In fact, it wasn’t even something she considered until her agent reached out with the idea.
“There is this production company that called,” London recalled her agent saying.
So we thought of you," (viaInto the Gloss).
During her time at Vassar, she pushed herself to pursue as many internships and work studies as possible.
She was lucky enough to be taken on as an intern in Paris at Christian Dior.
“It was my first job out of college,” London gushes.
“I was 21!”
(viaInto the Gloss).
London called the position “very hard,” but added, “I don’t regret it.
It was better than Navy SEAL training.
You learn everything it’s crucial that you know about being in fashion.
Thinking back, London wonders if her weight and struggles withbody imagecould have hindered the progress of her career.
“I don’t know whether I would have been hired at 180 pounds,” London confessed toBustle.
“But I overcompensated,” London explains.
“Did the work of three assistants, and tried to be the class clown.
Honestly, it’s less about whetherVoguewould have hired me and much more about my own self-esteem issues.
I worked super hard to compensate for not being a size 0,” (via Bustle).
In fact, she believes that speaking about it is key to healing.
