On Oct. 25, Connecticut Fashion Week set down stakes in West Haven, Conn., putting the focus on Nutmeg State designers, young and old.
PHOTOS by MIKE CHAIKEN

Former Southington residents Sydney West, left, and Logan West, right, served as the mistresses of ceremony for Connecticut Fashion Week. They are seen here posing with one of the models. Sydney West is the current Miss Connecticut Teen USA. Logan West is the 2012 Miss Teen USA.

Backstage, Alexis Merrifield has her makeup taken care of before she walked the runway at Connecticut Fashion Week.

GWIAP, which makes t-shirts, was one of the design companies that dressed models young and old for the runway at Connecticut Fashion Week.