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Before the curtain rises with Sade Nicole, Rebellious Bitch

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the arrival of the guests for the June 18 runway show in Hartford, Connecticut-based brands Sade Nicole and Rebellious Bitch allowed photographers to get […]

Standing in solidarity

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself. Sometimes you have to stand up for others. Model and activist Leah Juliett of Wolcott, Conn. spreads their […]

Style showcased on Market Street

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With fashions and models on tap at the NYSFE Magazine’s latest issue release at Tavola 153 in Hartford, a fashion editorial photography shoot seemed in order. […]

A helping hand across the Red Carpet

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The spotlight of the Academy Awards will shine a little closer to home once again this year. And the glitz and glamour of Hollywood will benefit […]

And then there was ‘Chaos’….

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before there was “Chaos,” La’Moo Dezignz’ fashion show at the Holiday Inn in East Hartford, Conn. there was organized chaos. Models gathered backstage and in a […]

Young designer injects energy into ‘Chaos’

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At La’Moo Designz “Chaos” fashion show Oct. 13 at the Holiday Inn in Hartford, headlining designer Bertha Angelo’s daughter Taylor opened up the show with her […]

9-year-old is ‘big’ in New York

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Southington, Conn. 9-year-old has become really big in modeling this past week. Kylie Watson already had been selected in early June by Supermodels Unlimited magazine […]

Style that fell from the heavens

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the 1976 film, “The Man Who Fell To Earth,” the Thin White Duke David Bowie looked otherworldly as a dapper outer space alien—complete with fedora– […]

Ubiquitous Chinnyere McPherson puts the ‘Spotlight’ on FASCHINN

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com FASCHINN and its Chinnyere McPherson seem to be everywhere the past few weeks in the Hartford-area fashion scene. The designer already has held her own show, […]

The sophisticated aesthetic of Troy Anthony

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The collection by Troy Anthony Designs presented at Hartford Fashion Week stood out as a wearable, sophisticated, and mature (but far from matronly) line for the […]

Japanalia admiration society gathers at Hartford Fashion Week launch party

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a Japanalia lovefest on Thursday for one of the pioneers of Hartford’s fashion scene. As a cornerstone for its launch party at Chango Rosa […]

Here’s the Dirt: A night of fashion and art at The Salon

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Art and creativity was in the air on Saturday night as Connecticut fashion designer Chinnyere McPherson of FASCHINN hosted The Wild Heart Experience at The Dirt […]

Designers go see models on go-see for Hartford Fashion Week

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The designers are in place. And on Saturday, the prospective models lined up for a casting to see who would get to walk in Hartford Fashion […]

‘Chatting’ up the fashionable set in CT

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag If you’ve been visiting the fashionable people at fashionable events, you’ve probably run into the “Chat It Up” team from Hartford. “Chat It Up” is a […]

New studio opens in Hartford area

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Hartford area has a new multi-purpose studio that offers a little bit of everything for the creatives in fashion and entertainment area. Travis Bivans, a […]

Making preparations to show if they ‘Have What It Takes’

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Do You Have What It Takes 2 in Hartford, July 29, they prepared by sitting for hair and makeup […]

Even if your curves aren’t from Colombian genes, Colombian jeans will give you curves

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gley Fontan Acevedo is a proud Puerto Rican. But Acevedo, who owns Latinas Fashion in Hartford and New Britain, has to admit… Colombian women have a […]

Backstage as the models prepare to get All White All Light

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As guests streamed into the All White All Light party at The Dirt Salon organized by Faschinn’s Chinnyere McPherson and the owner of the venue, Cynthia […]

Fashion under the stars

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a vision on white Saturday, July 1 at The Dirt Salon. Everywhere you turned, guests were attired all in white as they enjoyed cocktails […]

Double prelim winners on 1st night of Miss CT; contestants glide in their gowns

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the preliminary competition was over with for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant on Friday night in Hartford, two women found themselves double-winners. In the preliminary […]

Let them entertain you as they seek the crown

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be two new representatives in the Miss America Organization crowned this weekend. But the two days worth of events to declare the next […]

Making the magic happen for Project X

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fantasy hair and makeup were the order for the day as Project X was held at Vibz Uptown in Hartford, Conn. on June 10. Joy Monroe […]

That trash is pretty pretty… and fashionable

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s become a yearly tradition of fun and creativity. But Trashion Fashion, which will be presented Sunday, is about more than just letting artists and fashion […]

Fashion, style, and pride on a Sunday afternoon in CT

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a lot of fashion in Hartford, Conn. on a recent Sunday. On March 12, Sappho Clothing Co. of Hartford hosted a fashion show that […]

CT’s Crinkled Chiffon to compete at Charleston Fashion Week event

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the world of fashion, Charleston Fashion Week has made its name known as one of the penultimate steps up the ladder before you arrive at […]

A landmark of fashion in Hartford

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Right across from the XL Center in downtown Hartford, there is a slice of fashion that has called the capital city home for 100 plus years. […]

It’s cool and hot in the ’90s with La ‘Moo

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bertha Angelo of La ‘Moo offered up a polished, CrazySexyCool, and fun collection at Hartford Fashion Week on Oct. 15. Clearly influenced by the fashions of […]

Hartford Fashion Week soars into 2nd season as VIPs watch

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The second season of Hartford Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday as VIPs gathered to mingle over wine, cupcakes, and got to see a preview of […]

And for the evening…. Polish contestants shine in gowns

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Polonia CT pageant, contestants compete in evening gowns to demonstrate their elegance and grace. This is what judges saw at the […]

Troy Anthony brings the fantasy and romance to Hartford Fashion Week

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hartford Fashion Week returns for a second season this month. And Troy Anthony is back for a second trip down the runway. Anthony, the driving force […]

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