by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As long as you don’t pick the color of the moment (does anyone really want to remember teal or rust), solid colors are a great way […]
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A royal visit in style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Erika Porras was crowned queen of Hartford as the new Miss Hartford USA. So why not take a royal tour in the area surrounding Hartford City […]
Read moreThe women on the stylish pulse of hip-hop
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Even if you don’t recognize the names of Misa Hylton and April Walker, you probably have seen their work. In the world of hip-hop of the […]
Read moreA trail to summer style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England summers are an opportunity to get out into the great outdoors. And they are a great opportunity to show off your personal fashion. Model […]
Read moreA summer romp in a romper in Rockwell
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Rompers this summer seem to be the stylish choice for women looking to stay breezy in high temperatures. They offer a fashionable choice for women who […]
Read moreUnexpected landscape
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The doors are still shut. Students are scattered where they are social distanced. But the high school, silenced by pandemic and summer, provides a colorful backdrop […]
Read moreExcuse us as we interrupt this isolation
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Seclusion has to be interrupted by the occasional bouts of freedom to immunize you from boredom and resignation. Model Lindiana Frangu airs out her stylish wardrobe […]
Read moreGet comfortable: After all, this is 2020
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As the world tries to open up after several months of self-quarantines, social isolation and working from home – and as it crosses its collective fingers […]
Read moreDon’t sweat the sweats
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As people have been forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many have taken to working in their sweatpants rather than stepping into […]
Read moreGo ahead, get out of the house in Jori Yelir
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Jori Yelir offered a collection at February’s Society Fashion Week in New York City that had a classy, dressed up feel but fun enough for a […]
Read moreThe Insta-famous model, Avaryana Rose
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Avaryana Rose has 306,000 Instagram followers. Daily, the teen posts some photo or Instagram video. And if she’s not posting, someone is sharing her photo. […]
Read moreSachem: A beauty photo shoot
Can we say sophisticated shine?! Welcome to “Sachem,” the conceptualized and ultra-unique beauty shoot, where controlled lighting, dangling restraints and a reflective backdrop all came together to craft an atmosphere […]
Read moreTriple X goes wild in the street
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Whether intentional or not, Mister Triple X’s latest fashion collection, which was shown at Art Hearts Fashion Week on Feb. 6, evoked several pop culture references […]
Read moreHeaven and hell… and Stupid Cupid Steampunk
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Victoriana of steampunk took a commercial break at the Stupid Cupid Ball at Cheney Hall in Manchester. The break’s focus was on the gothic, in […]
Read moreFrom Ukraine to America, from the camera to the pose
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Alina Fatieieva was working on her selfie skills before she began her fashion journey in earnest. “I started as a photographer,” said the fashion model with […]
Read moreReal or faux: A question of fur
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Micayla Barrows loves the fur coat that she inherited from her grandmother, via her mother. “I never borrowed that coat from her until last year,” said […]
Read moreA wave of white
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There won’t be a white Christmas in Connecticut in 2019. But Diamond Fashion Week did provide a wave of white fashions to close out this year’s […]
Read moreMiss America contestants hit the red carpet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the Miss America finals at the Mohegan Sun on Dec. 19, the contestants and other VIPs walked the red carpet leading into the arena. […]
Read moreFriends and frenemies
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The big party is downstairs at a luxury hotel. Three friends are making their preparations- hair perfect, check; makeup on trend, check; wardrobe on point, check […]
Read moreDressing luxe in the midst of luxury
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Black Friday is coming. So, of course, you’d want to work your way through your shopping list in a black party dress at a mall. With […]
Read moreLush luxury from Karlene Lindsay Designs
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Karlene Lindsay Designs presented its line of elegant evening gowns at Diamond Fashion Week in Hartford Nov. 10. Models walked the runway in a luxurious and […]
Read moreModel Mob: About those Halloween costumes
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. […]
Read moreMiss Connecticut-style fashion on parade
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy may have been the style star of the morning as she offered up a top-secret preview of her Miss America wardrobe. But […]
Read moreKnitting together a fashion collection
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Michi Creations demonstrated that knitwear doesn’t have to mean just beanies, scarves, and sweaters. At Diamond Fashion Week on Nov. 9 in Hartford, the designer offered […]
Read moreFrom Connecticut via Ukraine, designer makes her NYFW debut
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For fashion designers, aside from selling their clothes, showing their collection during New York Fashion Week for the first time is the pot of gold at […]
Read morePeach Carr serves up a modern fashion meal with a hip side of retro
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There may be something in the water in Providence that transports designers to the 1960s and 1970s. At Styleweek last month in Providence, designer Peach Carr […]
Read moreBrianna Moon: Hip with a whiff of nostalgia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com While some people were getting wild and weird out on the streets, American television wanted to ride the wave of being mod, hip, and fashionable. But […]
Read moreFashion to move your social conscience
by MIKE CHAIKEN No Punching Bag is a fashion brand that touts its social conscience. Domestic violence and gun violence are the top current targets in the brand’s crosshairs of […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: USA National Miss Connecticut Jr. Teen Grace Kelly Nowak
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits or athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what […]
Read moreEnlist with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For those who want to show their allegiance to the Chixit (http://Chixit.com) social media army or who are looking to enlist in its fashion cause, the […]
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