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

The Model Alliance delivered hundreds of letters to New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office Tuesday morning, calling on her to sign the bill that will regulate management agencies and protect models and other professionals from exploitation.
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The Model Alliance convened in front of New York Governor Hochul's office on Tuesday morning. (Emerson Scheerer)

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.

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Fashion Week Launches with a Political Statement

On Friday morning, the opening day of New York Fashion Week, runway glamour was put on pause in favour of political activism as the CFDA, in collaboration with Vogue and voting rights group I Am A Voter, spearheaded a non-partisan march to encourage people to register to vote.

Is This the Year New York Regulates Fashion?

Two landmark bills taking aim at the industry’s environmental and social impact — the New York Fashion Act and the Fashion Workers Act — are back on the US state’s legislative agenda.

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Yola Mzizi
Yola Mzizi

Yola Mzizi is the Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion (BoF). She is based in New York and provides operational support to the New York team and writes features for BoF and The Business of Beauty.

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