It was one of those early September nights when the heat comes down just a notch and it feels like New York City has opened it's arms for what's to come: Fashion Week. Drops of rain dotted the 18th floor's floor-to-ceiling windows, making the city a perfect blurry backdrop. Even in the rain, the tanned fashion crowd gathered for a night of celebration, of welcoming back. Last year we brought the mystical it-girl BANKS – this year it was the one and only, Miss Eryka Badu. You've never heard anything like the dizzyingly powerful songstress performing a soulful hour-long set at Top of The Standard. It was something special. Fortunately for you, we shot video...
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