John Casablancas Modeling and Acting Agency

Conn. model takes to Halston runway in Netflix series

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Writers are told to write what they know. Connecticut model Julia Mandirola took a variation of that aphorism when she appeared in an upcoming TV series. […]

Her Next Top Model whim changed her life

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before she stepped onto the runway at one of the Next Top Model searches organized by Connecticut’s John Casablancas Modeling and Acting Agency, Giulia Nagle had […]

Kendall puts it on the line and proves victorious

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a small army of ambitious models – male and female, young and old who waited in the summer sun at the Top Model Search […]

Reaching for their dreams

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For an afternoon, dreams were within reach. And by the end of the day, there was the possibility a star or two was born. On Aug. […]

Potential fame waits for you– up close and personal– at ‘Get Discovered’

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com These days, breaking into modeling or acting can be impersonal. You submit your comp card or voters via a website… and wait for someone to get […]

Model Confidential: Shanna Ladson

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Shanna Ladson Age: 28 Hometown: New London, Conn […]

Yes, back to school fashions are here

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the temperatures in the 90s and the sun beaming outside, summer clearly hasn’t left New England. So, it may be difficult to think back-to-school and […]

Style makes a home in downtown New Haven

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On June 11, the Get Discovered Model and Actor Showcase was held at The Shops at Yale in New Haven. In addition to the search for […]

In every future star’s life, a little rain may fall: Models, actors turn out to ‘Get Discovered’

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hundreds of modeling and acting hopefuls didn’t let a little rain stop their stars from shining June 11 in New Haven. At the Shops at Yale, […]