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Paul Walker steps from photographer to designer

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion photographer Paul Walker stepped onto the other side of the runway at FIFI Fashion Week in Manhattan July 29. After sitting in as house photographer […]

The time is always right in Times Square

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by ALEXANDER GURMAN Special to CTFashionMag.com I recently was able to catch a fashion show for the Mdjina show collections @RoseHeadpiece and @CestjoieCouture. For fashion, Time Squire wins by a […]

The world is your studio

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you’re cooped up inside due to a pandemic, sometimes it makes sense to turn the world into your photo studio. Model Irelynn Janell takes to […]

Sisters of style

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Sisterhood was celebrated in a fashion event organized by a top model in Tennessee last month. Young sisters Bella Kate Batton, 8, and Lola Faye Batton , 7, were the […]

Sachem: A beauty photo shoot

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Can we say sophisticated shine?! Welcome to “Sachem,” the conceptualized and ultra-unique beauty shoot, where controlled lighting, dangling restraints and a reflective backdrop all came together to craft an atmosphere […]

Breast cancer research gets boost from calendar, models

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Middletown’s lingerie shop, Tina’s Fine Lingerie and Swimwear on Main Street has released its annual fundraising calendar. The 2020 edition of the calendar features local models […]

Saints preserves us: Sexy Saints by S.J. in the spotlight

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut’s Saints by S.J. offered up a selection of its sexy and sensual fashions under the spotlight in Hartford April 25 at JL Studios on Airport […]

Local stylist highlights ‘vibrant’ men’s styles

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

Connecticut transplantee Amber Ashli, originally from New York City, has taken on a style mission to highlight “Vibrant Men’s Styling.” This is the first in what she intends as a […]

Love is in fashion at Sappho

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s been said love is love. And Sappho Clothing of Connecticut was born of love and exists to foster love in all of its dimensions. A […]

Through the lens of Jade Soto: Miss Connecticut Scholarship pageant

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Artist/ photographer Jade Soto made her first trip to the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant– her first pageant of any kind– armed with her camera. This is what she saw with […]

Behind the scenes of a prom fashion shoot at The Palace

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

A team of models, cosmetology students, and a photographer filed into the majestic Palace Theater in Waterbury to photograph the latest prom looks. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

Behind the scenes: A fashion fairy tale

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

A look at the preparations for a fashion editorial. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

Prepping for fashion at Consignment Originals

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com CTFashionMag.com is preparing for an upcoming fashion editorial. And for the wardrobe, we turned to Consignment Originals in Cheshire to outfit model Juliette Johnson and budding […]

Meet the models for annual fundraising calendar

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Local models have been gathering in area photography studios shooting the 2018 edition of Tina’s Fine Lingerie and Swimwear calendar. The fundraising calendar benefits breast cancer research. The calendars will […]

Threads stitched together for a serious message

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico destroyed wildlife and devastated the region’s economy, fashion designer Erin Boyle knew at some point she […]

Cleaning service’s ‘models’ are the real deal

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com My Model Maid in Bristol, Conn. may have garnered national attention because of its eyebrow raising concept. Women come to your house, dressed in sexy costumes […]

Model Confidential: Adrianna DellaValle

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Adrianna DellaValle Age: 18 Home: Prospect, […]

Model Confidential: Brittany Catorè

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Brittany Catorè Age: 23 Hometown: Southington, Conn. Why […]

The threads of fashion are gathered

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion photographs appear to be a seamless tapestry of a fantasy of style. Before the tapestry is presented to the world, the individual threads have to […]

Model Confidential: Taylor Knytych

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Taylor Knytych Age: 25 Home state: […]

Monday Morning Movie: A documentary about David Bailey

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Photographer David Bailey was all about fashionable London. Check out this BBC documentary complete with interviews with photographer himself.

Cheerleader gets to be the model

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Each year, Karen Link of Terryville not only gets to be a New England Patriots cheerleader. She gets to be a model. Before the cheerleaders step […]