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 […]
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Troy Anthony brings the fantasy and romance to Hartford Fashion Week
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 […]
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The delicate things underneath
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 […]
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The threads of fashion are gathered
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 […]
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An art gallery on the runway
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 […]
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Nailed it
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 […]
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Diamond Fashion Week heading to N.Y., West Haven, Conn.
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, […]
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The adjectives of Adrian Alicea
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 […]
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Women’s Expo gets a look at Kathy Faber’s latest
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 […]
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Model Confidential: Alexa Pagnani
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: […]
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Some Southwestern flair in New York
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 […]
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Jerome LaMaar presents 5:31 Jerome
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 […]
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Desigual shows at fashion week
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 […]
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Neutrals rule on night 3 of Miss America prelims
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, […]
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Miss Connecticut takes care of business
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 […]
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Fashion, chapter 2, from Miss America
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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