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Make mischief, not music

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re in a recording studio, and you don’t know how to make music, why not make some mischief in front of the camera. Tricia takes […]

Rehearsing for the ‘Motherland’

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The night before the Life in Color: Motherland fashion show to be held today by Chasity Aniece Productions at Tide and True Studios, 25 Van Zandt […]

Getting it right at New York Fashion Week

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Everything is all polished when the first model walks down the runway at a New York Fashion Week show. But before the iPhones come out to […]

Miss Connecticut: The grunt work must be put in before the elegance

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Getting ready for the real thing, the candidates for Miss Connecticut rehearsed Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Cabaret, learning the opening number as well as […]

Preparing to explode onto the runway at New York Summer Fashion Explosion

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before New York Summer Fashion Explosion, the models had to begin the transformation. Hair and makeup were obvious tasks. But, the models also had to rehearse […]

And the models were all dressed in white

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As a prelude to its upcoming “All White Affair” fashion event, Diamond Fashion Week hosted a Meet and Greet for local fashion press and photographers at […]

Two shows, lots of models

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One dressing room, two fashion shows. Connecticut Fashion Week was presenting its Bridal Expo fashion show in the early afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club […]

In the backroom at Miami Swim Week

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami Swim Week brings press and patrons from around the world. This means hair and makeup people have to present their best work. And models have […]

Learning the ropes

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN MIAMI– At Miami Splash at the Surfcomber Hotel on Collins Avenue, a young model found herself in the midst of an army of more experienced models. As […]

Making preparations to show if they ‘Have What It Takes’

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Do You Have What It Takes 2 in Hartford, July 29, they prepared by sitting for hair and makeup […]

Pulling together that opener at Miss CT

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For many of the contestants of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant, their chosen performance talent has been taking shape for months, even years. But then they […]

They’ve all got to do it

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Your age doesn’t matter if you’re a runway model. If you’re younger or the typical age for a fashion model, you have to get your makeup […]