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Different but whole at Funari

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Janelle Funari New York offered up a mélange of disparate elements that together made a collective whole in its latest women’s and men’s collection unveiled at […]

Let’s have lunch at the Krusty Krab with Ydamys Simo

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The latest collection from children/ tween/ teen fashion designer Ydamys Simo evoked thoughts of Bikini Bottom– in the best sense of the word. The new line […]

Making hair and makeup magic at Style Fashion Week

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hair and makeup people were working at double-speed at Style Fashion Week at the Manhattan Center Saturday, Sept. 8 during New York Fashion Week. With shows […]

Cotton candy fashion from Love Baby J

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Love Baby J presented its fashions for kids, tweens, and teens at Style Fashion Week on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Manhattan Center during New […]

A quick study and a social conscience: Meet Misha Kaura

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the designs of Misha Kaura stepped across the runway on Style Fashion Week in New York City in September, it represented a crash course in […]

KK is busy-busy

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com KK Swimwear out of Miami Florida has been busy in 2017. This first weekend in November, the swimwear line for tweens and teens was holding its […]

Audrey Hepburn would be proud: Linda Gail showcases elegance

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Thoughts of Audrey Hepburn filled my head as designer Linda Gail unveiled her latest collection at Style Fashion Week in New York Sept. 9. As the […]

Royal runway from Janay Deann

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As soon as the first model walked onto the runway with an emerald green cape, I couldn’t help but think “princess” at the Janay Deann runway […]

Fun, flirty, energetic style from Brittany Nicole

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

Brittany Nicole presented a fun, flirty, colorful, and energetic collection at Style Fashion Week in New York this past weekend. This is what came across the runway aboard the Intrepid […]

Appropriate and stylish fashions for the beach from KK Swimwear

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Your aspirational tween or teen daughter wants a swimsuit that’s fun, fashionable, and stylish. And she doesn’t want something off the rack of your nearby big […]

Janelle Funari channels a melange of influences

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you look at fashion designer Janelle Funari’s website, you see a lot of bridal wear. When she designs for girls and young women, her designs […]

The delicate things underneath

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN Bradelis unveiled its latest collection of lingerie at Style Fashion Week in New York on Sept. 10. The collection offered up a mix of pretty, cute, and […]

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 […]

The editorial appeal of children’s designer YDAMYS SIMO

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Ydaymys Simo presented a children’s collection at Style Fashion Week at the Manhattan Center, New York City that reminded me of tropical resorts. The colorful collection […]

Patricia Michaels transcends, references, her Native culture

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designers over the years have appropriated elements of Native American culture into their creations. But the number of Native American designers who have reached prominence […]

Looking like a princess

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For the girls and young women looking for that special gown, Janay Deann Designs offered up a good deal to choose from at a runway show […]

The adjectives of Adrian Alicea

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Adjectives exploded at Adrian Alicea’s runway show on Sept. 11. As the male and female models walked the runway as part of Style Fashion Week at […]

Some Southwestern flair in New York

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New Mexican designer Orlando Dugi unveiled an ornate and artistic collection at Style Fashion Week at the Manhattan Center in New York on Saturday. The collection […]

K. Rashae presents her latest at Style Fashion Week

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Thursday evening Kalisha Hall debuted her SS ‘17 Collection “Versus” at Style Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week. Inspired by the fight that women experience when learning to embrace […]

Control Sector shows its vision for spring/summer

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Control Sector took over the runway at Style Fashion Week in New York City to unveil its spring/ summer 2016 collection. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

Pop Impresska shows a pop of color at Style Fashion Week

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

At New York’s Style Fashion Week, Pop Impresska showed an expansive collection of women’s, men’s– and even children’s wear– full of color and a touch of whimsy. PHOTOS by MIKE […]

You should be dancing, yeah

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

The House of Perna designer Amanda Perna– a previous ‘Project Runway’ winner– offered up a fall/ winter 2016 collection that reverberated with the disco era– think Bianca Jagger and Jerry […]

Luring the disco dollies with a life of style

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

It was a flashback to the 1970s of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ with a sparkle of Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie mixed in when Malan Breton unveiled his fall/winter 2016 collection at […]