by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com While the Miss America Organization has moved away from a swimsuit category, the Miss USA system has steadfastly clung onto its swimsuit tradition. At the Miss […]
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With active wear, teen contestants on cutting edge of fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Business reports again and again cite athleisure wear as the hottest segment of the fashion market. Brands that focus on athleisure wear are succeeding on the […]
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Model Mob: Stylish holiday gifts
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. […]
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Stylish in blue at Miss Connecticut USA
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fascinating aspect of fashion is how different shapes, adornments, textures, and fabrics can create a rainbow of different kinds of garments. Even when constrained by […]
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An elegant farewell
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re commemorating your final night as Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA, you’re going to want to do so in style. And that […]
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A modest proposal on the runway
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Presented under the precept that you don’t have to be “half naked” to be beautiful or feel good about yourself, the first ever International Islamic Muslimah […]
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Model Mob: That red carpet look
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. […]
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Fashionable gift ideas as Christmas looms
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the days draw closer to Christmas, here are some fashion gift ideas that have come across the desk of CTFashionMag.com Yandy’s newest launch is described […]
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Under the cover of veils
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Veils historically have symbolized a certain innocence. The white veil on a bride symbolizes her virginity. The veil worn by a woman in a temple represents […]
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Hosting with a holiday panache
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re going to play host at a scholarship pageant in December, you just might reach for some holiday colors. That’s what Miss Connecticut Bridget Oei […]
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Androgyny comes in through the out door
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The androgynous and the nonbinary have stepped into the “here-to-stay” category in pop culture. This past week, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which celebrated the life of the androgynous […]
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M. 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 […]
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Model Mob: About that Christmas list
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. […]
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Model Mob: Fall must-haves for 2018
Model Mob is a group of area fashion models who weigh in on a variety of issues for CTFashionMag.com and provide selfies that illustrate their replies. This installment’s question is: […]
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Granite State style carves out its niche at CT event
by MIKE CHAIKEN CFashionMag.com The Nutmeg State got a taste of fashion from the Granite State at New England Fashion Week’s Take the Roof Off Cancer. Kelli Marie from New […]
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This versatile dress will leave you ‘Speechless’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Do you want to look like “America’s Next Top Model?” Then get Speechless. Dress brand Speechless (www.speechless.com) recently partnered with “America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 16 […]
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La’Moo digs into the diverse
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Diversity was the keyword for La’Moo Dezigns latest collection unveiled at the Holiday Inn in Hartford, Conn. on Oct. 13. La’Moo—captained by Connecticut, designer Bertha Angelo—presented […]
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Young 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 […]
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Finding the fashion at Boscov’s
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Boscov’s opened up its Meriden, Conn. store, it was a “getting-to-know-you” moment in Connecticut. With its new store at Milford, Conn.’s Connecticut Post Mall (now […]
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Give your social conscience a fashionable workout for autumn
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Take a train out of New York City or out of Hartford, Conn. and ride down Fairfield County, Connecticut. When you get to Danbury, step off […]
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Karen Santos: C-State style meets Beantown fashionistas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Boston Fashion Week will meet Connecticut style when Nutmeg State designer Karen Santos takes her collection to the runway at the Art For Change Gallery on […]
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Fashions you’ll find in your favorite stores
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Retailers need to know what the designers are offering in order to fill their racks. And N.Y. Women’s held at the Javits Center in New York […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Little Miss International Princess and Little Miss International Model Jenalise Rondini
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Ugochi Iwuaba helps you avoid the fashion faux pas at the club
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com NEW YORK– There is always a hidden danger dressing to the nines for an evening on the town. Your wardrobe may look like everyone else’s in […]
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Talent costumes shine with star power
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Although the evening gown at Miss America traditionally gets a lot of fashion attention– with talent now garnering 50 percent of the contestants final score, how […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum Emma Guilmette
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Mum Camryn Patton
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Miss Mum Sarah Lacouture
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Mini Miss Mum Maddie Merrifield
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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Be original, be Rachel Green, for back-to-school
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re original, you’re in style this back to school season, according to retailers Target and Macy’s. And if you’ve turned Rachel Green into your new […]
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