by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Time is on the mind of designers Charles and Ron. At the designing duo’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion on Feb. 6 at the Angel […]
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Heaven and hell… and Stupid Cupid Steampunk
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Victoriana of steampunk took a commercial break at the Stupid Cupid Ball at Cheney Hall in Manchester. The break’s focus was on the gothic, in […]
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Getting hitched or going to the ball with Daniette
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At the September 2019 installment of Society Fashion Week, Daniette from Savannah, Ga. showed off her elegant bridal, evening, and prom gowns. This is what guests […]
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Looking at the future bridal season at Enaura New York
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Enaura New York gave buyers a look at the future when it presented selections from its upcoming bridal gown collection at The Knot Couture during the […]
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Crowned in De Lauraine Designs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Toni Lau presented her line De Lauraine Designs on the runway at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week back in September. The collection […]
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The eyes have it at Risque Dukes
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Risque Dukes showed its latest season of swimwear, there was one particular “eye-catching” theme on some of the garments. At the line’s Art Hearts Fashion […]
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A wave of white
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There won’t be a white Christmas in Connecticut in 2019. But Diamond Fashion Week did provide a wave of white fashions to close out this year’s […]
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Conn.’s KARO Swimwear goes brick and mortar
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com KARO Swimwear and its designer Kasia Roginska have had plenty of success selling garments online and in her home in Berlin, Conn. where she kept her […]
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Friends and frenemies
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The big party is downstairs at a luxury hotel. Three friends are making their preparations- hair perfect, check; makeup on trend, check; wardrobe on point, check […]
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Lush luxury from Karlene Lindsay Designs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs presented its line of elegant evening gowns at Diamond Fashion Week in Hartford Nov. 10. Models walked the runway in a luxurious and […]
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Where’s the cruise ship?
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Le Coiffeur showed its line of resort wear at Diamond Fashion Week on Nov. 10 in Hartford. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Not so crazy, but still sexy and cool
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Chocolate Boutique brought the sexy and cool for its runway show at Diamond Fashion Week in Hartford on Nov. 10 PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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Knitting together a fashion collection
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Michi Creations demonstrated that knitwear doesn’t have to mean just beanies, scarves, and sweaters. At Diamond Fashion Week on Nov. 9 in Hartford, the designer offered […]
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Designer Marion Imbruglio joins the fight against cancer
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England Fashion Week staple designer Marion Imbruglio showed her support in the organization’s fight against cancer at NEFW’s “Think Pink” event at Favela in Hartford […]
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Bling and black dresses
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The dresses may have been black but the spotlight was on the bling. At the New England Fashion Week Think Pink cancer fundraiser, jewelry was spotlighted […]
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Level Up, it’s for every woman
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At New England Fashion Week’s Think Pink fashion show, Level Up Designs by India presented a well-crafted urban collection on the runway that would make a […]
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Style showcased on Market Street
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. […]
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NYSFE Magazine brings its show to Hartford
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com After a stop in Atlanta, NYSFE Magazine came to Hartford to show the world its latest issue, which features MTV star Karina Seabrook on the cover. […]
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Eddy K for 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bridal dress design house Eddy K presented its vision of the bride of 2020 at a runway presentation for buyers at The Knot Couture during New […]
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Cool hair inspired by people unaware they’re cool
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A neighborhood of artists in Berlin served as the inspiration for a hair fashion show presented by international stylists Omar Antonio and Renato Vandine at the […]
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World class bridal hair from the world’s newest stylists
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The graduates-to-be at the International Institute of Cosmetology had some world champion help at their recent hair show. The students from the Plainville and Wethersfield, Conn. […]
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A closer look at what the IIC students could do
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of their farewell to the International Institute of Cosmetology, the students in the hairdressing program put on a hair fashion show Oct. 13 for […]
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Peach Carr serves up a modern fashion meal with a hip side of retro
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There may be something in the water in Providence that transports designers to the 1960s and 1970s. At Styleweek last month in Providence, designer Peach Carr […]
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Brianna Moon: Hip with a whiff of nostalgia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com While some people were getting wild and weird out on the streets, American television wanted to ride the wave of being mod, hip, and fashionable. But […]
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Modeling: The darkness lurking in social media
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In 2019, social media is as important to aspiring models as a pair of nude heels for casting calls. Careers are made and bloom on platforms […]
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Zoe Grinfeld’s irreverent and whimsical vision
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut fashion designer Zoe Grinfeld showed a splash of irreverence and whimsy as her latest collection was shown at Styleweek in Rhode Island this past weekend. […]
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Enlist with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For those who want to show their allegiance to the Chixit (http://Chixit.com) social media army or who are looking to enlist in its fashion cause, the […]
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Blame the outbreak of whiplash on Candy-Rock Couture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You literally could hear necks snap, crackle, pop as tourists on Broad Street in New York City whipped their heads around to gawk at the colorful […]
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Fashion is all in the family
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a blood connection on the runway at Society Fashion Week on Sept. 8. Mother and daughters, Nicole Reichenbach and sisters Ilyana and Kat showed […]
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The royalty of Derell’s meets the royalty of Wall Street
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the queens and kings of New York City’s financial district made their way down their cement castles toward their Sunday afternoon appointments with their favorite […]
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