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Custo Barcelona gets swinging for tropical weather

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

During Art Hearts Fashion in Los Angeles in October, Custo Barcelona offered up a collection that could best be described as Swinging Sixties meet Disco Seventies for a warm weather […]

Pack up for your resort vacation and bring some Elan

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If the beaches of Acapulco or the Caribbean is calling you, Elan presented a resort ready collection of swimsuits and cover-ups for your next vacation. The […]

Opinion: Art Hearts Fashion vs. Paraiso in Miami- What works, what needs work

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by ALEXANDER GURMAN Special to CTFashionMag.com Miami Swim Week completed in July. Let me offer several points comparing the two major shows in Florida, Paraiso and Art Hearts Fashion. Art […]

Sprinkle a little glitz on the runway

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

Giannina Azar provided a glamorous collection that drew from some of the most glitzy moments of fashion’s past. At the designer’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion during New York […]

Standing beside the lap of luxury with Glaudi

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Glaudi by Johana Hernandez presented a luxurious, elegant line of bridal dresses and evening wear at Art Hearts Fashion Week during New York Fashion Week at […]

Triple X goes wild in the street

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

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 […]

It’s all about time for Charles and Ron

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Time is on the mind of designers Charles and Ron. At the designing duo’s runway show at Art Hearts Fashion on Feb. 6 at the Angel […]

The eyes have it at Risque Dukes

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When Risque Dukes showed its latest season of swimwear, there was one particular “eye-catching” theme on some of the garments. At the line’s Art Hearts Fashion […]

You gotta look great in Willfredo Gerardo

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN The spirit of Halston and post-Sonny, pre-disco queen Cher walked the runway during the Willfredo Gerardo show at Art Hearts Fashion on Sept. 6 during New York […]

Morpheus dances with Kameyama’s Art Hearts Fashion runway show

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Kentaro Kameyama took guests at Arts Heart Fashion during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 6 into his private world of dreams and slumber. […]

Dust of Gods makes its declaration that its ‘not’ like other fashion houses

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Dadaist Marcel Duchamp gave the world “readymades.” Essentially, the artist would sign his name to objects that already existed and then call them his creation. The […]

Ibid. and op. cit: The fashion of Alexandra Popescu-York

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The collection of fashion Alexandra Popescu-York shown at Art Hearts Fashion Week on Sept. 6 exhibited a variety of artistic influences. There were touches of upcycled […]

Vanity Couture reaches out to the more mature woman who still has that va-va-voom

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vanity Couture offered up a luxe, mature, but still sexy collection of swimwear at Art Hearts Fashion in Miami in July. As part of Swim Fashion […]

Sweet as candy: Vichi adds some sugar to Miami Swim

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Vichi’s candy-themed swimsuit collection was sweet, yummy, and sexy. The collection, which featured women’s and men’s suits, was presented at Art Hearts Fashion Miami Swim Week […]

Fire up the yacht, pop open the champagne, and slip on your Liliana Montoya

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Liliana Montoya provided a simple palette for her swimsuit collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion in Miami Beach on July 11. The show at Faena Forum […]

What does the summer hold for swimwear?

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In Connecticut, Memorial Day weekend marks the opening day for many of the state-operated beaches. And beach weather means it is swimsuit season. If you’re looking […]

What walked the February runways at NYFW

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

Here are some runway photos provide by designers and runway show organizers of some of the fashion shows at New York Fashion Week earlier this month.

Fashion with a message

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com) says that to “stay woke” is “to keep informed of the [crap] going on around you in times of turmoil and conflict. When […]

Art deco and disco

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a certain appropriateness to designer Grayling Purnell’s runway show at New York Fashion Week. The collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion on Feb. 8 […]

Underwear goes minimalist under creative eye of ‘Project Runway’ alum

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When fashion designer Kentaro Kameyama competed on “Project Runway,” his tendency to be artistic elevated (and sometimes undermined) his creations. Now that he’s no longer vying […]

Transformative fashion week

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Backstage at a fashion show is a world of transformation. Models arrive sans makeup and hair in a natural state, and under the talents of hair […]

The sartorial eccentricity of Burning Guitars

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As rapper Smiley Jonez’ music thumped, and as the models – male and female – walked the runway, some musical thoughts came to mind during the […]

Rather than strike fear, Tepito inspires: Ricardo Seco ‘Resists’

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In the press handout distributed before his Art Hearts Fashion show, fashion designer Ricardo Seco called his new collection a tribute to the Mexico City neighborhood […]

Under the sea… with Vichi

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com King Neptune and the Little Mermaid were in the house as Vichi Swim presented its new collection at Art Hearts Fashion during Miami Swim Week last […]

Beating the traffic, this is the life

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN Miami Beach traffic during Miami Swim Week mid-July was frustrating. With construction and the usual beach traffic, if you had to be anywhere on time you had […]

Peeking behind the curtain at Day One of Art Hearts Fashion in Miami

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Designers, models, hair stylists, and makeup artists gathered hours before the first guests to get ready for the first night of Art Hearts Fashion during Miami […]

Crazy, sexy, cool with T Rivera

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

By MIKE CHAIKEN CTfashionmag.com ”Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’s” Tammy Rivera worked a ‘90s vibe for her latest collection unveiled at Art Hearts Fashion during MiamiS Swim Week. With the […]

These Just Bones were made for walking… and playing, running, and surfing

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Grab your surf board to ride the waves or step up to the net for a game of beach volleyball. Just Bones Boardwear offered up a […]

Getting chic with Hale Bob

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hale Bob’s latest resort collection presented on the runway at Art Hearts Fashion in Miami July 12 was the epitome of luxe. With its mixture of […]

Candice Cuoco’s collection was in your face like a velvet hammer

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com MIAMI– Candice Cuoco’s last swimsuit collection Bad Butterfly, in which she collaborated with Vanessa Simmons, was definitely bold and definitely showed an out-of-the-box thought process. The […]

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