by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Depending where you are, the color red is loaded with meaning. In the west, red often symbolizes excitement and passion. In China, red is worn at […]
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‘Hocus Pocus’ witchy fashion gets the focus
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You know it’s nearing Halloween when social media is aflutter with the “Hocus Pocus” happy dance. And this year, there is plenty to dance about as […]
Read moreKaren Santos: C-State style meets Beantown fashionistas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Boston Fashion Week will meet Connecticut style when Nutmeg State designer Karen Santos takes her collection to the runway at the Art For Change Gallery on […]
Read moreLike father, like daughter: Ieena Duggal
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ieena Duggal shares more than her blood and name with her well-known fashion designer father, Mac Duggal. She shares his sense of sartorial glamour, and the […]
Read moreRecalling that timeless appeal of a Jonathan Logan dress
By J. SIBLEY LAW Special for CTFashionMag.com If you were a girl in the 1960s with a sense of classic style, you probably had a Jonathan Logan dress hanging in […]
Read moreBe original, be Rachel Green, for back-to-school
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re original, you’re in style this back to school season, according to retailers Target and Macy’s. And if you’ve turned Rachel Green into your new […]
Read moreCrazy, sexy, cool with T Rivera
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTfashionmag.com ”Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’s” Tammy Rivera worked a ‘90s vibe for her latest collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion during MiamiS Swim Week. With the […]
Read moreFashion model amid the classic car models
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com UNCASVILLE, Conn.– Classic cars are about style. Like the latest garments out of New York or Paris, there are different silhouettes. Sometimes the lines are sharply […]
Read more9-year-old is ‘big’ in New York
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 […]
Read moreSpring over to the waters in Cinder and Salt style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There’s nothing more refreshing in the springtime than a warm, bright sun with a cool breeze blowing off the water, whether it’s an ocean, lake, or […]
Read moreSmall steps and a big leap into Hartford Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tajah Ramsey took small steps in the world of fashion before taking the big leap of showing her artful fashion creations at Hartford Fashion Week […]
Read moreMakenzie Rooney’s journey on ‘Making A Model’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On the Lifetime TV reality series, “Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid,” the now 15-year-old Makenzie Rooney of Indiana was one of six teens vying for […]
Read moreWhat trends are happening for bridal hair and makeup
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yes, brides are looking at dresses. But with those dresses, they will need hair and makeup looks to add an exclamation to their big day. Students […]
Read moreFor brides with a makeup-hair to-do list, go Boho
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With spring within reach, many brides are putting together their “to-do” lists. And one item on that list surely will be how they want their makeup […]
Read moreFrom Pittsburgh to Foxwoods… to stardom?
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A 17-year-old high school senior traveled from the Keystone State to the Nutmeg State and now the Big Apple in the Empire State is calling. Stephanie […]
Read moreConnecticut model Kylie Frink thrives on ‘Project Runway’s’ latest cycle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For its 16th cycle, “Project Runway” took a new approach. The fashion designers in this TV reality series had to create garments for a variety of […]
Read moreMiami Art Week gives curvy Natalia Lorenzo a leg up in fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami native and model, Natalia Lorenzo, caught the public eye during December’s Miami Art Week. And in short time, Natalie, who is represented by DAS Model […]
Read moreAt the art of it all
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion can be about finding the perfect out for a night out or at the office. Fashion also can be about creativity, pushing the concept of […]
Read moreBraids for days and days and days
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you say hair braid, your imagination may fixate on the braid your mother may have given you on the first day of school. Or, maybe, […]
Read moreFrom Idaho to the fashion runway, meet Maddux Hust
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Idaho isn’t at the top of most people’s lists of places to go if you’re looking for a career in modeling. So Maddux Hust, with an […]
Read moreLearning the ropes
by MIKE CHAIKEN MIAMI– At Miami Splash at the Surfcomber Hotel on Collins Avenue, a young model found herself in the midst of an army of more experienced models. As […]
Read moreMechanized fashion statements
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Face it. Motor vehicles can be a fashion statement. Find the right vehicle, you set a fashion mood just as easily as a piece of statement […]
Read moreFaschinn in the Dirt goes All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Next Saturday, Connecticut fashion will be walking in the dirt when Faschinn presents a runway show at The Dirt Salon in Hartford. Chinyerre McPherson, the […]
Read moreSpring calls for tees and tanks
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s a rite of spring. The weather gets warmer. You set aside your light jacket. And you pair a t-shirt or tank top with your favorite […]
Read moreSupermodel Ashley Graham shares a story of modeling success
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The real world of modeling and fashion is filled with harrowing tales. And it wouldn’t be unheard of for a model to write a cautionary tale […]
Read moreModel Confidential: Anya K. Crooks
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Anya K. Crooks Age: 14 Home […]
Read moreSuper model Nina Agdal gets her Sugar Factory on
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MASHANTUCKET—A week after her 25th birthday, Sports Illustrated and Maxim model Nina Agdal surrounded herself with all sorts of sweet temptations at the grand opening of […]
Read moreModel Confidential: BAGGS
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: My name is Jaalib but everyone knows me […]
Read moreThree shows at once, you get madness
Art Hearts Fashion often packages several designers into one runway slot– allowing guests to see one show after another. But backstage, this also means craziness as hair and makeup people […]
Read moreModel Mob: Your go-to accessories
Model Mob is a group of women who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com. This week we asked them about their favorite accessories. If you’re interested in […]
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