Bella’s Bug host Bella Basque talks to Dean Stockton about his clothing brand Original Hippie. Bella Basque gives the fashions of Original Hippie a trial run pool side in Florida. […]
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Bella’s Bug: G’day from Australia
In this installment of Bella’s Bug, social media personality Bella Basque speaks with the designer of Bikini Beach Australia.
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DK Movement: Stylish, yes. Charitable, most definitely
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Apparel brand DK Movement offers consumers a way to demonstrate their sense of style. But the style is a means to an end for the brand’s […]
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Some more shooting the breeze with Ava Breeze
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Actor/model/pop singer Ava Breeze offered up some more insight into her new single “Floor is Lava” as well as the scoop on her creative process during […]
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Beneath the smile, model Niki Peacock struggles with her body image
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Niki Peacock ultimately didn’t win the Miss Bikini US competition in July. But as the competition progressed the blonde blue eyed 19-year-old did win the […]
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Getting to know Miss Connecticut USA Amanda Torchia
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Amanda Torchia admits the cultural melding of her parents is an unlikely one. Torchia, a Waterbury resident and the current Miss Connecticut USA, is the daughter […]
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Getting to know Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Aicha Diallo
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The countdown is underway for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Aicha Diallo of West Haven will begin preliminary competitions for the national crown on July 28. And […]
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Atlantic City event on tap for busy Conn. designer
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 […]
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Young model is fun and focused
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you catch Bella Lyn on her Instagram Live episodes, you’ll find a rambunctious bouncy teen. She will dance about. She will mug for the camera. […]
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Model Dare Taylor dares to build her career from the ground up
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com For a bit of time, social media model Dare Taylor found herself homeless. She wasn’t homeless in that she was living without shelter and asking people […]
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The Insta-famous model, Avaryana Rose
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Model Avaryana Rose has 306,000 Instagram followers. Daily, the teen posts some photo or Instagram video. And if she’s not posting, someone is sharing her photo. […]
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Miss Connecticut talks Miss America
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With the Miss America competition looming on Thursday, Dec. 19, Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy met with the press. Miss America will be telecast from the Mohegan […]
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Zoe Grinfeld’s irreverent and whimsical vision
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Connecticut fashion designer Zoe Grinfeld showed a splash of irreverence and whimsy as her latest collection was shown at Styleweek in Rhode Island this past weekend. […]
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A super model gazing down on Times Square
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In Times Square, travelers from all over the world will be looking up during September and seeing a young girl from Connecticut looking down at them. […]
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Reversing into fashion with Chixit
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion brands taking roost on social media sites is par for the course in the 21st century. Brands will post about themselves. And brands rely on […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Meet Miss Wolcott’s Outstanding Teen Monika Korbusieski
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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One more night: Miss CT talks about Miss America on night 3 of prelims
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Braving an interview sans makeup during her lunch break at rehearsal for Miss America on the third day of preliminary competitions, Miss Connecticut Bridget Oei talks […]
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The job ‘interview’: Night 3 for Miss CT
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -With swimsuits gone from Miss America, this year a new phase of competition was introduced to take the place of Lifestyle and Fitness. […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Miss Mum Emma Guilmette
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and athleisure wear are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders […]
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The models who fleshed out Hartford Fashion Week
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 […]
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Priamo wakes up sleepwear to have a night on the town
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Madonna made inner wear as outer wear popular back in the 1980s helping facilitate a trend where lingerie rose from strictly undergarments to street attire. And […]
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Nevaeh finds ‘heaven’ in Eros
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The bottoms are tops in the latest collection from Nevaeh Intimates. At the recent Lingerie Selection event in New York City, Nevaeh (“heaven, backwards) designer Melissa […]
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Lingerie born from a love of art
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com First, there was art for fashion designer Jane Woolrich of the U.K. Then, there was lingerie. Woolrich was in attendance at the recent Curve NYC event […]
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Miami Art Week gives curvy Natalia Lorenzo a leg up in fashion
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Miami native and model, Natalia Lorenzo, caught the public eye during December’s Miami Art Week. And in short time, Natalie, who is represented by DAS Model […]
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Scenes from Miss Naugatuck Valley
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Miss Naugatuck Valley pageant was held at Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School. At the local competition, which is a preliminary for Miss Connecticut, Courtney Ouellette of Bristol […]
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From the Playboy Mansion to your thighs: Tyes by Tara
Designer Tara Stravinsky took her side business of lingerie accessories to the Playboy Mansion. And now her Tyes by Tara is reaching out across the nation. We spoke to the […]
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From the rhinestones of dance to the lace of lingerie
Taryn Winters discovered her love of creating fashion working with the wardrobe of a dance company. In time, it led to the creation of her own lingerie line, Taryn Winters.
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Suzy Black: Lingerie for the superhero in you
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Diondra Julian’s mom helped launch interest in lingerie. The founder and designer of Suzy Black NYC, who was at The Lingerie Selection’s showcase in New York […]
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Stashing the sash fashion: Junior Teen Miss Southington Haley Derwin
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com When you see them compete for a crown, evening gowns, cocktail dresses, business attire, and swimsuits are the uniforms of necessity. But what do titleholders wear […]
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Meet the new queens of Connecticut
It’s been a long journey for the new Miss Connecticut, Eliza Lynne Kanner of Hamden. Kanner has a long history– 17 years– as part of the Miss Connecticut system, she […]
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