Jacqueline Lindenberg and Louise Cheer For Dailymail.Com
Updated: 04:57 08 September 2023
Linda Evangelista made a public appearance at a Marc Jacobs store on Thursday during New York Fashion Week, putting on an elegant display.
The special outing was also attended by the iconic supermodel, 58, who first revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, and the fashion designer herself, 60.
The mother-of-one looked effortlessly chic in an all-black ensemble with a black top tucked into the waist of a long skirt.
She wore closed-toe black heels secured with a thin strap around her ankle.
The star accessorized her monochrome outfit with dainty silver earrings and a silver bracelet placed on each wrist.
Linda was spotted getting out of a sleek black car with Mark at one of Mark’s stores in the city in the Big Apple during fashion week.
She opted for a classic makeup look with black mascara on her eyelashes and warm blush to accentuate her cheekbones. As a finishing touch, the supermodel applied a nude glossy shade to her lips.
The designer also arrived at the venue with a plain black shirt tucked into the waist of black pants and showed off his own sense.
He layered his ensemble with a black blazer, left it unfastened, and easily carried a black clutch bag in his hand. Jacobs completed her look with classic ballet flats.
Linda’s outing comes two years after she opened up to fans in September 2021 about a botched CoolSculpting procedure she underwent in 2015 and 2016 that left her “brutally disfigured.”
At the time, she wrote an emotional statement on her main Instagram page, explaining why she had not appeared in public and admitting that she had entered a “deep depression.”
“Today, I took a big step toward righting the wrongs I’ve suffered and kept to myself for over five years,” she began.
“To all my followers who are wondering why I am not working while the careers of my colleagues are progressing well, the reason is Zeltiq CoolSculpting, which did the opposite of what it promised. Because I was brutally disfigured by the procedure.”
Linda candidly says, “My fat cells have increased instead of decreased, leaving me permanently deformed, even after two painful and unsuccessful corrective surgeries.” He revealed. I am left in a state of “unrecognizability,” as the media has expressed it. ”
“I developed paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), but I was not aware of the risks before undergoing surgery.”
She added emotionally: “PAH not only destroyed my livelihood, but also plunged me into a cycle of deep depression, deep sadness, and the deepest self-loathing.” In doing so, I became a recluse. .
“With this lawsuit, I am coming forward to clear my name and make my story public. I am so tired of living like this. I want to walk out the door.”
In 2022, the supermodel settled a $50 million lawsuit against Zeltiq Aesthetics, although the amount of the settlement was not disclosed.
Last August, Evangelista said: trend She is said to have continued to receive Botox even though the surgery failed. “I don’t care and I’ve never cared about getting older. Getting older helps us get to where we want to be. That’s what a long life is to me.” ” she said.
Linda explained, “I want wrinkles, and I’m a hypocrite because I have Botox on my forehead, but I want to look older.”
The star, who has son Augustine James, 16, with Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, also opened up about other health scares she has faced over the past five years.
While talking with wall street journal Earlier this month, Evangelista revealed for the first time that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and quietly underwent a double mastectomy five years ago.
She spoke about her diagnosis in December 2018, which led to her undergoing a bilateral mastectomy before discovering another lump in her breast last year. Evangelista’s first cancer was discovered during an annual mammogram.
“My margins were not good, and I also had other health factors and I wanted to put everything behind me and not have to deal with this, so I had no hesitation in having a bilateral mastectomy. I have selected…”
“I thought I was going to be okay and I was ready for life. With breast cancer, I wasn’t going to die,” she said. But to her chagrin, she discovered a lump in her breast last July and was hit with another cancer scare. The supermodel of hers recalls that her oncologist was “unimpressed” but went ahead with her MRI.
The MRI findings prompted doctors to perform a biopsy, which revealed cancer in her pectoral muscle.
At the time, Evangelista said to the doctor, “Dig a hole in your chest.” I don’t want to look pretty. I want you to discover it. I want to see a hole in my chest when it’s over. do you understand me? I won’t die from this. ”
Since then, she says doctors have told her the prognosis is good, but she has questioned why the prognosis isn’t “good” and was told, “Well, if it happens again, there’s a chance.”
Evangelista said she had a “severe tumor type score,” a number that predicts the likelihood that the cancer will return. “I know I’m putting one foot in the grave, but I’m in full celebration mode,” she added.
The supermodel, who wowed the crowd at Fendi’s 25th anniversary celebration during NYFW last year, said “only a handful of people knew about” her cancer ordeal. It is unknown whether she underwent breast reconstruction after her bilateral mastectomy.
On Wednesday, she gave a new health update while attending the Phaidon exhibition “100 Years of Creativity: A Century of Bookmaking” in New York. vanity fair.
“I’ve had health issues and now it’s all just a celebration,” said Linda. “I’m very positive. It’s the new me.”
“I think overcoming hardship and overcoming adversity has made me focus on only the good. I’m very happy to be alive. I know I’m very lucky.”
Linda will be joining other iconic ’80s and ’90s supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford will appear alongside Christy Turlington.