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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A Connecticut celebration in New Jersey
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Nutmeg State showed New Jersey how it does fashion. Joseph Wade and his brand Society XXI had a big week in Atlantic City, N.J. Friday, […]
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Designers turn the unexpected into winning fashions
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You’ve lounged in your favorite fashions on your favorite furniture. But have you considered turning your favorite furniture into fashion? Atlantic City Fashion Week held a […]
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High style at high school in the House of Barretti
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A satire of high school life and teenage cliques served to frame the latest collection of the House of Barretti at Society Fashion Week during New […]
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Say aloha to Hawaiian style from Dezigns by Kamohoalii at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hawaii came to New York City and left some fashion insight behind. Dezigns by Kamohoalii, based in Kaneohe, Hawaii presented a fashion show that took traditional […]
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Sisters’ Spring Cheetah roars into NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A pair of sisters sprang into action and sprang their fashion line on the crowd at Society Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week Sept. 12. […]
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Knit one, cool two
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion line Jenniiva demonstrated that crochet work doesn’t have to look like your grandma’s poncho. At Society Fashion Week on Sept. 12 during New York Fashion […]
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Celebrating the seasons with Elizabeth Cordelia at NYFW
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Nicole Reichenbach, the designer behind the children’s brand Elizabeth Cordelia Designs, had a busy September at New York Fashion Week. She showed her line first at […]
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Lulu et Gigi sends in the nymphs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Lulu et Gigi presented a new line that evoked images of fairies, wood nymphs and fantastical creatures. The colors at the Runway 7 show during New […]
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A pop of color pops into the Edwardians at Ydamys Simo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionag.com Ydamys Simo offered up a modern technicolor take on Edwardian fashion, by way of “Bridgerton,” in the youth collection showcased at Runway 7 during New York […]
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Opinion: Art Hearts Fashion vs. Paraiso in Miami- What works, what needs work
by ALEXANDER GURMAN Special to CTFashionMag.com Miami Swim Week completed in July. Let me offer several points comparing the two major shows in Florida, Paraiso and Art Hearts Fashion. Art […]
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Hide and seek in Hidden Talent
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In order to win this year’s Miss Bikini US competition in Miami, the contestants didn’t want to hide from the judges. But the night before in […]
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