It's freezing on the High Line, a long, elevated park built on disused rail lines above New York's streets, where icy snow and skeletal trees are level with city rooftops. It has become one of Holly Rose Emery's favourite New York spots since the Auckland teenager moved to the city in August last year.
Holly, who missed NYFW this season, thinks making it in New York is the same as any other city: "It's just another city, so you do what you have to do. There is a lot more competition so you have to keep dreaming and keep a positive attitude.
"New York is such a contrast to Auckland. There is a certain buzz about it, the way everything is 24/7 and how it has crammed so many cultures and demographics into one city. It really feels like a place where dreams come true - it has for me and many others.
"A yellow-taxi ride, roasted chestnuts in winter, eating a bagel or ordering Chinese food online and having it delivered feels very Sex and the City. Diners at any time, day or night - so cliche and New York.
"Since living here I have added a few phrases to my vocabulary, like "I can't" and "major". I am definitely more mature. I have grown to appreciate where I have come from and where I am now. I appreciate the wonders of big-city life such as squirrels living in a concrete jungle or the beauty of powder snow in Central Park. New York has certainly opened my world."
