Supermodel Linda Evangelista Looks Chic in New York for her Book Signing at Marc Jacobs’ Bookstore

As New York Fashion Week kicked off, a smiling Linda Evangelista greeted fans as she headed to Marc Jacobs Bookstore for a book signing on Thursday.

Dressed in black, the Canadian supermodel headed to the West Village to make an appearance at Bookmarc, the American fashion designer’s first book and accessories store. It’s described as “the first-choice venue for book launches with friends and fans, who line up around the block to greet and celebrate new releases,” according to Marc Jacobs’ website.

Evangelista, who teamed up with legendary photographer Steven Meisel, was at Bookmarc to sign copies of their book, Linda Evangelista Photographed by Steven Meisel. The new work takes fashion lovers on a journey through the long-standing friendship between Evangelista and Meisel and the collaboration that defined it.

It appears on the digital cover WSJ magazine Fall issue of Men’s Style, lensed by Meisel, 69, in a candid interview, the supermodel — who donates proceeds from her book to a breast cancer research organization, according to the publication — shared that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018.

Linda Evangelista waved to fans as she exited her vehicle in New York’s West Village for a book signing on September 7.

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“It was discovered at my annual mammogram,” she told the newspaper. “The margins were not good, and due to other health factors, without hesitation, because I wanted to put everything behind me and not have to deal with this, I decided to have a bilateral mastectomy.”

However, in July 2022, Evangelista felt a lump on her breast and eventually learned that her breast cancer had returned.

“Dig a hole in my chest,” she told the oncologist after her second diagnosis. “I don’t want it to look pretty. I want you to dig. I want to see the hole in my chest when you’re done. Do you understand me? I’m not dying from this.”

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The Canadian supermodel was kind enough to pose for photos ahead of her visit to the Marc Jacobs bookstore.

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Evangelista, who shares son Augustin James, 16, with ex-partner, French businessman François-Henri Pinault, also admitted that she is simply grateful for each day, as her future is uncertain.

“I know I have one foot in the grave, but I’m totally in celebration,” she said. “I went through some terrible health problems. I’m in a place where I’m so happy celebrating my book, my life. I’m so happy to be alive. Everything that comes now is a bonus.”

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Evangelista’s book signing took place during New York Fashion Week on September 7.

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According to a friend of the supermodel, she has recovered from her health issues and is back to her witty, positive personality.

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“With the publication of her book with Steven Meisel, September Vogue lid and now WSJ magazine feature, Linda is in celebration mode,” a friend told PEOPLE exclusively.

Along with her book, which is now available for pre-order, Evangelista joins Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington in new AppleTV+ docuseries, Super models.

The four-part documentary will give viewers “unprecedented access” to the icons, with a look “behind the camera and beyond the catwalk” to witness how the ladies “dominated the elite world of modeling while illuminating a relationship that single-handedly changed the power dynamics of the entire industry.”

Super models debuts globally on September 20 on Apple TV+.

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