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London | Fruit of the Loom | assistant | banking

London Calling

by American Way Staff
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"As a kid, I definitely was very flamboyant," London says. "Anything sparkly I had to wear. I drove my mother insane because I only wore purple as a child. It was my favorite color. So instead of wearing purple in moderation, I looked like, basically, a grape from the Fruit of the Loom ad. It was that kind of obsession. At nine, I got glasses and braces, and it really went downhill until about 30."

3. She was not in The Devil Wears Prada, but she could have been.
London began her fashion career as an assistant at Vogue magazine, which she describes as being "sort of like fashion boot camp. While it was tough, it was the most worthwhile experience, jobwise, I've ever had. Like any industry, fashion is cutthroat. But to me, it's no worse than banking or film or television."

4. She's not mean. She's constructive.
Despite What Not to Wear's tough-love approach with its poorly attired participants, London insists the show means well. "A lot of people say, 'God, you can be so mean,' " she says. "But I never really feel that way. All of the humor and all of the sarcasm comes from a place of constructive criticism."

5. She can help job seekers.

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