by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com These days, breaking into modeling or acting can be impersonal. You submit your comp card or voters via a website… and wait for someone to get […]
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In the backroom at Miami Swim Week
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 […]
Read moreLocals show their skills in fashion, music, poetry
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Do What You Have What It Takes 2, local was the key word on July 29 in Hartford, Conn. The effort, which boosted local charities, […]
Read moreMaking preparations to show if they ‘Have What It Takes’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Before the models hit the runway at Do You Have What It Takes 2 in Hartford, July 29, they prepared by sitting for hair and makeup […]
Read moreBeach Bunny hops confidently into 2018
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com With a brand name like Beach Bunny, you know what to expect. The swimsuit line’s 2018 collection was shown at Funkshion in Miami Beach as part […]
Read moreBraid up your night
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com You’ve got plans for a dinner at an elegant restaurant than plans to hit the clubs afterward. Hairstylist Bill Schrlau of Southington, Conn. offered up some […]
Read moreCalifornia dreaming with Courtney Allegra
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Courtney Allegra’s biography spills out over onto her swimwear. Allegra is a southern California girl who likes the beaches and likes horses. And the line that […]
Read moreTalking about concepts: The 8th Continent swimwear
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashion.com When you think of swim fashion, you typically don’t think of art or concept. You think of beauty or you think of sexy. But The 8th […]
Read moreHead out onto the highway: Leather and lace interpreted
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com The Bike Night to Benefit Veterans held at the Cadillac Ranch in Southington, Conn. attracted nearly 2,000 motorcycles and 3,000 patrons. One of the features of […]
Read moreVICHI sparkles at Art Hearts Fashion
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There was a mix of prints, color, shimmer, and sparkle at the VICHI Swim runway show at Art Hearts Fashion at Miami Swim Week on July […]
Read moreDiamond Fashion Week hits the beach… well, not quite yet
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com In preparation for Diamond Fashion Week on Sept. 30, the promoters staged a popup fashion show on the boardwalk of Savin Rock in West Haven July […]
Read moreExpose yourself and help the kids at ‘Do You Have What It Takes’
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com If you’re vying for a career in the public eye, either in fashion or entertainment, the door is being opened for you. And if you’re looking […]
Read moreIn an historic venue, modern Berlin fashion shines
Since January 2015 the cultural format “Der Berliner Mode Salon” has been bringing together the very best of German fashion design talent to promote both national and international awareness of […]
Read moreBackstage as the models prepare to get All White All Light
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com As guests streamed into the All White All Light party at The Dirt Salon organized by Faschinn’s Chinnyere McPherson and the owner of the venue, Cynthia […]
Read moreFashion under the stars
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com It was a vision on white Saturday, July 1 at The Dirt Salon. Everywhere you turned, guests were attired all in white as they enjoyed cocktails […]
Read moreWhat to expect from the 2018 spring-summer men’s line from Ports 1961
The spring-summer Ports 1961 menswear collection is a celebration of diversity, strength and optimism, reported a press release from the designer. “Fashion reflects the world around us. In a time […]
Read moreSwim style fit for a (pageant) queen
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Yandy entered a brave new world earlier this year when its swimsuits became the official swimsuit of royalty… better known as the Miss USA pageant. Now […]
Read moreArts– visual, literary, and dance– take centerstage at Project X
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com On June 10 at Vibz Uptown, patrons experienced the arts of hair and makeup, poetry, and dance as Project X was launched in Hartford, Conn. The […]
Read moreMaking the magic happen for Project X
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fantasy hair and makeup were the order for the day as Project X was held at Vibz Uptown in Hartford, Conn. on June 10. Joy Monroe […]
Read moreFashion gives chapel a prayer
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Fashion came to the rescue of a 19th century chapel in the heart of Middletown, Conn. on May 20. “From Gothic to Light: A Day of […]
Read moreThe shades of Victoria
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Surrounded by gothic gravestones with a 19th century chapel looming over the hill top, Redfield Designs unveiled a collection of clothes that evoked the Victorian era. […]
Read morePutting some work into it… behind the scenes at ‘Beauty in Chaos’
By MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com There is creativity, concentration, skill, and elbow grease behind ever extreme hair and makeup creation. At the historic city hall in Hartford on May 4, hair […]
Read moreHair and makeup taken to the extreme… to help the kids
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com HARTFORD, Conn. — There was all manner of beauty… and chaos was kept at bay… on the runway last Thursday. Extreme hair and makeup creations took […]
Read moreFeeling gorgeous in Maggie Sottero
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Maggie Sottero has a reputation of providing brides with gorgeous gowns that make them feel special on their special day. The romantic feel of the gowns […]
Read moreGetting Trash(ion)ed on a Sunday night
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com HARTFORD– Trash became couture on Sunday as the seventh annual Trashion Fashion event made its debut on Front Street at the Infinity Music Hall. This was […]
Read moreTaste the vino, watch Troy Anthony’s Vino, and help My City Kitchen
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com A wine tasting benefit served as the context for Connecticut fashion designer Troy Anthony to show some pieces from his aptly named Vino collection. The benefit, […]
Read moreWhat Watters has for brides
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At Knot Couture, Watters presented a vast array of bridal gowns with a youthful, vibrant, energetic, and stylish feel. The gowns presented, albeit on fashion models, […]
Read moreAvoiding the bridesmaid nightmare
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Watters presented its latest line of bridesmaids dresses at The Knot Couture, and there wasn’t a single Little Bo Peep or mumu in the bunch. Instead, […]
Read moreWhen you want the right price and the right gown; Casablanca unveils Beloved
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com At The Knot Couture, Casablanca presented a runway show featuring its new line, “Beloved.” On its website, the brand describes Beloved as a gown for the “price […]
Read moreRed all about it
by MIKE CHAIKEN CTFashionMag.com Red is in. Elle magazine said it’s the hot color of the season and the fall. Local designers show in their runway events and in their […]
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