by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com VSO presented a colorful, lively and soulful upcycled collection at BRK FRM NRML, a fashion show presented by Chasity Aniece Productions in Bridgeport on July 31. […]
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Join the Kultuur Club
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Kultuur showed a runway collection that made you think of your favorite singers on the arena stage. If Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello or Megan the Stallion […]
Read moreEdgy upcycling from Gentriii by CRE3
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gentriii by CRE3 offered an edgy take on upcycling at BRK FRM NRML on July 31 in Bridgeport. The show was presented by Chasity Aniece Productions. […]
Read moreYou’ve got options at New York Summer Fashion Explosion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Laura Faye gave women options at New York Summer Fashion Explosion on June 25 in Chelsea, N.Y. The handbag designer provided a more traditional […]
Read moreSimple math adds up to strong fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN It all added up at New York Summer Fashion Explosion for fashion designer Amarachi Onyema. The Nigerian-born computer scientist, who is the brains behind Atlanta’s Omara Atelier, […]
Read moreGetting ready for the runway at New York Summer Fashion Explosion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The New York Summer Fashion Explosion runway show may have been happening in the evening of June 25 in Chelsea, NYC. But hours before hand models […]
Read moreShowing her support for Ukraine
Twelve-year-old model Alejandra Torregrosa Jimenez did her bit for international peace by joining her designer in saluting the people of Ukraine. Alejandra recently walked the prestigious of the HiTechModa […]
Read moreConnecticut designer shares her latest formalwear
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designer Karlene Lindsay hosted a fashion show at her new Connecticut Post Mall location in Milford — Karlene Lindsay Designs — on a Sunday afternoon. The […]
Read moreLuxurious Onyx
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In his latest collection, Onyx, designer Justin Haynes played up the concept of luxury in the billing. However, there were touches of the upcycling approach that […]
Read moreAmbition and talent on display at Bel Ange Couture
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You can’t accuse Peyton Herron of lacking ambition and skill. The 14-year-old brains of Bel Ange Couture has been designing clothes since she was 8 years […]
Read moreDesigner Janelle Funari helps Nashville’s dogs up their fashion game
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Human beings have Chanel and Calvin Klein. And dogs have Janelle Funari. The New York City based fashion designer traveled south to Tennessee on Dec. 4 […]
Read moreRough and ready with Cox Leather
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cox Leather showed a rough, rugged and sexy collection of leather and furs at Society Fashion Week in September. In the runway show during New York […]
Read moreParq West provides more than a ride down the street
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West offered up a collection in September that drew from the world of streetwear without being married to it. It was a polished, cool and […]
Read moreHaving a ball with Sound of Fashion Week’s Extravaganza
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ballroom and fashion partnered up on Oct. 4 as Sound of Fashion Week CT began with Extravaganza, a runway show held at Soiree in Waterbury, Conn. […]
Read moreGetting dressed up with Dress UPP with US during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dress UPP with US presented its line of dresses at hiTech MODA during New York Fashion Week at the Edison Hotel in the theater district. The […]
Read moreOpinion: How to improve two Miami fashion events
BY ALEXANDER GURMAN Special to CTFashionMag.com I recently attended the Sport illustrated Swimsuit runway show and the Miss Bikini US competition during Miami Swim Fashion Week. After doing so, I […]
Read moreA different side of fashion is coming to Connecticut; casting call planned Aug. 18
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Raise the alarm because Sound of Fashion Connecticut is coming. The Nutmeg State fashion event will hold its first casting call on Aug. 18 for the […]
Read moreTake Me To your bikini at Miami Swim Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Take Me To was one of the swimsuit brands who outfitted the contestants of the annual Miss Bikini US competition. A fashion show was held poolside […]
Read moreConfident in front of the lens
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Aubrey Olivia Holbrooks may be new to fashion modeling but she already has a passion for being in front of the camera. The 15 year old […]
Read moreFrom the street to the runway via Parq West
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West showed an extensive collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in February, requiring two separate runway shows at the event. The brand exhibited a strong […]
Read moreSummer fashion show goes virtual this year
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The longstanding tradition of a live fashion show is in jeopardy in a post-COVID-19 world. In response, fashion is going virtual. One fashion organization with Connecticut […]
Read moreConn.’s KARO Swimwear goes brick and mortar
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com KARO Swimwear and its designer Kasia Roginska have had plenty of success selling garments online and in her home in Berlin, Conn. where she kept her […]
Read moreFrom Connecticut via Ukraine, designer makes her NYFW debut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For fashion designers, aside from selling their clothes, showing their collection during New York Fashion Week for the first time is the pot of gold at […]
Read moreAnR: Can you say diverse?
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The key word for AnR Fashion’s runway show at New York Summer Fashion Explosion was diverse. The looks were diverse. The intended customer base was diverse […]
Read moreThis SWAN makes art out of fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Kristin Costa showed her fashion collection at an event in Connecticut last year, her show was more walking art gallery than mobile department store. Costa’s […]
Read moreArt deco and disco
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a certain appropriateness to designer Grayling Purnell’s runway show at New York Fashion Week. The collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion on Feb. 8 […]
Read moreM. Imbruglio offers a mood for many occasions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com M. Imbruglio presented a collection at New England Fashion Week’s Take the Roof Off Cancer this fall that offered something to fit a variety of moods […]
Read moreTurning their imagination into hair styles
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the graduating students at the International Institute of Cosmetology in Plainville, Conn. and Wethersfield, Conn. http://www.studyhair.com, the hair runway show at the Aqua Turf in […]
Read moreYoung designer injects energy into ‘Chaos’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At La’Moo Designz “Chaos” fashion show Oct. 13 at the Holiday Inn in Hartford, headlining designer Bertha Angelo’s daughter Taylor opened up the show with her […]
Read moreFashion show uses tissue to create fashion in breast cancer fundraiser
TORONTO, ON – A vision of a future without breast cancer was revealed in Toronto at the 15th annual Cashmere Collection featuring fashions all crafted in luxuriously soft sheets of […]
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