behind the scenes

Miss Polish America: Making magic with hair and makeup

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Getting beautiful for a pageant takes work and planning. And the contestants (and a veteran of…

9 months ago

Miss Polish America: One more run-through before contestants’ big night

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Miss Polish America crowning gala will be held tonight, May 24 at 6 p.m. at…

9 months ago

Middlesex Fashion Week: Backstage at the CNTR

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the guests arrive, the models and creatives of Middlesex Fashion Week made sure things were…

10 months ago

Middlesex Fashion Week: Backstage for first night of runway

by MIKE CHAIKEN Models, fashion designers and hair and makeup artists gathered behind the black curtain to prep for the…

10 months ago

Hartford Fashion Week: Models prepare before the runway starts

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If there's a fashion show coming up shortly, there must be time for hair, makeup and…

10 months ago

Infinity Project: Some behind the scenes action

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As part of the festivities surrounding Hartford Fashion Week and Editorial Fashion Week, photographers, models and…

10 months ago

Hartford Fashion Week: Backstage on night 2 in the city

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Hartford Fashion Week is underway. The second night of the style event was held Monday, April…

10 months ago

Behind the scenes: Night 1 of Hartford Fashion Week

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before Hartford Fashion Week, the 2025 edition, kicked off on Sunday, April 20 at the Parkville…

10 months ago

Getting ready to be ‘Elemental’ at the YMCA

by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The models for "Elemental," the fashion show at the Greater Waterbury YMCA, gathered before guests arrived…

10 months ago