July 10, 2007
Perk Up
“The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater”
Fact: Your boobs were their perkiest during freshman year. They’ve since sagged at a rate of .25 cm per year. But who’s measuring? You can’t will the perk back, but you can have a sense of humor about it all.
Like the writers in The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater: 21 Funny Women on Beauty, Body Image, and Other Hazards of Being Female.
They’ve been implanted, reduced, Botoxed their armpits, and wondered about waxing “down there” before giving birth. One was even medically diagnosed with an unusually large posterior. Talk about tits and giggles.
And while knowing [insert celeb name here] had her chin done doesn’t boost your body image (really, isn’t that part of the job?), laughing with normal women who share your insane beauty obsessions can be a major lift.
No surgery required.
Book launch party and reading tonight, 7-9 p.m. Rockit Room, 406 Clement Street, at Fifth Avenue (415-387-6343 or rock-it-room.com). Available online at amazon.com.
