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What Working At Vicky’s Secret Taught Me
Your approach to lingerie may reveal more than you think.
by Rajul Punjabi
The thing about lingerie is that it’s often a lacy litmus test revealing how a woman views herself. I soon found out that age, like push-ups, is just an illusion. The lucky among us don’t register sags and wrinkles, but get more and more comfortable in our skin with each passing year.
I once got a hefty commission from an 80-year-old hellbent on revamping her bra collection. Double D’s at that age are not a joke. I spent two solid hours helping this delightful woman lift, shift and clasp. The thing that really tickled me was the fact that she had such a solid love for her every lady lump.
“Honey, I don’t think this one will work. My husband, Morty, really likes the lace. Do you have this one in the lace?” she asked.
Ironically, the high school and college girls that came in and dropped dime on some of our priciest items seemed to be the most common victims of self-loathing. Not all, of course, but enough pretty young things were convinced they came up lacking.
“Ugh. Look at this flab. It’s so gross,” Claire, 22, would say, tugging on the side of her lithe stomach.
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1 DonnyDiva // Mar 12, 2008 at 11:16 am
Good read. Yeah it’s a shame most women don’t accept themselves until they get older. I mean everyone has things they’d like to change but you either have to learn the skin your in or change it. And even when trying to change yourself you still should have a level of confidence about yourself.
2 Tina // Mar 11, 2008 at 9:30 am
This is a great article. Every woman needs to (learn to) love themselves. Rajul, your point of view is interesting and enlightening. Thanks for sharing!
3 Bonafide Bombshell // Mar 11, 2008 at 9:25 am
Pish-Posh! If I had enough money for a breast reduction, best believe I would have one pronto! Damn these curves, never will I ever “love” anything about them.