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Spring isn’t that far away, so that means prom is near

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com. It’s February. So, spring is within an arm’s length away. And that means prom also is in our sights. Model Lexia Hayden is ready for the […]

Are you red-y?

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Red catches the eye. So, if you want to catch the eye of everyone in the room at prom, you might as well wear red. Model […]

It’s 2021. Long live the prom

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com 2020 was a bust for high school proms. COVID-19 made sure of it. As social distancing became a requisite for life in America, girls looking to […]

Crowned in De Lauraine Designs

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Toni Lau presented her line De Lauraine Designs on the runway at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week back in September. The collection […]

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 […]

Doing it for the kids: An Outstanding Teen lets her fashionista flag fly

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Pageant and prom fashions – as well as formalwear for young girls‑ were strutted across a catwalk on Saturday night as part of a fundraiser to […]

Like father, like daughter: Ieena Duggal

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ieena Duggal shares more than her blood and name with her well-known fashion designer father, Mac Duggal. She shares his sense of sartorial glamour, and the […]

Hollywood red carpets and fairy tale castles for prom 2018

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Roll out the red carpet in your mind when you begin shopping for your high school prom gown for 2018. Prom dress superstar brands like Sherri […]

Some Jovani glam and some models that Dazzle

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

A soft touch in a hardened venue: The Elena Collection

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Thoughts of cotton candy, Degas, and the royal court of Louis XIV ran through my mind during the runway show of the Elena Collection at Style […]

Talking with Taylor… Talking about prom hair

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

CTFashionMag.com’s correspondent Taylor Plourd shares her vision for hair styles for Prom 2017.

Dare to be different for prom

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com by MIKE CHAIKEN Over the past few years, when prom shopping time rolls around, high school girls have set up social media pages so they can […]

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

Talking with Taylor… Prom

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

CTFashionMag.com’s straight-talking correspondent Taylor Plourd takes a look at prom gown trends for 2017.

Preparing to bring it to life

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the house was packed with patrons ready to see the latest gowns and more from Mac Duggal for Fall Winter 2017, models, makeup artists, and […]

Glamour — and surprises– from Mac Duggal

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were plenty of crowns and sashes in the standing-room only crowds Saturday evening, Feb. 11, at Art Hearts Fashion in New York City. And there […]

(Adult) prom time in 2017 announced

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Do you want to go to the prom? An adult prom, that is. Connecticut fashion icon Ricky Trendy Davista, who is known for his annual fashion shows featuring local designers, […]

Prom styles fit for a Hollywood starlet

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

In film, the actress Gene Tierney carried a certain tough, elegant grace. Whether she portrayed the femme fatale in the classic film noir tale, ‘Laura’ or the doomed wife in […]