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Get the party started… New Orleans style

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When TripSavvy.com announced its nine Best Cities for Celebrating Mardi Gras in the United States last month, the southern states were king. New Orleans, the center […]

Timely trends for prom time

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The time of year has arrived when high school girls in their junior and senior years have been hitting the local boutiques and department stores in […]

Look out! It’s Airship Darklord!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com What Steampunk look is complete without some headgear? At the recent Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret at the New England Carousel Museum, Airship Darklord brought its […]

Get your mask on and get your Mardi Gras on in CT

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you can’t make it to NOLA to celebrate Fat Tuesday, grab your masks and head over to the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Conn. […]

Get your Mardi Gras on among the creatures of the carousel

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Grab your masks and beads and prepare to party among horses, lions, and dragons. On Saturday, Feb. 10, Bristol’s New England Carousel Museum will hold its […]

Grab the Brass Ring, grab steampunk style

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

The future happens yesterday with Steampunk style

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Steampunk is often described as what would happen if the future happened in the 19th century. The style of Steampunk often offers a mash-up of Victorian […]

Bring a mask when you celebrate Mardi Gras

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Behind a mask, you can be anybody you want to be. And at Mardi Gras, the anonymity is all the better. According to MardiGrasNewOrleans.com, “In the […]

The brides are coming

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

The Bristol, Southington, and Plainville Observers in Southington, Conn. continue to prepare for its annual bridal book. This time, the creative team took over the top floor of the New […]

Unexpected steampunk style

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At her booth at the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret held at the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Conn. Saturday, Midnight Orchid designer Ginger Seibert […]

Midnight Orchid’s steampunk style comes calling

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In addition to a variety of steampunk classes at the Brass Ring Academy the weekend of Jan. 7 and 8 and the steampunk flavored music cranking […]