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  “Andrea;” called her friend; a girl I didn’t know very well who 
  worked in accessories; “please tell Hope she’s not fat。”

  “You’re not fat;” I said; my mouth on autopilot。 It would’ve saved 
  me many; many hours to have a shirt printed up that said as much; or 
  perhaps to just have the phrase tattooed directly on my forehead。 I 
  was constantly called on to assure variousRunway employees that they 
  weren’t fat。

  “Ohmigod; have you seen my gut lately? I’m like the fucking 
  Firestone store; spare tires everywhere。 I’m huge!” Fat was on 
  everyone’s minds; if not actually their bodies。 Emily swore that her 
  thighs had a “wider circumference than a giant sequoia。” Jessica 
  believed that her “jiggly upper arms” looked like Roseanne Barr’s。 
  Even James plained that his ass had looked so big that morning 
  when he got out of the shower that he’d “contemplated calling in fat 
  to work。”

  In the beginning I’d responded to the myriad am…I…fat questions with 
  what I thought to be an exceedingly rational reply。 “If you’re fat; 
  Hope; what does that make me? I’m two inches shorter than you and I 
  weigh more。”

  “Oh; Andy; be serious。I am fat。You’re thin and gorgeous!”

  Naturally I thought she was lying; but I soon came to realize that 
  Hope—along with every other anorexically skinny girl in the office; 
  and most of the guys—was able to accurately evaluate other people’s 
  weight。 It was just when it came time to look in the mirror that 
  everyone genuinely saw a wildebeest staring back。

  Of course; as much as I tried to keep it at bay; to remind myself 
  over and over that I was normal and they weren’t; the constant fat 
  ments had made an impression。 It’d only been four months I’d been 
  working; but my mind was now skewed enough—not to mention 
  paranoid—that I sometimes thought these ments were directed 
  intentionally to me。 As in: I; the tall; gorgeous; svelte fashion 
  assistant; am pretending to think I’m fat just so you; the lumpy; 
  stumpy personal assistant will realize that you are indeed the fat 
  one。 At five…ten and 115 pounds (the same weight as when my body was 
  racked with parasites); I’d always considered myself on the thinner 
  side of girls my age。 I’d also spent my life until then feeling 
  taller than ninety percent of the women I met; and at least half the 
  guys。 Not until starting work at this delusional place did I know 
  what it was like to feel short and fat; all day; every day。 I was 
  easily the troll of the group; the squattest and the widest; and I 
  wore a size six。 And just in case I failed to consider this for a 
  moment; the daily chitchat and gossip could surely remind me。

  “Dr。 Eisenberg said that the Zone only works if you swear off fruit; 
  too; you know;” Jessica added; joining the conversation by plucking 
  a skirt from the Narcisco Rodriguez rack。 Newly engaged to one of 
  the youngest vice presidents at Goldman Sachs; Jessica was feeling 
  the pressures of her uping society wedding。 “And she’s right。 
  I’ve lost at least another ten pounds since my last fitting。” I 
  forgave her for starving herself when she barely had enough body fat 
  to function normally; but I just couldn’t forgive her fortalking 
  about it。 I could not; no matter how impressive the doctors’ names 
  were or how many success stories she prattled on about; bring myself 
  tocare 。

  At around one the office really picked up pace; because everyone 
  began getting ready for lunch。 Not that there was any eating 
  associated with the lunch hour; but it was the prime time of day for 
  guests。 I watched lazily as the usual array of stylists; 
  contributors; freelancers; friends; and lovers stopped by to revel 
  in and generally soak up the glamour that naturally acpanied 
  hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of clothes; dozens of 
  gorgeous faces; and what felt like an unlimited amount of really; 
  really; really long legs。

  Jeffy made his way over to me as soon as he could confirm that both 
  Miranda and Emily had left for lunch and handed me two enormous 
  shopping bags。

  “Here; check this stuff out。 This should be a pretty good start。”

