{"id":4655,"date":"2014-03-17T13:55:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T13:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2014-08-07T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T14:54:16","slug":"last-week-in-miami-exprunway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"Last Week in Miami: #EXPRunway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been a huge fan of the EXPRESS runway shows, so to get an email asking to be a blogger co-host of the Miami EXPRunway event was a huge thrill for me! Express uses some of my favorite models and I was so excited to see them walk the runway in person. Also, model of the moment Kate Upton was announced as the new face of Express so it was only natural that she show up &amp; host the runway show! Famed DJ A-Trak was also on hand to spin sexy South Beach beats for the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>It was such a fun evening at the Raleigh Hotel, and if you <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/itsmeerikat\" target=\"_blank\">follow me on Instagram<\/a> you already saw a little sneak peek at what the show had to offer! My girl <a href=\"http:\/\/riamichelle.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ria<\/a> and I had clutch front row seating for the show, and of course we were wearing head to toe Express.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4665\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo2.jpg\" alt=\"erika thomas ria michelle\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo2-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The place was packed with Miami fashion lovers and party people. Backstage was buzzing as models got their hair and makeup done, and plenty of interviews and photo ops were underway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1673.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4663\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1673.jpg\" alt=\"Express Runway South Beach Miami 2014 Spring Break Runway Show The Raleigh Hotel March 13, 2014 Miami Beach \u00a9 Greg Kessler \/ Kessler Studio\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1673.jpg 800w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1673-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1673-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4664\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1621.jpg\" alt=\"Express Runway South Beach Miami 2014 Spring Break Runway Show The Raleigh Hotel March 13, 2014 Miami Beach \u00a9 Greg Kessler \/ Kessler Studio\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1621.jpg 533w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1621-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exp_runway_ss14_1621-399x600.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exprunway_ss14_b1015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4659\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exprunway_ss14_b1015.jpg\" alt=\"Express Runway South Beach Miami 2014 Spring Break Runway Show The Raleigh Hotel March 13, 2014 Miami Beach \u00a9 Greg Kessler \/ Kessler Studio\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exprunway_ss14_b1015.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exprunway_ss14_b1015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/exprunway_ss14_b1015-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorite looks from the runway:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/27W02032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4656\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/27W02032.jpg\" alt=\"_27W0203[2]\" width=\"750\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/27W02032.jpg 750w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/27W02032-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/27W02032-455x600.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4657\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0146.jpg\" alt=\"EXPRESS MIAMI SS14 3\/13\/14\" width=\"1094\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0146.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0146-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0146-437x600.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1094px) 100vw, 1094px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4658\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0232.jpg\" alt=\"EXPRESS MIAMI SS14 3\/13\/14\" width=\"1127\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0232.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0232-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0232-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4661\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0045.jpg\" alt=\"EXPRESS MIAMI SS14 3\/13\/14\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0045.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0045-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0045-428x600.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0129.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4662\" src=\"http:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0129.jpg\" alt=\"EXPRESS MIAMI SS14 3\/13\/14\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0129.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0129-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI_0129-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>All of the looks that are available from the latest collection are shoppable at <a href=\"http:\/\/exprunway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/express.com\/runway<\/a>. New looks will be added each week, so be sure to check back frequently! You can even sign up for email\/text alerts to get notified when new looks are added.<\/p>\n<p><em>And remember, now-Wednesday get $25 off of $100, $50 off of $200, $75 off of $300, and $100 off of $400 when you shop at Express in-store or online!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been a huge fan of the EXPRESS runway shows, so to get an email asking to be a blogger co-host of the Miami EXPRunway event was a huge thrill for me! Express uses some of my favorite models and I was so excited to see them walk the runway in person. Also, model [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,149,7,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-frugal-fashion","category-miami","category-sponsored-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4655"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5034,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4655\/revisions\/5034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikathomas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}