by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hartford fashion designer Zoe Ilana Grinfeld is a step ahead in the design game. Still in her teens, her collection shown at Hartford Fashion Week in Hartford, Conn. on Oct. 15 clearly represented an artistic voice. Every piece that walked out on the runway at Union Station
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Hartford Fashion Week soars into 2nd season as VIPs watch
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag The second season of Hartford Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday as VIPs gathered to mingle over wine, cupcakes, and got to see a preview of what’s to come with a mini-runway show featured a piece from each designer that will show Friday and Saturday night
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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 of models—mostly women with a few stray men—attended a casting call for the second installment of Hartford Fashion Week. After
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by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Name: Zoe Ilana Grinfeld Brand Name: Zoe Ilana Grinfeld Location: Colchester, Conn. How would you describe your style aesthetic? My style aesthetic is very quirky. I am always drawn to the most unconventional fabrics and try to come up with designs that challenge the norm. I
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