by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Sunglasses are key to American pop culture and fashion. Think of how many songs were inspired by a pair of sunglasses. Think of how many movie […]
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In an historic venue, modern Berlin fashion shines
Since January 2015 the cultural format “Der Berliner Mode Salon” has been bringing together the very best of German fashion design talent to promote both national and international awareness of […]
Read moreHer faith has inspired her fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A Waterbury native’s religious calling led her to Altered Destiny. Altered Destiny is the new clothing line launched last month by Ngareischa “Nori J” Williams. Press […]
Read moreCosplay fashionistas
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Cosplay, one could argue, is a subset of the fashion world. For a special occasion, a con, the participants put on a venue appropriate appearance. Instead […]
Read moreThrough the lens of Jade Soto: The All White All Light Party
On a recent Saturday at The Dirt Salon in Hartford, Faschinn held its first ever All White All Light fashion show. Photographer/artist Jade Soto was on the scene with her […]
Read moreEffortless fitness demonstrated by Miss CT’s Outstanding Teen contestants
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The fitness of the contestants at Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen competition showed a great deal of effortlessness and energy at the latest installment of the annual […]
Read more‘Rise & Shine’ with Laurel in Berlin
BERLIN– “Rise & Shine” was the title of the latest Laurèl collection, presented July 4 at Kaufhaus Jandorf in Berlin as part of the city’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. “Rise & […]
Read moreClassic conversation with Cristy Lee at Barrett-Jackson
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Barrett-Jackson’s Northeast Auction at Mohegan Sun last month was more than just a chance for locals to check out and bid on classic motor vehicles, […]
Read moreTalking with Taylor… Talking about vacation style
CTFashionMag.com’s Taylor Plourd shares some of her favorite looks to wear on vacation during a New England summer.
Read moreBackstage as the models prepare to get All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As guests streamed into the All White All Light party at The Dirt Salon organized by Faschinn’s Chinnyere McPherson and the owner of the venue, Cynthia […]
Read moreFashion under the stars
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a vision on white Saturday, July 1 at The Dirt Salon. Everywhere you turned, guests were attired all in white as they enjoyed cocktails […]
Read moreCT’s KARO swimwear brings in the noise, brings in the style
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s full steam ahead for a Connecticut swimwear designer as she continues to find her creations featured in magazines around the world. KARO Swimwear, the line […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Petite Miss Southington Leah Aparo and Petite Miss Plantsville Maddie Merrifield
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Miss New England PreTeen Mia Hwang
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
Read morePulling together that opener at Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For many of the contestants of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant, their chosen performance talent has been taking shape for months, even years. But then they […]
Read moreThrough the lens of Jade Soto: Miss Connecticut Scholarship pageant
Artist/ photographer Jade Soto made her first trip to the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant– her first pageant of any kind– armed with her camera. This is what she saw with […]
Read moreMechanized fashion statements
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Face it. Motor vehicles can be a fashion statement. Find the right vehicle, you set a fashion mood just as easily as a piece of statement […]
Read moreGo for the score, go for the gown
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com So, a team of judges is waiting to give you a score as you walk across the stage in an evening gown. If you’re competing for […]
Read moreMeet the new queens of Connecticut
It’s been a long journey for the new Miss Connecticut, Eliza Lynne Kanner of Hamden. Kanner has a long history– 17 years– as part of the Miss Connecticut system, she […]
Read moreDouble prelim winners on 1st night of Miss CT; contestants glide in their gowns
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the preliminary competition was over with for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant on Friday night in Hartford, two women found themselves double-winners. In the preliminary […]
Read moreFaschinn in the Dirt goes All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Next Saturday, Connecticut fashion will be walking in the dirt when Faschinn presents a runway show at The Dirt Salon in Hartford. Chinyerre McPherson, the […]
Read moreTeens, youngsters receive local pageant crowns
The Junior Miss Southington pageant was held on Saturday, June 3 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The winners were: Co-Teen Miss Southington due to a deadlock on the […]
Read moreLet them entertain you as they seek the crown
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be two new representatives in the Miss America Organization crowned this weekend. But the two days worth of events to declare the next […]
Read moreBeauty brand helping the bees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior have designated June 19-25, 2017 as “National Pollinator Week” to address the issue of declining pollinator populations. In […]
Read moreFashions captured in water color this Thursday
Bristol’s The Studio and The Bristol Historical Society will showcase the latest collection of their artists’ watercolors that were inspired by fashion through the ages. The Country Store inside of […]
Read moreWhat to expect from the 2018 spring-summer men’s line from Ports 1961
The spring-summer Ports 1961 menswear collection is a celebration of diversity, strength and optimism, reported a press release from the designer. “Fashion reflects the world around us. In a time […]
Read moreTravel with the latest from Ports 1961
Travel – literally, and metaphorically – is the inspiration for the pre-spring Ports 1961 collection, reported a press release from the designer “1961 – the year Ports was founded – […]
Read moreTips to make swimwear shopping season less stressful
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ It’s the time of year for what can be a dreaded expedition: Buying a swimsuit. But for women looking for […]
Read moreStashing the sash fashion: Miss Southington’s Outstanding Teen Ava Onofreo
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
Read moreSwim style fit for a (pageant) queen
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yandy entered a brave new world earlier this year when its swimsuits became the official swimsuit of royalty… better known as the Miss USA pageant. Now […]
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