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  fashion industry; and clearly one of the most prominent magazine 
  editors in the world。 The world! The chance to work for her; to 
  watch her edit and meet with famous writers and models; to help her 
  achieve all she doeseach and every day; well; I shouldn’t need to 
  tell you that it’s a job a million girls would die for。”

  “Um; yeah; I mean yes; that does sound wonderful;” I said; briefly 
  wondering why Sharon was trying to talk me into something that a 
  million other people would die for。 But there wasn’t time to think 
  about it。 She picked up the phone and sang a few words; and within 
  minutes she’d escorted me to the elevators to begin my interviews 
  with Miranda’s two assistants。

  I thought Sharon was starting to sound a bit like a robot; but then 
  came my meeting with Emily。 I found my way down to the seventeenth 
  floor and waited inRunway ’s unnervingly white reception area。 It 
  took just over a half hour before a tall; thin girl emerged from 
  behind the glass doors。 A calf…length leather skirt hung from her 
  hips; and her unruly red hair was piled in one of those messy but 
  still glamorous buns on top of her head。 Her skin was flawless and 
  pale; not so much as a single freckle or blemish; and it stretched 
  perfectly over the highest cheekbones I’d ever seen。 She didn’t 
  smile。 She sat next to me and looked me over; earnestly but with 
  little apparent interest。 Perfunctory。 And then; unprompted and 
  still having not introduced herself; the girl I presumed to be Emily 
  launched into a description of the job。 The monotone of her 
  statements told me more than all of her words: she’d obviously gone 
  through this dozens of times already; had little faith that I was 
  any different from the rest; and as a result wouldn’t be wasting 
  much time with me。

  “It’s hard; no doubt about it。 There will be fourteen…hour days; you 
  know—not often; but often enough;” she rattled on; still not looking 
  at me。 “And it’s important to understand that there will be no 
  editorial work。 As Miranda’s junior assistant; you’d be solely 
  responsible for anticipating her needs and acmodating them。 Now; 
  that could be anything from ordering her favorite stationery to 
  acpanying her on a shopping trip。 Either way; it’s always fun。 I 
  mean; you get to spend day after day; week after week; with this 
  absolutely amazing woman。 And amazing she is;” she breathed; looking 
  slightly animated for the first time since we started speaking。

  “Sounds great;” I said and meant it。 My friends who’d begun working 
  immediately after graduation had already clocked in six full months 
  in their entry…level jobs; and they all sounded wretched。 Banks; 
  advertising firms; book publishing houses—it didn’t matter—they were 
  all utterly miserable。 They whined about the long days; the 
  coworkers; and the office politics; but more than anything else; 
  they plained bitterly about the boredom。 pared with school; 
  the tasks required of them were mindless; unnecessary; fit for a 
  chimp。 They spoke of the many; many hours spent plugging numbers in 
  databases and cold…calling people who didn’t want to be called。 Of 
  listlessly cataloging years’ worth of information on a puter 
  screen and researching entirely irrelevant subjects for months on 
  end so their supervisors thought they were productive。 Each swore 
  she’d actually gotten dumber in the short amount of time since 
  graduation; and there was no escape in sight。 I might not 
  particularly love fashion; but I’d sure rather do something “fun” 
  all day long than get sucked into a more boring job。

  “Yes。 It is great。 Just great。 I mean; really; really great。 Anyway; 
  nice to meet you。 I’m going to go get Allison for you to meet。 She’s 
  great; too。” Almost as quickly as she finished and departed behind 
  the glass in a rustle of leather and curls; a coltish figure 
  appeared。

