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Designers unveil fall bridal designs to buyers, press

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bridal Fashion Week in New York in April meant that designers brought their latest collections to the city to show how brides will dazzle this coming […]

Gala, gowns, and crowns

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization celebrated in style as it held its 90th anniversary gala at Aria in Prospect, Conn. Friday night. The young women vying […]

No masking their style at the ball

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The primary accessory—a mask. The primary color scheme (by request)—black. At the second annual Masquerade Ball to benefit the next winner of the Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding […]

Spring is in the air, and Amare is on the bride’s mind

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With spring arriving next week, brides-to-be planning to be wed in the coming months are likely thinking about their gowns. Amare Couture by Casablanca presented its […]

Little Royals perfect for big dress-up occasions

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There are those special occasions for your child or teen, where the wardrobe requirements call for more than just a trip to The Gap or Target. […]

Paper faces on display… it’s a masquerade

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pull out your fancy dress and an elegant mask. Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen is hosting a masquerade ball and she’s offering up an invitation. Waterbury’s Brooke […]

Red carpet style earmarks this ‘Experience’

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was bling and glamour in the capitol city Sunday night worthy of the Oscars. Guests donned their stylish finery at the AIDS Connecticut Red Carpet […]

Cue the red carpet spotlights… the stylish in Hartford to support AIDS Connecticut

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The time has come to get fabulous and stylish as you prepare for your red carpet moment prior to the Academy Awards. And it’s all for […]

Princesses rule the runway

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Romantic dreams of finding love and happiness at the big ball glided down the runway at Society Fashion Week as Bound by the Crown Couture and […]

Calla Blanche captures the attention of brides with an eye on spring

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At The Knot Couture bridal market show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City last October, Calla Blanche’s spring/summer bridal collection caught the eyes of […]

Get your Mardi Gras on among the creatures of the carousel

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Grab your masks and beads and prepare to party among horses, lions, and dragons. On Saturday, Feb. 10, Bristol’s New England Carousel Museum will hold its […]

Some Jovani glam and some models that Dazzle

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a lot of Jovani style and a lot of “Dazzle” on Jan. 21 in Oxford, Conn. Dazzle Boutique, owned by Laurye Natale, held its […]

Dearly Beloved shines at The Knot Couture’s Casablanca runway

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Casablanca presented its spring summer 2018 collection of its Beloved line at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week earlier this month. Casablanca explained on its website Beloved […]

Simply luxurious, simply Justin Alexander

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Justin Alexander continues its tradition of luxurious, ornate bridal gowns with its spring/ summer 2018 collection. Showing the new line before buyers and press at The […]

Enzoani readies brides for spring and summer 2018

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Spring and summer bridal gowns for 2018 were unveiled on Saturday at The Knot Couture in New York City as Enzoani presented their Enzoanni, Blue, and Beautiful collections during bridal […]

These gowns do the talking

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watters allowed the dresses to speak for themselves at The Knot Couture bridal market event this past weekend in New York City. Rather than providing a […]

Audrey Hepburn would be proud: Linda Gail showcases elegance

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Thoughts of Audrey Hepburn filled my head as designer Linda Gail unveiled her latest collection at Style Fashion Week in New York Sept. 9. As the […]

Royal runway from Janay Deann

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As soon as the first model walked onto the runway with an emerald green cape, I couldn’t help but think “princess” at the Janay Deann runway […]

Teens, youngsters receive local pageant crowns

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

The Junior Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, June 3 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The winners were: Co-Teen Miss Southington due to a deadlock on the […]

Gowns at Miss USA have the Mac Duggal touch

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Several of the contestants at the Miss USA Competition, which airs Sunday on Fox at 8 p.m., have turned to Mac Duggal for their gown choices.

Elegant introduction for Miss CT family

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The young women of the Miss Connecticut family and their guests put on their formal and semi-formal best for the scholarship programs annual gala. The party, which […]

What Watters has for brides

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Knot Couture, Watters presented a vast array of bridal gowns with a youthful, vibrant, energetic, and stylish feel. The gowns presented, albeit on fashion models, […]

Avoiding the bridesmaid nightmare

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watters presented its latest line of bridesmaids dresses at The Knot Couture, and there wasn’t a single Little Bo Peep or mumu in the bunch. Instead, […]

Let’s sway under the Moonlight

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN Moonlight presented a polished and pretty bridal collection at The Knot Couture on April 22. This is a sampling of what buyers and press saw at the Metropolitan […]

The crystal ball of bridal

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Big Apple is playing host to New York Bridal Fashion Week. And buyers and the press are looking at the designers’ latest designs, which will […]

Masks and fashion mingle

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were gowns and there were, of course, masks at “A Night At The Masquerade Ball” on Friday night in Southington, Conn. The fundraiser for the […]

Miss CT Class of 2017 complete after local pageant

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Connecticut Class of 2017 is complete as Bristol hosted the final two pageants on Saturday at Chippens Hill Middle School. The first pageant held […]

Historic look at wedding traditions, fashion

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

On April 5, 2017, The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will open its 2017 Season with a new exhibition titled, “Wedding Traditions and Fashion from the 1860s to the 1930s”. The exhibition […]

Talking with Taylor… Prom

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

CTFashionMag.com’s straight-talking correspondent Taylor Plourd takes a look at prom gown trends for 2017.

Calling Mr. Gatsby at Studio 54: Arzamendi Style

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Arzamendi Style presented a runway collection for fall/winter 2017 that was filled with a decadent kind of elegance. The silhouettes and textures of the collection of […]

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