by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Wallingford, Conn.-based designer Alonzo Maximo presented an ornate couture collection as part of Bureau Fashion Week in New York City on Feb. 11. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Modern and traditional comingled on the runway show presented by Designz by Raga during Bureau Fashion Week in New York City on Feb. 11. The line offered a mixture of fashion forward silhouettes and prints alongside shapes and fabrics that evoked an earlier age. PHOTOS by
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Chasity Aniece Kennedy organizes her Life in Color fashion show each February during Black History Month, she designates a specific theme for the designers and guests. This year’s show, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 18 in Hartford, is dubbed Afro Realm. And the show,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Markos PM presented a daring gown collection for pageant contestants looking to make a splash on stage before the judges. The collection was shown on the runway at the inaugural International Heritage Fashion Week held during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 8. PHOTOS by MIKE
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Marc Defang presented his latest collection of gowns and cocktail dresses with his trademark blend of glitz and glam. The garments were directed toward all ages who needed something with a wow factor for those special occasions. The line was presented at HiTech MODA
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com. Ete Alexandria Fashion House presented a collection of stylish athletic wear for teens and tweens at Prestige Fashion Week in New York City on Feb. 9. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On Feb. 8, Ruchi’s Handmade Crochet opened International Heritage Fashion Week, which was part of New York Fashion Week. The brand presented, as its name says, handmade crocheted wear for women. The collection showed many halter tops and skirts, as well as a few dresses. PHOTOS
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion Week Connecticut, which is the new name for Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut, held a casting call for models for runway and editorial week in Middletown on Sunday, Jan. 28 The new brand added a new event for April, Editorial Fashion Week. According to the
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With New York Fashion Week gearing up for its February show, here’s a flashback to the September edition of Bureau Fashion Week. La Belle magazine presented a runway show of teen and kids fashion on the catwalk at the Conrad New York Downtown hotel. PHOTOS by
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Chasity Aniece Productions continued to ramp up preparations for its February fashion show Afro Realm. On Christmas Eve, they took to the beach at Bridgeport’s Seaside Park for a video and promo shoot. The models were given the brief that they were wise — and stylish
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Lingerie brand La Plantureuse (http://laplantureuse.com) was born from a need. Its founder, Amanda Henson, spent her life struggling to find a bra that fit. After years of embarrassment, shame, and frustration, she received news no one wants to hear. Doctors found a lump in her breast. After testing, Amanda was
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Some of the fashions at a recent promo shoot for Chasity Aniece Productions’ upcoming fashion show, Afro Realm, took a monochrome look on the floor of the studios. Afro Realm will be held Feb. 18 from 2 to 10 p.m. at 635 New Park Ave #2f,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a feeling for chrome in the air as part of the promotional photo shoot held by Chasity Aniece Productions in South Norwalk in advance of its Afro Realm fashion show. The show is part of the production company’s annual Life in Color runway series.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Chasity Aniece Productions has been getting ready for its February fashion extravaganza. On a recent afternoon in South Norwalk, CAP held a promotional photo shoot for Afro Realm, which will be held Feb. 18 from 2 to 10 p.m. at 635 New Park Ave #2f, West
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The eras of punk and goths were invoked in the collection from Graced by Grace at Runway 7 during New York Fashion Week in September. With a mix of grommets, safety pins, pleather and broad silhouettes, accessorized with bulky boots, the models wore garments that would
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Society XXI’s Joseph Wade, based in Connecticut, outfitted a team of models with items from his collection during a shoot inside Springfield, Mass.’s EBS, a beauty supply store. The models wear a mix of Society XXI items, their own garments and accessories and wigs from EBS.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Flexfit 365 gave guests a work-out to open the final night of Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut in Bridgeport on Oct. 21. The Connecticut brand presented its collection of athletic wear for men and women on the runway. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 3W Management and Joseph Wade’s Society XXI pitched into fight cancer at a fundraising fashion show in Springfield, Mass. on Oct. 29. Women’s and men’s wear for all ages and all occasions were highlighted at the charity event held next door to EBS on Boston Road.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were five days of fashion at Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut. But there was so much more away from the runways. Here are some behind the scenes and off-the-runway moments. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Variety is the spice of life and Connecticut fashion brand Kultuur offered plenty of variety and spicy sartorial flavors in a collection presented at Seams by Chasity Aniece Productions during Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut on Oct. 18 in New Haven. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Design provided plenty of time to plan ahead. The Connecticut designer’s collection of cocktail dresses and gowns provided reminders of holiday parties and galas waiting in the wings for 2023 and 2024. Lindsay’s show was held at Hartford City Hall during Fashion is Black,
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion from the past blasted onto the runway at Extravaganza on Oct. 20, thanks to Vintage Gal. The runway show was held as part of the LGBTQ+ friendly evening staged by Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut in the Bond Residences in Hartford. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models take a strut down the catwalk during one of the fashion shows held during Seams, one of the fashion nights of the Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut. The show, which was mounted by Chasity Aniece Productions, was held Oct. 18 in New Haven. PHOTOS
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vintage Gal offered up a taste of throwback style at Black is Fashion, which was held by Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut on Oct. 15 in Hartford. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashion Mag.com Fashion designer Claude Russell already has a line under his name. But the New York-based designer has joined the Shein style eco-system with a new collection of men’s and women’s garments. Rusell showed a selection of pieces during Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut’s final show
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Threads by Tea demonstrated a creative fashion mind at work on the closing night of Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut. The brand showed its runway collection in Bridgeport on Saturday, Oct. 21. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ivy presented a collection of womenswear for the woman looking for something to wear for a night out on the town in New York City with the girls. The runway show was held as part of 7 on 7, which put the spotlight on newer designers.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At 7 on 7, a runway show to showcase newer designers offered by Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut, FlexFit 365 showed off its line of workout wear in New Britain on Oct. 16. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lady Black Boutique took its Afro-Centric collection of womenswear and menswear to the runway in New Haven during Seams, a fashion show presented by Chasity Aniece Productions as part of this year’s Sound of Fashion Week Connecticut on Oct. 18. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com NLTR demonstrated Fashion is Black on the evening of Oct. 15 at Hartford’s City Hall with its line of comfortable and stylish athleticwear for women and men. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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