EXPRESS Hosting Super Bowl Party

EXPRESS will be hosting a Super Bowl viewing party in New Orleans, with a long list of celebrities and athletes expected to attend. They will also host the EXPRESS 1MX Ultimate Shirt Shop and Welcome to New Orleans Happy Hour the Thursday before the big weekend.

At this INVITE-ONLY VIP shopping experience, celebrities, athletes and tastemakers will pick up their custom 1 MX shirt from the Express Ultimate Shirt Shop. Guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while their shirts are monogrammed on-site. The party heats up at 5 pm with the Express Welcome to New Orleans Happy Hour where guests will enjoy cocktails while rocking out to live DJ sets.

The Super Bowl viewing party will be open to the public and hosted by two NFL players with ties to New Orleans. Food, fun and prizes will be available, so if you are in the area and unable to score a ticket to the Big Game, this might be the next best thing to actually being in the Superdome.

Check out the official press release and invite list for the aforementioned Happy Hour:

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EXPRESS CELEBRATES THE BIGGEST WEEKEND IN FOOTBALL WITH

THE 1MX ULTIMATE SHIRT SHOP, WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS HAPPY HOUR

AND SUPER BOWL VIEWING PARTY

EXPRESS 1MX Ultimate Shirt Shop and Welcome to New Orleans Happy Hour

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Noon to 5pm – EXPRESS 1MX Ultimate Shirt Shop

5pm to 7pm – EXPRESS Welcome to New Orleans Happy Hour

Hyatt Regency

French Quarter D.H. Holmes Room

800 Iberville Street, New Orleans, LA 70113

At this INVITE-ONLY VIP shopping experience, celebrities, athletes and tastemakers will pick up their custom 1 MX shirt from the Express Ultimate Shirt Shop. Guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while their shirts are monogrammed on-site.

The party heats up at 5 pm with the Express Welcome to New Orleans Happy Hour where guests will enjoy cocktails while rocking out to live DJ sets.

WHO: Mark Barron (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Michael Boley (New York Giants), NaVorro Bowman (San Francisco 49ers), Ahmad Bradshaw (New York Giants), Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers), Duane Brown (Houston Texans), Jim Brown (Retired, Cleveland Browns), Plaxico Burress (Pittsburgh Steelers), Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals), Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Chiefs), Patrick Chung (New England Patriots), Randall Cobb (Green Bay Packers), Josh Cribbs (Cleveland Browns), Owen Daniels (Houston Texans), Darnell Dockett (Arizona Cardinals), Nick Eason (Arizona Cardinals), Sedrick Ellis (New Orleans Saints), Jerome Felton (Minnesota Vikings), Drayton Florence (Detroit Lions), Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers), Chris Givens (St. Louis Rams), Stephen Gostkowski (New England Patriots), Chris Gronkowski (Denver Broncos), Dan Gronkowski (Cleveland Browns), Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots), Brian Hartline (Miami Dolphins), Mike Hill (Television Host, ESPN), T.Y. Hilton (Indianapolis Colts), Israel Idonije (Chicago Bears), DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia Eagles), Rob Jackson (Washington Redskins), Chad Johnson (Free Agent), Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans), Stevie Johnson (Buffalo Bills), Dhani Jones (Retired), Donnie Jones (Houston Texans), Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints), Mychal Kendricks (Philadelphia Eagles), Ryan Kerrigan (Washington Redskins), Curtis Lofton (New Orleans Saints), Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks), Curtis Marsh (Philadelphia Eagles), Jameel McClain (Baltimore Ravens), Le'Ron McClain (San Diego Chargers), LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia Eagles), Willis McGahee (Denver Broncos), Rocky McIntosh (St. Louis Rams), Bryant McKinnie (Baltimore Ravens), Curt Menefee (Television Host, FOX Gameday), Von Miller (Denver Broncos), Kirk Morrison (Buffalo Bills), DeMarco Murray (Dallas Cowboys), Kevin Negandhi (Television Host, ESPN), Stephen Nicholas (Atlanta Falcons), Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals), Jason Pierre-Paul (New York Giants), Clinton Portis (Retired), Rueben Randle (New York Giants), Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota Vikings), Barry Sanders (Retired, Detroit Lions), Ziebrie Sanders (Buffalo Bills), Scott Shanle (New Orleans Saints), Emmitt Smith (Retired, Dallas Cowboys), Will Smith (New Orleans Saints), Darren Sproles (New Orleans Saints), Ike Taylor (Pittsburgh Steelers), Justin Tuck (New York Giants), Stephen Tulloch (Detroit Lions), Kevin Vickerson (Denver Broncos), Ben Watson (Cleveland Browns), Benjamin Watson (Cleveland Browns), Brandon Weeden (Cleveland Browns), DeAngelo Williams (Carolina Panthers), Kamerion Wimbley (Tennessee Titans).

EXPRESS Super Bowl Viewing Party

Hosted by LSU Alum Rueben Randle from NY Giants and Curtis Lofton from New Orleans Saints

Sunday, February 3, 2013

5pm to 8:30pm

Poppy’s Time Out

500 Port of New Orleans Place suite 80, New Orleans, LA 70130

For Ticket Information, Contact 504-247-9265

Couldn’t score tickets to the big game? Don’t fret! Locals, visitors and football enthusiasts are invited to join Express for the hottest viewing party in NOLA. Guests will be treated to food and beverage specials, games and prizes while rooting for their favorite team. This event is open to the public, so grab your friends and join in on the fun!

About the 1MX Shirt

Throughout the years the shirt has become widely popular from coast to coast selling millions in a range of 10 staple colors with an additional 10 colors rotated in per season. America’s best fitting shirt features an engineered collar, sleeve caps, interlining (hand patterned for the perfect fit), French seams, stretch fabric (97% cotton, 3% spandex) and includes highly engineered built in stretch for custom fit. With two styles of the shirt including the "Modern" and "Fitted," both available in all sizes (XS-XXL) at a reasonable price ($49.90), EXPRESS is thrilled to be a part of the everyday attire for men across the country.

About Express

Express is the preferred young, sexy, and sophisticated designer brand for fashion-forward young women and men and all their lifestyle occasions. From casual to dressed-up, Express offers unparalleled style authority. Express operates more than 600 retail outlets in the United States and generates $1.8 billion in sales annually. Visit Express at www.EXPRESS.com.