by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bristol, Conn. fashion designer Kathy Faber presented an array of her latest bridal gowns, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and party dresses on Sunday, Sept. 11. At the Women’s Expo held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Faber showed a variety of silhouettes and a variety
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Models want to be part of Hartford Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models are now in place as the weeks count down to the second edition of Hartford Fashion Week. On a recent Sunday in Hartford, the 10 designers chosen to show their creations on the runways starting Oct. 13 sat at a table for a casting
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“Designer Confidential” is a series at CTFashionMag.com where we introduce the creative minds in fashion. by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Name: Troy Anthony Brand name: Troy Anthony Location: Hartford, CT How would you describe your style aesthetic? Very creative. I consider myself a sculpture when it comes to draping. I
Continue readingDesigner Confidential: Latesha Richards of Niche-Elle NY
“Designer Confidential” is a series at CTFashionMag.com where we introduce the creative minds in fashion. by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When we last saw designer Latesha Richards of Niche-Elle NY, we were at the Love Conquers All and Connecticut Fashion Week runway show at Sutra in Hartford earlier this month.
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Before the models took to the runway for the Love Conquers All and Connecticut Fashion Week fashion show on May 14 at Sutra in Hartford, there was plenty of hustle and bustle to get those models ready. And there was time for the guests to arrive and take in the
Continue readingTrashion becomes the city’s business
Some may say what happens in their local city hall is a bunch of garbage. But Hartford’s City Hall provided a stunning backdrop for garbage (but clean garbage) turned into fashion at the annual Trashion Fashion event. The event puts the focus on what people can do to protect the
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The idea of Trashion Fashion is to show how you can keep clean trash– such as paper– out of the waste stream. Artists and fashion designers put their creativity to the test and trotted out their creations on the backs of models who walked on a runway through Hartford City
Continue readingTrashion turns to fashion: Behind the scenes
Before clean trashion was turned into fashion at the Trashion Fashion event at Hartford City Hall on April 23, the hair stylists at La Bella Chateau Salon & Spa and makeup artists at Tainted Inc. put their touch to the models. And inside the dressing room, the designers/ artists put their
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