LOCAL girl Annaleise Smith is the talk of New York fashion week and is being sought by designer heavyweights Calvin Klein and Givenchy.
The Parkdale beauty this week set the catwalk on fire, opening for one of New York's brightest rising talents, Joseph Altuzarra, 26.
Since then the fashion world has been abuzz, with big-name designers seeking the down-to-earth Chadwick model for their runway shows in New York and Paris.
"It's been ridiculously hectic with fashion week, but it's been great," Smith said.
"Ten-thirty pm is the earliest I've got home in over a week.
"But I'm really lucky that everyone seems to be loving me, but you can never take it for granted."
The 20-year-old was discovered walking out of the Melbourne Central train station by Chadwick Models three years ago and has since been in Europe, where she shot for French Grazia and did shows for Zac Pozen.
