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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 months ago