  I dumped the contents of one bag onto the floor beside my desk and 
  began sorting。 There were Joseph pants in camel and charcoal gray; 
  both long and lean and low…waisted; made from an incredibly soft 
  wool。 A pair of brown suede Gucci pants looked as though they could 
  turn any schlub into a supermodel; while two pairs of perfectly 
  faded Marc Jacobs jeans looked like they were custom cut for my 
  body。 There were eight or nine options for tops; ranging from a 
  skintight ribbed turtleneck sweater by Calvin Klein to a teeny; 
  pletely sheer peasant blouse by Donna Karan。 A dynamite graphic 
  Diane Von Furstenburg wrap…dress was folded neatly over a navy; 
  velvet Tahari pantsuit。 I spotted and immediately fell in love with 
  an all…around pleated Habitual denim skirt that would fall just 
  above my knees and look perfect with the decidedly funky 
  floral…printed Katayone Adelie blazer。

  “These clothes 。 。 。 this is all for me?” I asked; hoping I sounded 
  excited and not offended。

  “Yeah; it’s nothing。 Just some things that have been lying around 
  the Closet forever。 We might have used some of it in shoots; but 
  none of it ever got returned to the panies。 Every few months or 
  so I clean out the Closet and give this stuff away; and I figured 
  you; uh; might be interested。 You’re a size six; right?”

  I nodded; still dumbfounded。

  “Yeah; I could tell。 Most everyone else is a two or smaller; so 
  you’re wele to all of it。”

  Ouch。 “Great。 This is just great。 Jeffy; I can’t thank you enough。 
  It’s all amazing!”

  “Check out the second bag;” he said; motioning to where it sat on 
  the floor。 “You don’t think you can pull off that velvet suit with 
  that shitty messenger bag you’re always dragging around; do you?”

  The second; even more bulging bag spilled forth a stunning array of 
  shoes; bags; and a couple of coats。 There were two pairs of 
  high…heeled Jimmy Choo boots—one ankle… and one knee…length—two 
  pairs of open…toe Manolo stiletto sandals; a pair of classic black 
  Prada pumps; and one pair of Tod loafers; which Jeffy immediately 
  reminded me to never wear to the office。 I slung a slouchy red suede 
  bag over my shoulder and immediately saw the two intersecting “C”s 
  carved in the front; but that wasn’t nearly as beautiful as the deep 
  chocolate leather from the Celine tote that I threw on my other arm。 
  A long military…style trench with the signature oversize Marc Jacobs 
  buttons topped it all off。

  “You’re joking;” I said softly; fondling a pair of Dior sunglasses 
  he’d apparently thrown in as an afterthought。 “You’ve got to be 
  kidding。”

  He looked pleased with my reaction and ducked his head。 “Just do me 
  a favor and wear it; OK? And don’t tell anyone that I gave you first 
  pick on all this stuff; because they live for the Closet clean…outs; 
  you hear?” He bolted from the suite when we heard Emily’s voice call 
  out to someone down the hall; and I shoved my new clothes under my 
  desk。

  Emily came back from the dining room with her usual lunch: an 
  all…natural fruit smoothie and a small to…go container of iceberg 
  lettuce topped with broccoli and balsamic vinegar。 Not vinaigrette。 
  Vinegar。 Miranda would be in any minute—Uri had just called to say 
  he was dropping her off—so I didn’t have my usually luxurious seven 
  minutes to beeline to the soup table and gulp it down back at my 
  desk。 The minutes ticked by and I was starving; but I just didn’t 
  have the energy to weave through the Clackers and get examined by 
  the cashier and wonder if I was doing permanent damage by swallowing 
  piping hot (and fattening!) soup so fast that I could feel the heat 
  coursing down my esophagus。Not worth it; I thought。Skipping a single 
  meal won’t kill you; I told myself。In fact; according to every 
  single one of your sane and stable coworkers; it’ll just make you 
  stronger。 And besides; 2;000 pants don’t look so hot on girls who 
  gorge themselves; I rationalized。 I slumped down in my chair and 
  thought of how well I had just representedRunway magazine。


  11

  The Cell Phone shrilled from somewhere deep in my dream; but 
  consciousness took over long enough for me to wonder if it was her。 
  After a stunningly fast orientation process—Where am I? Who is 
  “she”? What day is it?—I realized that having the phone ring at 
  eight on a Saturday morning was not a good omen。 None of my friends 
  would be awake for hours; and after years of getting screened out; 
  my parents had grudgingly acc

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