Atlantic City Fashion Week

GLOW-ing in AC

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Mike Chaiken

Pennsylvania-based designer Ron Vestal brought his GLOW-ART (http://glow-art.com) collection of body-painted artful sportswear to the runway at Atlantic City Fashion Week in February. Using his own photographic skills, Vestal captured […]

Creativity from David Aguilar in New Jersey

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer David Aguilar took a creative and elegant line of evening gowns to the runway at Atlantic City Fashion Week at the Showboat Hotel in […]

RJ Brands: Sharp, dude. Sharp

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com RJ Brands Custom presented a cool, sharp upcycled streetwear collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in September. The men’s and women’s brand would have looked right […]

Bob Mackie would be proud

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com I had memories of 1970s TV variety shows when Bob Mackie ruled the wardrobe (think Cher post-Sonny or Diana Ross, post-Supremes), Vegas showgirls and Marilyn Monroe […]

Parq West provides more than a ride down the street

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West offered up a collection in September that drew from the world of streetwear without being married to it. It was a polished, cool and […]

Let it flow

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Khadija Assabar had a variety of activity options at her disposal as the clock ticked near to midnight on the Atlantic City boardwalk. She opted to […]

The Kulture Collection blurs the lines

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Atlantic City Fashion Week, the Kulture Collection offered up a selection at the Showboat Hotel on Sept. 18 that imaginatively blurred the line between streetwear, […]

Mysterious ways

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

There’s a certain mystery when you play an arcade game. The end result, no matter your skill, is always a mystery. Model Chasidy Cromwell provides a mysterious air as she […]

A touch of elegance from Orlando Caquias

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Philadelphia based fashion designer Orlando Caquias showed a classy and elegant well-tailored collection of gowns and formal wear at Atlantic City Fashion Week at the Showboat […]

A certain glow

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Kenny’a Dunns glows from within like the machines in the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City as she poses in a dress that glows from without […]

When gods walked the earth

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

There was a time when rock and roll musicians were the young gods. The youth brand Young Gods presented a collection that turned tweens and teens into rock and roll […]

Swing it than upcycle it

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Beverly Tu’s brand Bifoli 2 offered up a swinging ’60s hip vibe meets 2021 upcycled streetwear vibe as her models took to the runway at Atlantic […]

Cool sustainable fashions from Alma Reid

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Atlantic City Fashion Week on Sept. 17, fashion designer Alma Reid offered up a cool collection that tapped into the philosophy of sustainability full of […]

Shine a little light on JayLynn Rivers

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Design brand JayLynn Rivers presented a tween/teen girls collection that sparkled in Atlantic City, N.J. The line, which was shown at Atlantic City Fashion Week at […]

Before the big reveal at Atlantic City Fashion Week

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When the models step out onto the runway, the makeup and hair need to be perfect. At Atlantic City Fashion Week in the Showboat Hotel in […]

A Connecticut celebration in New Jersey

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Nutmeg State showed New Jersey how it does fashion. Joseph Wade and his brand Society XXI had a big week in Atlantic City, N.J. Friday, […]

Designers turn the unexpected into winning fashions

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You’ve lounged in your favorite fashions on your favorite furniture. But have you considered turning your favorite furniture into fashion? Atlantic City Fashion Week held a […]

From the street to the runway via Parq West

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Parq West showed an extensive collection at Atlantic City Fashion Week in February, requiring two separate runway shows at the event. The brand exhibited a strong […]

Spring into House of Sofia

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashinMag.com The House of Sofia runway collection provided the coda to the 18th installment of Atlantic City Fashion Week by providing a vision of spring. House of […]

Harmful stereotypes tackled in runway show

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The corrupt pop culture imagery of Black men was upended in the collection shown by Haberdashery by Lue at Atlantic City Fashion Week on Feb. 20. […]

Getting some Kulture

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Kulture Collection headlined the Friday, Feb. 19 installment of Atlantic City Fashion Week. The Newark, N.J.-based ready to wear brand exhibited its street style and […]

A fairy tale drama

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion designer Amir Black provided some fairy tale drama to the runway at Atlantic City Fashion Week in New Jersey on Feb. 20. PHOTOS by MIKE […]

Getting creative for the kids

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Tanisha Mills and her brand Glam 2 Glo Designz offered up their creative approach to children’s fashion at Atlantic City Fashion Week in New Jersey on […]

Connecticut model takes the Atlantic City runway

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut model Lindiana Frangu joined her peers from across the region at Atlantic City Fashion Week in New Jersey Feb. 19 and 20. At the event, […]

Twice as nice with Society 21

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you missed the runway show of Society 21 on the afternoon of Feb. 19 at Atlantic City Fashion Week, you didn’t have to wait too […]

The heart falters

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Gambling is at the heart of Atlantic City’s Boardwalk. Rip the gambling away, however, all that is left is a gaping hole. During Atlantic City Fashion […]

COVID or no COVID, Atlantic City Fashion Week is a go

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 still has the fashion industry rethinking staples of its calendar such as the myriad of fashion weeks. In New York City, most designers are going […]

Atlantic City event on tap for busy Conn. designer

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com COVID-19 has put a halt on many aspects of life across the globe. But for Connecticut’s Joseph Wade, the pandemic never put a damper on his […]

On the boardwalk where dreams come true

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Atlantic City Fashion Week is coming up in February and a Connecticut model has been tapped to walk the runway. Lindiana Frangu of Woodbury is one […]