone armed with FaceTime has become king in the world of fashion photography. COVID-19 and […]

Iconic von Furstenberg offers advice to designers on handling pandemic

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 has put life across the globe on pause. And the fashion industry has not been sheltered from the economic ramifications of stay at home orders […]

Style joins COVID-19 war

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gowns, blouses and swimsuits are being set aside as New England fashion designers are using their skills to create something that’s less glamorous but more practical. […]

Virtually there

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN Ctfashionmag.com The world is focused on the four walls around them as COVID 19 restricts freedom – even for fashion – for the sake of health. Model […]

Virus now cancels NYSFE runway shows

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The dominoes keep tipping over in fashion as New York Summer Fashion Explosion has postponed its 2020 shows in New York City, which were supposed to […]

Slip into some art

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Henri Matisse said, “Art is an escape from reality.” Fashion, some will say, is a form of art. And model Aislinn Ennis slips into some fashion, […]

High Society (XXI) living in Connecticut

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Besides being CEO of New England Fashion Week, Joseph Wade also is the brains behind Connecticut-based fashion brand Society XXI. The casual, urban, ready-to-wear brand is […]

Shelter in place

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With New York City under shelter in place orders, as is large portions of the United States, the best way to visit the city is go […]

Shea’s the face

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Shea Jackson loves Chixit and Chixit loves Shea. The young model from New Jersey not only has walked the runway for the brand. She also is […]

Go ahead, get out of the house in Jori Yelir

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jori Yelir offered a collection at February’s Society Fashion Week in New York City that had a classy, dressed up feel but fun enough for a […]

Fashion goes to the dogs… and models, too

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The second full weekend of February found two worlds converging on New York City, New York Fashion Week began on Feb 6. The Westminster Kennel Club […]

Angels and demons on the runway

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Drama, of the Biblical kind, is evident in fashion designer Kristin Costa’s latest collection “Book of Revelation 2.” Angelic wings, halos, sacred hearts, hellish reds, demonic […]

Heaven and hell… and Stupid Cupid Steampunk

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Victoriana of steampunk took a commercial break at the Stupid Cupid Ball at Cheney Hall in Manchester. The break’s focus was on the gothic, in […]

This ‘nerd’ has style

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You can call Ava Breeze a nerd. Go ahead, she doesn’t mind. Ava is a teen model who has appeared in print, advertisements, and has walked […]

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