by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com My Sister’s Closet presented a collection of cool, fun, vibrant and youthful clothes for teen girls at Luxe Fashion during New York Fashion Week on Feb. […]
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Butterflies are free
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Elizabeth Cordelia Designs, the collection created by Nicole Reichenbach, invoked butterflies in detail and spirit in its latest line of youth fashions. Elizabeth Cordelia hit the […]
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Queenly fashions from Chloe Pearl
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although press materials for Chloe Pearl’s debut collection invoked her 1990s influences, the spirit of the collection of lingerie shown at Runway7 on Feb. 11 during […]
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Chic Chick at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Chick offered up a sleek and sporty athleisure collection for teens at its fall/ winter show held in the Sony Hall as part of Runway7’s New […]
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It’s a celebration at Ydamys Simo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ydamys Simo offered up a celebratory collection full of joy for young adults at Runway7 during New York Fashion Week on Jan. 10. The fall/ winter […]
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A fashion story of ancient Mexico
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Misty Hernandez wears a hand-painted dress by Mexican artist Juventino Elizondo of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico. The Quetzalcoatl is portrayed on the dress. It is […]
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Creativity from David Aguilar in New Jersey
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer David Aguilar took a creative and elegant line of evening gowns to the runway at Atlantic City Fashion Week at the Showboat Hotel in […]
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Fashion passions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Alexandra Boyles dreams of residing in the world of fashion. But she doesn’t necessarily dream of the runway or the fashion photographer’s camera. She sees […]
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Saturday morning style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On a Saturday morning, Nov. 20, the order of the day was breakfast, mimosas, music… and fashion with a Connecticut twist. Early Rise Breakfast Party Couture, […]
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Rise and style on Saturday
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Wake up and feast on fashion on Saturday, Nov. 20. And wake up with an eye-opening sizzle as Fio Dulce Doll Boutique https://www.fiodulcedolls.com/ in Wallingford presents […]
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RJ Brands: Sharp, dude. Sharp
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com RJ Brands Custom presented a cool, sharp upcycled streetwear collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in September. The men’s and women’s brand would have looked right […]
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Krissy King bursts forth on the NYFW runway
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Krissy King offered up a large, extensive, diverse colorful and joyful collection at Society Fashion Week. The line presented in the Angel Orensanz Center in the […]
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Bob Mackie would be proud
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com I had memories of 1970s TV variety shows when Bob Mackie ruled the wardrobe (think Cher post-Sonny or Diana Ross, post-Supremes), Vegas showgirls and Marilyn Monroe […]
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Like the big girls
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Marc Defang gave his young models a chance to wear formal wear that echoed the garments he creates for older models. There was plenty of glitz […]
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SOFWCT: A touch of Brooklyn in CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Casey Russell of Claude Russell NYC showed the brand’s latest line at Sound of Fashion Week CT in Norwalk, Conn. on Oct. 9. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based […]
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SOFWCT: Before the magic begins
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Tide and True Studios in Norwalk, Conn., there was a lot of prep that had to be undertaken before […]
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The heart of darkness
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dark Jasmine unveiled a collection at Society Fashion Week in September that was…, well, dark. Shown during New York Fashion Week at the Angel Orenzanz Center […]
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Backstage Pass: Model Victoria Henley takes on NYFW
by VICTORIA HENLEY CTFashionMag.com Top tier productions, incomparably beneficial networking opportunity, and a live, up close and personal look at the season’s hottest trends long before they make their way […]
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The Kulture Collection blurs the lines
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Atlantic City Fashion Week, the Kulture Collection offered up a selection at the Showboat Hotel on Sept. 18 that imaginatively blurred the line between streetwear, […]
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Midsummer dreaming in the city
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Melanie Caballero evoked a world depicted in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at her New York Fashion Week runway show in September. Caballero presented […]
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The universe was theirs on the catwalk during NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag. com At the hiTech MODA fashion show in New York City during New York Fashion Week, some of the winners and contestants in the MODA Universe […]
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A touch of elegance from Orlando Caquias
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Philadelphia based fashion designer Orlando Caquias showed a classy and elegant well-tailored collection of gowns and formal wear at Atlantic City Fashion Week at the Showboat […]
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Model becomes designer
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Olivia Wall, a 16-year-old model, had a chance to see life from the other side of the runway when she showed her own fashion collection at […]
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When gods walked the earth
There was a time when rock and roll musicians were the young gods. The youth brand Young Gods presented a collection that turned tweens and teens into rock and roll […]
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Take me to Pluto: MM Milano’s collection at Society Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MM Milano’s “Pluto” collection, which was shown at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 12, was appropriately named. As the models walked […]
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Swing it than upcycle it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Beverly Tu’s brand Bifoli 2 offered up a swinging ’60s hip vibe meets 2021 upcycled streetwear vibe as her models took to the runway at Atlantic […]
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Kiss the sky with MM Milano’s Celestial
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MM Milano’s “Celestial” collection shown at Society Fashion Week in New York City found the designer Chona Bacaco mixing and matching Eastern and Western fashion conventions. […]
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Cool sustainable fashions from Alma Reid
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Atlantic City Fashion Week on Sept. 17, fashion designer Alma Reid offered up a cool collection that tapped into the philosophy of sustainability full of […]
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Shine a little light on JayLynn Rivers
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Design brand JayLynn Rivers presented a tween/teen girls collection that sparkled in Atlantic City, N.J. The line, which was shown at Atlantic City Fashion Week at […]
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Mila Hoffman fosters a young woman’s transformation at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The theme was butterflies at the Mila Hoffman show at HiTech MODA during New York Fashion Week in the Edison Hotel on Sept. 9. The theme […]
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