by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Some swimsuit style was shown on the stage of the Miss Polonia CT pageant on Oct. 1. Connecticut swimsuit brand KARO Swimwear, designed by Berlin, Conn. resident Kasia Roginska, dressed some of the contestants at the pageant held at the Polish National Home in Hartford, Conn. Some contestants
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the Miss Polonia CT pageant, contestants compete in evening gowns to demonstrate their elegance and grace. This is what judges saw at the pageant held Oct. 1 at the Polish National Home in Hartford, Conn. PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Brittany Catorè Age: 23 Hometown: Southington, Conn. Why do you like modeling? Modeling is my form of art and creativity. I can display confidence, frustration, poise, anger, peace…
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Students at the International Institute of Cosmetology demonstrated their mad makeup skills as part of a runway show to accommodate the graduation ceremonies held Oct. 2 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn. The institute has campuses in Wethersfield, Conn. and Plainville, Conn. PHOTOS by MIKE
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Designer Confidential” is a series at CTFashionMag.com where we introduce the creative minds in fashion. Brand: LUXE AND CURVES, by Rachael AL-Mahdi How would you describe your style aesthetic? Modest luxury. My signature style is high-end design with luxury fabrics and couture hand made
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Connecticut teen joined the Nutmeg State fashion landscape as she was crowned Miss Polonia CT Teen 2017 on Saturday night in Hartford, Conn. Natalia Matuszewska, 15 of New Britain, won the title to represent the Polish community at a pageant at the Polish National Home. She appeared
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A new fashion icon hit the spotlight this past weekend. Marlena Sawicka was selected as Miss Polonia CT for 2017. The aspiring fashion model won after appearing on stage in a fur coat, cocktail dress, swimsuit, and evening gown on the stage of the Polish National
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As a prelude to the Miss Polonia 2017 pageant at the Polish National Home in Hartford, Conn. Oct. 1, contestants for the annual event participated in a fashion show with coats and accessories from Connecticut Furs in New Britain, Conn. The contestants matched their wardrobe to
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hartford Fashion Week returns for a second season this month. And Troy Anthony is back for a second trip down the runway. Anthony, the driving force behind, Troy Anthony Designs, will be showing his latest collection on Friday, Oct. 14 at Union Station in Hartford. For
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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 slightly naughty bras, bralettes, and panties. The detailing was key as the collection seemed more at home at a fashionable
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion photographs appear to be a seamless tapestry of a fantasy of style. Before the tapestry is presented to the world, the individual threads have to be woven together into a whole. For an upcoming feature about fashion designer Troy Anthony as a preview for Hartford
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion is as much an art form as a utility that hides our naked body from the world. That’s why the Academy of Art University’s runway shows at New York Fashion Week are such fun. The students, for the moment, forego the practical matters of providing
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CND, the pioneers of nail artistry at Fashion Week, created 25 show-stopping nail designs for the Libertine Spring/Summer 2017 runway tonight at Skylight Clarkson Sq. Taking notes from Libertine’s rebellious punk rock collection, the nails were an effortlessly cool throwback to the 1970s and ‘80s with unexpected Victorian and new
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Diamond Fashion Week will be held on Friday, Sept. 23 in New York and Sept. 24, in Connecticut. Toshi’s Livingroom and Penthouse at the Flatiron Hotel in New York city, New York, and the West Haven Post, 1055 Boston Post Road in West Haven, Conn., are the venues for the
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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 the Manhattan Center in New York, the designer clearly demonstrated he walked on the artful side of the fashion street.
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Bristol, Conn. fashion designer Kathy Faber presented an array of her latest bridal gowns, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, and party dresses on Sunday, Sept. 11. At the Women’s Expo held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Faber showed a variety of silhouettes and a variety
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com “Model Confidential” is a series where we meet the people who make the clothes come alive. Name: Alexa Pagnani Age: 21 Home state: Connecticut Why do you like modeling? I like modeling because every opportunity is a new experience. I see shows
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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 was more capsule than a full blown runway show. But the pieces shown were intriguing and showed a definite point
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In designing the 5:31 Jerome collection for men and women, Jerome LaMaar looks to the future through the evolution of the human race, and explores the idea of the cosmic race of multicultural fusion. Street wear, oceans, tan skin, ethereal ideas and evolution of glamour all come together in this collection, AWAY,
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Some images provided by Desigual of this week’s New York Fashion Week show. Here is a peek at some of the street style at the show as well as images from backstage and along the front row in New York.
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By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Neutrals ruled with blues in a close second. On the third and last night of preliminary competition for Miss America at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the final group of contestants competed in the Evening Gown and the Lifestyle and Fitness phases. For evening gowns, the
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At Wednesday night’s, Miss Connecticut was all business—albeit in a stylish manner. Alyssa Taglia, the representative from the Nutmeg State, competed in the Onstage Question at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. She stepped on to stage to cheers after the host encouraged the audience to cheer for all the contestants
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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 Evening Gown and Lifestyle and Fitness (swimsuit) judging took place as the potential Miss Americas took the stage. Whereas nudes,
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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 Evening Gown took the stage. The evening gown in particular is a favorite because typically contestants keep their choice of
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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 you like modeling? I love modeling because it is simply a different way to express myself. Being a musician I
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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 fall fashions. But, as part of the Get Discovered Model and Actor Search—where top agents were figuring out who would
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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 10 designers chosen to show their creations on the runways starting Oct. 13 sat at a table for a casting
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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 children dressed prim and proper and the goal was to provide them clean lines and provide them with a look
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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 an idea in your head. Take a little flavor from paparazzi and combine street style with celebrity style, it can
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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: Connecticut Why do you like modeling? I like modeling because it makes me, me. It brings out the happiness
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