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. Models Monika Korbusieski, Ava King, and Niamya Arzu wear the latest styles from Fashion Frenzy ATL as they pose on

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No masking good intentions and good times

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Morgan Mancini is paying it forward. Last year, Mancini, the current Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, was given a financial boost for her run at the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Competition in Orlando. Mancini’s predecessor, Brooke Cyr, held a Masquerade Ball fundraiser last year to help whoever

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No masking their style at the ball

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The primary accessory—a mask. The primary color scheme (by request)—black. At the second annual Masquerade Ball to benefit the next winner of the Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Pageant, representatives of the OT contest and a handful of competitors for Miss Connecticut put on their elegant finery and

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Paper faces on display… it’s a masquerade

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pull out your fancy dress and an elegant mask. Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen is hosting a masquerade ball and she’s offering up an invitation. Waterbury’s Brooke Cyr, the reigning Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, is continuing the tradition set by her predecessor, Samantha Anderson by holding a

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Masks and fashion mingle

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were gowns and there were, of course, masks at “A Night At The Masquerade Ball” on Friday night in Southington, Conn. The fundraiser for the Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Pageant, organized by the reigning Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Sami Anderson and her family, attracted guests

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Parties call for the ‘LBD’

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The hemlines may have changed over the years. But the “little black dress,” made famous by the inimitable Coco Chanel, continues to be a staple in every woman’s closet. Karl Lagerfeld, the renowned creative director of Chanel, once said, ““One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with

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Here comes the Nuit Blanche

With the warmer weather hopefully here to stay, the Nuit Blanche parties– or White Night parties– are about to resume. These events, which celebrate the coming summer, have one fashion requirement. Guests must dress all in white. Here are some outfit suggestions perfect for your White Night party shot at Charleston

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