by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Roaring ’20s was invoked in West Haven Saturday night as Diamond Fashion Week presented “The Great Gatsby vs. Harlem Nights” fashion gala. The black tie […]
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All hail the accessories of AirShip DarkLords
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com AirShip DarkLords sometimes are a little wistfully romantic. Sometimes AirShip DarkLords travel forward into the past in a steampunk manner. And sometimes, they’re a little rock […]
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Magdalene walks among the steampunks
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although, at first blush, Kristin Costa’s fashion collection presence on the runway of a steampunk gathering seemed a bit misplaced. The collection, dubbed Magdalene with its […]
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The variety of TeAta Amoon
TeAta Amoon demonstrated her facility to design for a variety of women’s shapes during her runway show held at Society Fashion Week on Feb. 10 at the Roosevelt Hotel in […]
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Cue the red carpet spotlights… the stylish in Hartford to support AIDS Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The time has come to get fabulous and stylish as you prepare for your red carpet moment prior to the Academy Awards. And it’s all for […]
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Camera draws attention at Society Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At a fashion show, a still camera backstage is typically a fly on the wall. The photographer captures the hard-working creatives making show the fashion begins […]
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In the basement before lifting up the flag of fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the lights go up at New York Fashion Week, the focus is on the clothes and the models wearing the clothes. But before they get […]
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Art deco on the catwalk at Elie Madi
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the collection of Elie Madi walked down the runway at Art Hearts Fashion in New York on Feb. 8, it was as if the term […]
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Yes, fashionistas, Hartford Fashion Week is coming
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The question in central Connecticut fashion circles has been, will Hartford Fashion Week happen and when will it happen. Finally, the questions are being answered by […]
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Let’s go to the club… or step out onto the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For its latest collection presented at Society Fashion Week on Feb. 10, Alexandria Dianna presented a collection that would make a woman the center of attention […]
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‘Project Runway’ winner offers the art and the fashion at Art Hearts Fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The paramount question at the Kentaro Kameyama show at Art Hearts Fashion in New York City Feb. 8 was: How would Kentaro perform without the erudite […]
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Fashion fights for a cure
The fight against cancer took to the fashion catwalk on Jan. 20. The third annual Warriors Against Cancer Introducing The Rainbows was held at Roosevelt’s in New Haven. The event […]
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Some Jovani glam and some models that Dazzle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a lot of Jovani style and a lot of “Dazzle” on Jan. 21 in Oxford, Conn. Dazzle Boutique, owned by Laurye Natale, held its […]
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Grab the Brass Ring, grab steampunk style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A steampunk event is a good opportunity to check out steampunk style. At the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret at the New England Carousel Museum this […]
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Up on the staircase… in living color
In this fashion photo set, Connecticut freelance photographer Cornelious Moore was inspired by the idea of bright color fur coats complimented by the “beautiful newly painted staircase” in downtown Bridgeport […]
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Warm thoughts of fashion on a cold eve
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With temperatures sitting below zero and sidewalks sitting below a foot of snow, visions of summer probably are filling the heads of many Connecticut residents. But […]
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Burning Guitars warms things up for spring
Burning Guitars Clothing presented its spring/ summer 2018 collection at Art Hearts Fashion in New York City last September.
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New studio opens in Hartford area
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Hartford area has a new multi-purpose studio that offers a little bit of everything for the creatives in fashion and entertainment area. Travis Bivans, a […]
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Get warm, get Nino
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Winter’s arrival in New England often means a migration, even for just a week, to the warmer south. Nino Apparel featured a collection of t-shirts, tanks, […]
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Fashion lends a helping hand for the holidays
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion stepped forward to lend a helping hand on Nov. 21 as Foxwoods Resort Casino, Shrine Foxwoods and Tanger Outlets, Foxwoods hosted the first ever Holiday […]
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A quick study and a social conscience: Meet Misha Kaura
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the designs of Misha Kaura stepped across the runway on Style Fashion Week in New York City in September, it represented a crash course in […]
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KK is busy-busy
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com KK Swimwear out of Miami Florida has been busy in 2017. This first weekend in November, the swimwear line for tweens and teens was holding its […]
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Fashion leads the fight: Cancer benefit held in Ansonia, CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion stepped forward on Oct. 28 to fight for a young woman with cancer. Destiny Tenille Productions (with co-sponsor Connecticut Fashion Week) presented Fight for Fashion […]
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Two shows, lots of models
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One dressing room, two fashion shows. Connecticut Fashion Week was presenting its Bridal Expo fashion show in the early afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club […]
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The brides wore ‘Chiffon’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut Fashion Week branched out into the world of weddings on Saturday, Oct. 28 with Bridal Expo II in Ansonia, Conn. Besides providing a venue for […]
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It wasn’t just about the bride
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut Fashion Week offered a Bridal Expo on Oct. 28. But besides items directed toward the bride, the fashion organization presented some locally-crafted accessories and vintage […]
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Before they showed they ‘had what it takes’
Do U Have What It Takes 3 Pink & White Affair A Cancer Benefit was held at Capitol Community College in Hartford, Conn. on Oct. 27. Before the models stepped […]
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Dearly Beloved shines at The Knot Couture’s Casablanca runway
Casablanca presented its spring summer 2018 collection of its Beloved line at The Knot Couture during New York Bridal Fashion Week earlier this month. Casablanca explained on its website Beloved […]
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The future of hair(stylists)
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Graduates of the International Institute of Cosmetology pulled out their crystal balls and put on their thinking caps to demonstrate their visions for creative and trendy […]
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The rush before the runway crush
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Students from the International Institute of Cosmetology and models arrived at the crack of dawn, 6:30 a.m., at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn. to put […]
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