At NYFW, Models Push Governor to Sign Fashion Workers Act into Law

On the fifth day of New York Fashion Week, a handful of models opted to skip the runway, instead strutting to a government building in Midtown, Manhattan, where they hand-delivered over 100 letters to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

These letters, penned by fellow models including Amber Valletta, Irina Shayk and Karen Elson, all urge the Governor to sign into law the Fashion Workers Act, a piece of legislation that would protect models from…