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Backstage melting pot

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Aspiring young models mingled with professionals at Society Fashion Week on Feb. 10 in New York City. Gathered in the lower level of Harlem Parish, an […]

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 […]

Buzz backstage

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com New England Fashion Week was riding a buzz around the bar among the patrons of Take the Roof of Cancer on Oct. 21 But backstage at […]

All concentration off stage at Society Fashion Week

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag Models, hair stylists, and makeup artists offstage were all focused on the moments to come and just happened at Society Fashion Week at the Roosevelt Hotel […]

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 […]

A throwback backstage at Hartford Fashion Week

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It’s all business on the runway as models walk in the latest styles. But backstage can be a little chaotic, a little disorganized, and full of […]

The models who fleshed out Hartford Fashion Week

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The designers of Hartford Fashion Week may have had the ideas for the clothes showcased on April 20 and 21. But the models helped flesh out […]

Camera draws attention at Society Fashion Week

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At a fashion show, a still camera backstage is typically a fly on the wall. The photographer captures the hard-working creatives making show the fashion begins […]

Two shows, lots of models

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com One dressing room, two fashion shows. Connecticut Fashion Week was presenting its Bridal Expo fashion show in the early afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club […]

In the backroom at Miami Swim Week

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami Swim Week brings press and patrons from around the world. This means hair and makeup people have to present their best work. And models have […]

The genie of burlesque waiting to be released

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Burlesque is a subset of fashion. After all, Dita Von Teese and Bettie Page are icons of fashion. And what is fashion without a nod to […]

Behind the curtains at Sappho and LaMoo

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut fashion designers Sappho Clothing Co. and LaMoo teamed up for a runway show at Caral Lounge on Park Street in Hartford, Conn. March 12. Before […]

Before the diploma, before the magic, it’s the grind

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com They arrived at 7 a.m. at the Aqua Turf, Plantsville, Conn. The guests didn’t arrive until 1 p.m. But, the students of the International Institute of […]

They’ve all got to do it

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Your age doesn’t matter if you’re a runway model. If you’re younger or the typical age for a fashion model, you have to get your makeup […]

A little backstage action in CT rather than NY

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It wasn’t the mayhem at New York Fashion Week. It was more of a slice of fashion week action in Connecticut. At the Kathy Faber Designs […]

Desigual shows at fashion week

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

Some images provided by Desigual of this week’s New York Fashion Week show. Here is a peek at some of the street style at the show as well as images […]

A peek into the VIP room

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Mike Chaiken

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Prior to the KARO Swimwear runway show at the Belvedere Café and Restaurant in New Britain, the designer Kasia Roginska and the models waited in the […]