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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
She was a regular, with a svelte coke-bottle shape that could put Gisele to shame. And the irony wasn’t lost on me. Would she only realize how beautiful she was as she got older and doughier?
We’d often engage in conversation about what our ideal body type was, and that’s how I learned the source of much of Claire’s self-hate: The guy she was enamored with liked the Calvin Klein model-ly types. You know, the ones who look like they’re too bored to eat. That sounded crazy to me, who, to this day, loads up on carbs so that I can have a more J.Lo-esque derriere. But, hey, different strokes for different folks.
I don’t claim to know how it starts. I’m not blaming men—or the media—for this insanity. That would be a cop out. We can push out babies for pete’s sake, we should be able to squash the pain of physical insecurities with our pinky finger. If it were only that easy.
After a few months, I definitely detected a pattern. The women in their 40s and 50s complained a lot less about “cottage cheese thighs” and focused more on finding the perfect balance of comfort and beauty. I bet many of them would have been daring enough to try some crotchless stuff—had we sold it.
Meanwhile, with the twentysomethings, it was always something: Boobs too cone-shaped, too low, too high…
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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.