by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Taj Mirage, aka Tajah Ramsey continues her unique mix of African prints and body paint as evidenced by her latest runway show. At New England Fashion […]
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M. Imbruglio offers a mood for many occasions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com M. Imbruglio presented a collection at New England Fashion Week’s Take the Roof Off Cancer this fall that offered something to fit a variety of moods […]
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Model Mob: About that Christmas list
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. […]
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Model Mob: Fall must-haves for 2018
Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. This installment’s question is: […]
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Tasteful fashion with a capital ‘T’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The event was called “Taste of Fashion.” The clothes unveiled by Connecticut designer Troy Anthony fit that title to a “T.” And that “T” stood for […]
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Here comes the cold, here comes RBH
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com RBH presented a collection fit for the chill of New England autumns and winters at the recent “Take the Roof Off Cancer” mounted by New England […]
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She ‘Dazzles’ the judges, now she gets to dazzle Jovani
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There’s a new Dazzle Girl in town. At the second ever Dazzle Girl competition at Oxford, Conn.’s Dazzle Boutique, Cynthia Calderon won the top prize. Fourteen […]
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Buzz backstage
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England Fashion Week was riding a buzz around the bar among the patrons of Take the Roof of Cancer on Oct. 21 But backstage at […]
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Roaring on the runway with SXX1
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With its Roman-numeral inflected name and its trademark lion’s head logo, Society 21 i.e. SXX1 (https://www.sxx1clothing.biz/?fbclid=IwAR3n1Uo1MugokXWGhx8koNRTWh5yPOVd9DCfn-_6iVvco8yF_pC_cUdUsMk) brought its line of athleisure and club wear to the […]
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Rebelle, Rebelle… let’s go out tonight
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The sun was streaming through the glass of Rooftop 120 in Glastonbury, Conn. just as Rebelle clothing held up its side of the New England Fashion […]
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Turning their imagination into hair styles
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the graduating students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville, Conn. and Wethersfield, Conn. http://www.studyhair.com, the hair runway show at the Aqua Turf in […]
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And then there was ‘Chaos’….
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before there was “Chaos,” La’Moo Dezignz’ fashion show at the Holiday Inn in East Hartford, Conn. there was organized chaos. Models gathered backstage and in a […]
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A closer look
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Backstage at the International Institute of Cosmetology’s graduation ceremonies at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn. Sunday, Oct. 14 provided on opportunity to take a closer […]
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Potential of hair styling, courtesy of IIC
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Graduating students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville, Conn. and Wethersfield, Conn. as well as staff at Gugliotti Salon and Spa in Rocky Hill, […]
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La’Moo digs into the diverse
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Diversity was the keyword for La’Moo Dezigns latest collection unveiled at the Holiday Inn in Hartford, Conn. on Oct. 13. La’Moo—captained by Connecticut, designer Bertha Angelo—presented […]
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Young designer injects energy into ‘Chaos’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At La’Moo Designz “Chaos” fashion show Oct. 13 at the Holiday Inn in Hartford, headlining designer Bertha Angelo’s daughter Taylor opened up the show with her […]
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Wtoo keeps the tradition in a 2018 world
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watters out of Texas showcased its Wtoo line of wedding gowns at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week on Sunday, Oct. 7. The […]
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A gem of an evening of fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion shined like a diamond in West Haven, Conn. on Sept. 29 as Diamond Fashion Week settled down in the EconoLodge conference. Fashions for the evening […]
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All concentration off stage at Society Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag Models, hair stylists, and makeup artists offstage were all focused on the moments to come and just happened at Society Fashion Week at the Roosevelt Hotel […]
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When the runway foreshadows the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Johnathan Kayne appeared on “Project Runway” in season 3 and “Project Runway All-Stars” in 2012, his pedigree as a gown maker was self-evident. And there […]
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Different but whole at Funari
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Janelle Funari New York offered up a mélange of disparate elements that together made a collective whole in its latest women’s and men’s collection unveiled at […]
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And the models were all dressed in white
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As a prelude to its upcoming “All White Affair” fashion event, Diamond Fashion Week hosted a Meet and Greet for local fashion press and photographers at […]
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Let’s have lunch at the Krusty Krab with Ydamys Simo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The latest collection from children/ tween/ teen fashion designer Ydamys Simo evoked thoughts of Bikini Bottom– in the best sense of the word. The new line […]
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Darkness, darkness: Videmus Omnia
by MIKE CHAIKEN Videmus Omnia offered up a dark collection- touched by a splash of blood-red sunlight- at June’s New York Summer Fashion Explosion. The collection from Videmus Omnia was […]
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Making hair and makeup magic at Style Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hair and makeup people were working at double-speed at Style Fashion Week at the Manhattan Center Saturday, Sept. 8 during New York Fashion Week. With shows […]
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Cotton candy fashion from Love Baby J
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Love Baby J presented its fashions for kids, tweens, and teens at Style Fashion Week on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Manhattan Center during New […]
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Ugochi Iwuaba helps you avoid the fashion faux pas at the club
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com NEW YORK– There is always a hidden danger dressing to the nines for an evening on the town. Your wardrobe may look like everyone else’s in […]
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Fashion hits the streets and beach and turn into ‘Diamonds’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs opened up her racks on a Sunday afternoon for an impromptu fashion editorial photo shoot on the streets of downtown West Haven as […]
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Back-to-school trends as seen at Westbrook Outlets
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The day may have been a Saturday but the topic was back-to-school at Westbrook Outlets in Westbrook, Conn. on Aug. 25. As part of the Get […]
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Get out and experience Connecticut fashion this weekend
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A couple of fashion events are hitting Connecticut locations this weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 25, from 5 to 10 p.m., West Indian Girls Rock presents Blanc, […]
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