  This striking black girl introduced herself as Allison; Miranda’s 
  senior assistant who’d just been promoted; and I knew immediately 
  that she was simplytoo thin。 But I couldn’t even focus on the way 
  her stomach caved inward and her pelvic bones pushed out because I 
  was captivated by the fact she exposed her stomach at work at all。 
  She wore black leather pants; as soft as they were tight; and a 
  fuzzy (or was it furry?) white tank top strained across her breasts 
  and ended two inches above her belly button。 Her long hair was as 
  dark as ink and hung across her back like a thick; shiny blanket。 
  Her fingers and toes were polished with a luminescent white color; 
  appearing to glow from within; and her open…toe sandals gave her 
  already six…foot frame an additional three inches。 She managed to 
  look incredibly sexy; seminaked; and classy all at the same time; 
  but to me she looked mostly cold。 Literally。 It was; after all; 
  November。

  “Hi; I’m Allison; as you probably know;” she started; picking some 
  of the tank top fur from her barely there leather…clad thigh。 “I was 
  just promoted to an editor position; and that’s the really great 
  thing about working for Miranda。 Yes; the hours are long and the 
  work is tough; but it’s incredibly glamorous and a million girls 
  would die to do it。 And Miranda is such a wonderful woman; 
  editor;person; that she really takes care of her own girls。 You’ll 
  skip years and years of working your way up the ladder by working 
  just one year for her; if you’re talented; she’ll send you straight 
  to the top; and 。 。 。” She rambled on; not bothering to look up or 
  feign any level of passion for what she was saying。 Although I 
  didn’t get the impression she was particularly dumb; her eyes were 
  glazed over in the way seen only in cult members or the brainwashed。 
  I had the distinct impression I could fall asleep; pick my nose; or 
  simply leave and she wouldn’t necessarily notice。

  When she finally wrapped things up and went to go notify yet another 
  interviewer; I nearly collapsed on the unweling reception…area 
  sofas。 It was all happening so fast; spiraling out of control; and 
  yet I was excited。 So what if I didn’t know who Miranda Priestly 
  was? Everyone else certainly seemed impressed enough。 Yeah; so it’s 
  a fashion magazine and not something a little more interesting; but 
  it’s a hell of a lot better to work atRunway than some horrible 
  trade publication somewhere; right? The prestige of havingRunway on 
  my résumé was sure to give me even more credibility when I 
  eventually applied to work atThe New Yorker than; say; havingPopular 
  Mechanics there。 Besides; I’m sure a million girlswould die for this 
  job。

  After a half hour of such ruminations; another tall and impossibly 
  thin girl came to the reception area。 She told me her name but I 
  couldn’t focus on anything except her body。 She wore a tight; 
  shredded denim skirt; a see…through white button…down; and strappy 
  silver sandals。 She was also perfectly tanned and manicured and 
  exposed in such a way that normal people are not when there’s snow 
  on the ground。 It wasn’t until she actually motioned for me to 
  follow her back through the glass doors and I had to stand up that I 
  became acutely aware of my own horrendously inappropriate suit; limp 
  hair; and utter lack of accessories; jewelry; and grooming。 To this 
  day; the thought of what I wore—and that I carried something 
  resembling abriefcase —continues to haunt me。 I can feel my face 
  flame red as I remember how very; very awkward I was among the most 
  toned and stylish women in New York City。 I didn’t know until later; 
  until I hovered on the periphery of being one of them; just how much 
  they had laughed at me between the rounds of the interview。

  After the requisite look…over; Knockout Girl led me to Cheryl 
  Kerston’s office;Runway ’s executive editor and all…around lovable 
  lunatic。 She; too; talked at me for what seemed like hours; but this 
  time I actually listened。 I listened because she seemed to love her 
  job; speaking excitedly about the “words” aspect of the magazine; 
  the wonderful copy she reads and writers she manages and editors she 
  oversees。

  “I have absolutely nothing to do with the fashion side of this 
  place;” she declared proudly; “so it’s best to save those questions 
  for someone else。”

  When I told her that it was really her job that sounded appealing; 
  that I had no particular interest or background in fashion; her 
  smile broadened to a genuine grin。 “Well; in that case; Andrea; you 
  might be just what we need around here。 I think it’s time for you to 
  meet Miranda。 And if I may offer a piece of advice? Look her 
  straight in the eye and sell yourself。 Sell yourself hard and sh

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