On my birthday, I was in Milan for the collections.

In a plain, matter-of-fact tone, Herzigová frames her birthday not as a private celebration but as a working day structured by the fashion calendar. “Milan” and “the collections” point to the industry’s seasonal runway shows and appointments, suggesting a life in which personal milestones are routinely absorbed into professional obligations and travel. The line can be read as a small testimony to the demands placed on models—constant movement, long schedules, and the expectation of availability—while also implying a certain normalcy or acceptance: this is simply where she was, because that is what the job required. The quote’s understatedness is part of its meaning.