by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Style continued its adventures at the second night of Miss America preliminary competition at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Wednesday. A second night of the […]
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Night one: The evening gown and swimsuit landscape at Miss America
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Miss America’s preliminaries on Tuesday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the first group of contestants to compete in Lifestyle and Fitness (swimwear) and […]
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Model Confidential: Heather Kolodziej
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Heather Kolodziej Age: 26 Home state: Connecticut. Why do […]
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Yes, back to school fashions are here
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the temperatures in the 90s and the sun beaming outside, summer clearly hasn’t left New England. So, it may be difficult to think back-to-school and […]
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Models want to be part of Hartford Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models are now in place as the weeks count down to the second edition of Hartford Fashion Week. On a recent Sunday in Hartford, the […]
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Childrenswear with a touch of class
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Philadelphia designer Kelsey Kawamoto’s childrenswear is not the typical gear you get from the big box retailers. The designer’s work reflects back to a time when […]
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Where celebrity and street meet
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Street style provides a good deal of fashion inspiration. This way, you can see how other women show off their style and it will spark off […]
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Model Confidential: Kayla Nicole
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Kayla Nicole Age: 24 Home state: […]
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Another step closer to Hartford Fashion Week
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The designers were in place. And now the bodies who will wear the clothes have come on board. On Sunday at Art Space in Hartford, dozens […]
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Miss CT talks about her sense of style
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The day is drawing close. On Sept. 11, the world will find out who will be the next Miss America. And it will be a chance […]
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Model Confidential: Rozana Tamis
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Rozana Tamis Age: 28 Home state: Connecticut. […]
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The ebb and flow of Daniel Lanzilotta
The medium used by artist Daniel Lanzilotta is colorful. The shapes that it takes and that the Connecticut artist takes it are idiosyncratic. The shapes follow an ebb and flow […]
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After we say goodbye to the sun
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As temperatures rise to the 90s again this summer in the northeast, and with summer full entrenched in its house, you may find it difficult to […]
Read moreDesigners, performers sought for fashion event Sept. 10
Designers and recording artists are needed for Hennessy presents Fashion Week 2016 on Sunday, Sept. 10. The all-day event at 520 W. 25th St., New York is seeking seven clothing […]
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Miss America Class of 2017 gathers in Orlando
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ORLANDO– The spotlight was on the candidates for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen last week. But the Class of 2017 for Miss America was in the theater showing […]
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Fifth Harmony rushes into fashion icon status
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The stylists are doing a great job for Fifth Harmony. Touring behind their latest album “24/7,” the red hot girl group seems to have found its […]
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Elegance… coming and going
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ORLANDO– With an evening gown, it’s often as important to have the beauty of the garment evident as you’re walking away from someone’s eye as it […]
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Function over fashion for Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ORLANDO– On the third night of preliminary competition for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, practicality ruled for Connecticut’s entry in the national scholarship pageant. After competing in […]
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Hartford Fashion Week announces this year’s designer line-up
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Are you ready for round 2? This week, the local homegrown fashion event, Hartford Fashion Week, announced its lineup of designers for the second year of […]
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More competition, more style from Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ORLANDO– The big style story about Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen on Wednesday was the hair. Connecticut fashion icon Samantha Anderson, Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, was rocking […]
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Another night of elegance in evening gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ORLANDO-Wednesday was the second night of competition at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen and it was the second night where the contestants could demonstrate their sense of […]
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Designer Confidential: Rachel DeCavage
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Designer Confidential” is a series at CTFashionMag.com where we introduce the creative minds in fashion. Name: Rachel DeCavage Brand: Cinder + Salt, 520 Main St., Middletown, […]
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Model Confidential: Jade Soto
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Jade Soto Age: 17 Home state: […]
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Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen demonstrates her style
ORLANDO, Fla.– At Tuesday night’s first night of preliminary competitions for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Samantha Anderson had the opportunity to show off her fashion sense. […]
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Connecticut woman heads to Nevada to vie for national crown
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Southington’s Kimberly Beaudoin is vying for a chance to see if will be crowned queen of the nation. Beaudoin, who is the current Mrs. Connecticut USA […]
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She’s got style, she’s got grace. Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen talks fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant is primarily about scholarship. Private interview and on-stage interview count for a good portion of the final scores. But fashion […]
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Designer Confidential: Anetra Designs & Alterations, LLC
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Designer Confidential” is a series at CTFashionMag.com where we introduce the creative minds in fashion. Name: Anetra Brooks of Plainville, Conn. Brand: Anetra Designs & […]
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Clothes fit for a designer
Couture France not only is a fashion designer. But she wears and models her own designs. Couture France, who has been featured in CTFashionMag.com’s “Designer Confidential” recently released a slew of […]
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Art takes the stage at Art Hearts Fashion
There was art on the runway for the Rocky Gathercole show, which was part of the Art Heart Fashion shows at Miami Swim Week on July 14. There were all […]
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Charity calendar unleashed as guests and models mingle
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There were cocktails, nibbles… and models on Sunday, July 24. Guests climbed aboard the Great Escape out of Old Saybrook, Conn. and sailed out on to […]
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