by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Lexia Hayden is ready for the glitz and glam of the New Year’s Eve ball in this gown from Blondie Nites PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Kat Couture in Manhattan
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models of Kat Couture took over Manhattan in the styles created by young Connecticut fashion designer Kat Litchfield for New York Fashion Week. PHOTOS by […]
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Basking in the morning sun and fashionable luxury with Lexia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Lexia Hayden basks in the sun and luxury in a gown from Catchall on an early fall morning in western Connecticut. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Ukrainian style from Elsa Fairy Dresses at The Bureau in Miami
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Elsa Fairy Dresses brought Ukrainian style to the runway of The Bureau Fashion Week during Miami Swim Week on June 1. The line of gowns brought […]
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Elegance from Karlene Lindsay Designs at MFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs offered up an elegant take on fashion during Middlesex Fashion Week at East Hampton Town Hall on May 10.
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Esmerelda showcases Karlene Lindsay at center court
BY MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs offered up an art deco feel in this silver-tone gown worn by model Esmerelda Ovalles in an impromptu fashion editorial shoot at the […]
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To the ball they go with Krissy King
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Krissy King took everyone to the ball with a collection of formal and semi-formal wear for boys, girls and women during The Bureau Fashon Week in […]
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Smile for the paparazzi on your wedding day in Helena Kolan
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Helena Kolan Bridal Couture showed gowns that were definitely paparazzi-worthy for brides on their big day. The brand was showing its latest collection at the One […]
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Princesses on parade with Mila Hoffman
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fairy tales came to life at Mila Hoffman’s fashion shows at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 10 and 11. Her line […]
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Towering style with Eiffel Bleu
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With awards season in full swing, there may be a bit of bling envy out there. But for the younger set looking for their red carpet […]
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Marc Defang goes for the gold at NYFW
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 […]
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Spring into House of Sofia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashinMag.com The House of Sofia runway collection provided the coda to the 18th installment of Atlantic City Fashion Week by providing a vision of spring. House of […]
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Casablanca Bridal shares its latest story on Love Stories TV
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the pandemic canceling all of the bridal markets to preview the 2021 collections, Casablanca Bridal took its newest line to Love Stories TV (LoveStoriesTV.com) to […]
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Gone Hollywood: Latest gowns from Pronovias
With all bridal market events cancelled across the world because of COVID-19, Pronovias, a luxury bridal wear brand, released images of its latest collection to editors via a press release. […]
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Gown maker launches effort to help hungry
In response to COVID-19, fashion house Faviana Intl. has launched a national initiative to give back to the millions of vulnerable children who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus […]
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Crowned in De Lauraine Designs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Toni Lau presented her line De Lauraine Designs on the runway at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week back in September. The collection […]
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Lush luxury from Karlene Lindsay Designs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs presented its line of elegant evening gowns at Diamond Fashion Week in Hartford Nov. 10. Models walked the runway in a luxurious and […]
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Calla Blanche shows its latest bridal looks at The Knot Couture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Calla Blanche provided buyers for bridal shops across the country a look at its 2020 collection of wedding gowns at The Knot Couture at the Metropolitan […]
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Young and cool in Watters bridal
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Watters family of bridal wear offered up a youthful, nearly-Bohemian collection for spring summer at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week on […]
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Telling no lies about Angora Boutique
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fairies wear boots, and you gotta believe me because I saw them at the Angora Boutique’s runway show at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion […]
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It’s something in the Watters
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watters http://www.watters.com presented its latest collections for Watters, WTOO, and Willowby bridal wear at The Knot Couture in New York City earlier this year. PHOTOS by […]
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Justin Alexander offers a taste of his bridal
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Buyers received a taste of Justin Alexander’s new bridal collection at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New […]
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Everything fancy at Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen’s Masquerade Ball
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Titleholders in the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization put on their elegant masks and their elegant fashions as they joined a packed house at La Bella Vista […]
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What the stylish bride will wear next season: The Knot Couture showcases latest looks
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New York Bridal Fashion Week is a time when bridal designers and bridal gown houses try to entice buyers at boutiques and shops across the country […]
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No masking good intentions and good times
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Morgan Mancini is paying it forward. Last year, Mancini, the current Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, was given a financial boost for her run at the Miss […]
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Timely trends for prom time
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The time of year has arrived when high school girls in their junior and senior years have been hitting the local boutiques and department stores in […]
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Calla Blanche: Classic is cool but classic with a touch of modern is cooler in bridal wear
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Classic bridal gown design is good. But classic designs offered with a modern twist are better. That seems to be the latest trend offered by bridal […]
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When the runway foreshadows the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Johnathan Kayne appeared on “Project Runway” in season 3 and “Project Runway All-Stars” in 2012, his pedigree as a gown maker was self-evident. And there […]
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Modest brides take delight: A new collection from Rachael Karrington Designs
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Brides in Western culture typically wear white. Convention says this was to indicate that the bride was pure… a virgin… for her betrothed. Over time, that […]
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She wore a crown; she’s shown her style; now she’s burning up the speedway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sami Anderson of Wolcott, Conn. wore a pageant crown as Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen. She’s posed in the latest styles as a fashion model. But before […]
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