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Lingerie can give mental power too. About 40 years ago, when I was producing news and documentaries for French TV in their New York office, I interviewed an American lady who worked as a lawyer for a very conservative firm. She naturally had to dress the part, mostly dark navy blue suits (either with pants or skirts), white blouses buttoned up to her neck, etc. But she had a secret tool that gave her mental strength: she would wear red lace Italian lingerie in court that nobody could ever guess, even though she knew some might fantasize about it when they looked at her. It gave her additional confidence through that reinforced inner strength, and she told me that she could feel it in the tone of her voice, the look in her eyes, and her general body language. I must also confess that I've never looked at conservative lady lawyers in the same way that I used to before this interview.

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I love this story, which illustrates my theme: women wear lingerie for themselves!

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