by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In order to win this year’s Miss Bikini US competition in Miami, the contestants didn’t want to hide from the judges. But the night before in […]
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NYSFE: Get ready, get set, go
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models take the runway and the guests are welcomed in, there’s a lot of grunt work that must take place at a fashion show. […]
Read moreSomething in the way she moves
by BILL SCHRLAU CTFashionMag.com In this hair and makeup, my concept was “The position, the pose: It’s influence and movement.” PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Schrlau Lead hair: Schrlau Hair assistants: Sophia Modica, […]
Read moreThe art of Videmus Omnia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion brand Videmus Omnia, by designer Yun Qu, walked on the artistic side of fashion at the runway show hosted by New York Summer Fashion Explosion […]
Read moreMani: Put those sharp-dressed women in something sassy at NYSFE
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Mani offered up a collection of sharply tailored women’s wear spiced with some sexy and sassy pieces at the NYSFE fashion show held on a roof […]
Read moreDown at the Copacabana in Miami
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Copacabana showed its latest swimwear collection as part of the Miss Bikini US competition held during Miami Swim Week in July. Contestants for the competition and […]
Read moreHail the prints inside the House of Byfield
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com House of Byfield offered up a mix of prints and basic black for its latest collection showcased on the rooftop during New York Summer Fashion Explosion […]
Read moreAmme takes aim at NYSFE
Amme presented its latest collection at the 2021 New York Summer Fashion Explosion fashion show in Manhattan June 26. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
Read moreChange your spots with Connecticut’s KARO
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A leopard can’t change its spots. But the latest swimsuits from Connecticut-based brand KARO Swimwear can change their spots, or not, it all depends on your […]
Read moreIt’s 2021. Long live the prom
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 2020 was a bust for high school proms. COVID-19 made sure of it. As social distancing became a requisite for life in America, girls looking to […]
Read moreFrom the street to the runway via Parq West
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West showed an extensive collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in February, requiring two separate runway shows at the event. The brand exhibited a strong […]
Read moreSpring into House of Sofia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashinMag.com The House of Sofia runway collection provided the coda to the 18th installment of Atlantic City Fashion Week by providing a vision of spring. House of […]
Read moreHarmful stereotypes tackled in runway show
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The corrupt pop culture imagery of Black men was upended in the collection shown by Haberdashery by Lue at Atlantic City Fashion Week on Feb. 20. […]
Read moreGetting some Kulture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Kulture Collection headlined the Friday, Feb. 19 installment of Atlantic City Fashion Week. The Newark, N.J.-based ready to wear brand exhibited its street style and […]
Read moreA fairy tale drama
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Amir Black provided some fairy tale drama to the runway at Atlantic City Fashion Week in New Jersey on Feb. 20. PHOTOS by MIKE […]
Read moreGetting creative for the kids
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tanisha Mills and her brand Glam 2 Glo Designz offered up their creative approach to children’s fashion at Atlantic City Fashion Week in New Jersey on […]
Read moreCOVID or no COVID, Atlantic City Fashion Week is a go
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 still has the fashion industry rethinking staples of its calendar such as the myriad of fashion weeks. In New York City, most designers are going […]
Read moreA virtual showcase at Plitzs
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Plitzs New York City Fashion Week is joining the march to virtual runway shows this fall as COVID-19 has forced many fashion events to bar the […]
Read moreLife becomes a studio set
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With COVID-19 necessitating a policy of social distancing in all public spaces, school campuses once brimming with students have become studio sets full of empty spaces […]
Read moreOne of a Kind takes on the world
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Waterbury’s Jacqueline LeGree is ready to take on the big kahunas of fashion and retail. The home-based entrepreneur creates, designs and sells clothing for teens and […]
Read moreSummer fashion show goes virtual this year
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The longstanding tradition of a live fashion show is in jeopardy in a post-COVID-19 world. In response, fashion is going virtual. One fashion organization with Connecticut […]
Read moreGoing Gaga over Candy-Rock
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With Lady Gaga set to release her latest album, “Chromatica,” this week, the spotlight is set to shine on outrageous, rock ‘n’ roll fashion drawing upon […]
Read moreMTVs Karina Seabrook leaves behind the drama for fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karina Seabrook was getting her big modeling break. In the fourth episode of the first season of “Families of The Mafia” on MTV, Seabrook, the granddaughter […]
Read moreOne World Peace for a positive fashion message
by MKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One World Peace offered a positive message with its urban, casual wear, ready to wear collection shown at Society Fashion Week in February during New York […]
Read moreSprinkle a little glitz on the runway
Giannina Azar provided a glamorous collection that drew from some of the most glitzy moments of fashion’s past. At the designer’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion during New York […]
Read moreGo ahead, get out of the house in Jori Yelir
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jori Yelir offered a collection at February’s Society Fashion Week in New York City that had a classy, dressed up feel but fun enough for a […]
Read moreThe prints were royal for Palace Affair
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fabric was queen for Palace Affair at its Society Fashion Week runway show on Feb. 7. There were draped dresses, purses, wraps, and scarves at […]
Read moreFashion goes to the dogs… and models, too
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The second full weekend of February found two worlds converging on New York City, New York Fashion Week began on Feb 6. The Westminster Kennel Club […]
Read moreHaving fun with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Chixit brought an energetic, vivacious, and fun runway show to Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 7. The brand offered a relaxed […]
Read moreThe right ingredients for New York Fashion Week photos
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Take a break in the action at a New York Fashion Week show, add an empty room or a step and repeat and a red carpet, […]
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