Empire State of Mind – Of The Minute

The lovely Andreea Diaconu and Eniko Mihalik. Story Arianna Gross, photos Betty Sze for models.com

On a brisk fall day, a crowd of lucky New Yorkers gathered in the heart of the city to watch Express present their S/S 11 fashion show. The runway was set up right next to the iconic Flatiron building with televisions looping the current fall/winter campaign images. The audience cheered as Eniko opened the show in a perfect spring look. Florals, nautical stripes and sequined minis made their way down the runway worn by top models Jessica Hart, Anne Vyalitsyna, Ataui Deng, Ryan Kennedy, David Agbodji and more. Erin Heatherton closed the show in a black skirt and motorcycle style jacket that flared dramatically on the windswept stage.

Post show, Anne V shared her love for the show saying “I think it’s such a wonderful idea to do it, first all of next to the Flatiron building which is actually my favorite building in New York and to do it on the streets of New York and free for the public. ” Anne said currently for fall/winter you will catch her in animal prints, “To be honest, I’m not a very trendy person. I just love kind of creating new ideas for myself and my style and whatever I feel like wearing at that moment. At this moment I’ve been kind of into leopard and I feel like that’s a very old trend but I think it’s perfect for me this winter.” Despite the breezy weather, the girls assured us that they weren’t freezing and found the show to be really exciting. Models raved about the beige knit top that Anne V wore for her first look. Jessica Hart told us “The show was so much fun, it was really great and a beautiful afternoon. We had the wind blowing in our hair, it was like our own little personal wind machine, it felt really cool.” Eniko shared “For the winter, I just don’t want it to be black and grey so I’m trying to put colors here and there and make it happy!”

One of the girls’ favorite looks on Anne V