Spending her days surrounded with lace, feathers and silk,
Summer Eatmon enjoys her line of work.
Spending her days surrounded with lace, feathers and silk, Summer Eatmon enjoys her line of work.
“Making couples excited about their love lives is fun,” she said.
Since moving to Hollister, 18-year-old Eatmon accepted a job at Boutique de Lingerie. This cowgirl in a panty store said it keeps her smiling to know she is helping men and women find the right lingerie for them, but sometimes she learns a little too much about the special occasion.
“Watching people get excited when they find that perfect gift for someone is so much fun, but sometimes people tend to share a little too much information,” she said jokingly.
While working at the boutique, Eatmon has become a fan of the different styles and cuts, and along with four other models, she participated in the runway fashion show “Sweets of San Benito County.” Striking a pose in only skimpy lingerie in front of roughly 200 pairs of eyes was pretty nerve-racking, but was worth it in the end for the bubbly blonde.
“I felt like I accomplished something,” she said. “When I was behind the stage I would get really nervous, but once I was out there it was so much fun.”
This wasn’t Eatmon’s first time making a stage appearance, but the last time she was wearing much more clothing. During high school in Santa Maria, she worked for Clear Channel Communications doing promotions. Meeting country music celebrities like Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Deana Carter were perks of the job, but Eatmon said the biggest highlight was hanging out on stage with George Thorogood and the Destroyers at a Vandenberg Air Force Base Concert.
“There were so many soldiers in the audience and being on stage was just unbelievable,” she said.
After growing up in Santa Maria, Eatmon transplanted to Hollister four months ago when her boyfriend, Luke Grabeel, took a job with a heating and air conditioning company. Eatmon packed her bags and left her four horses and seven cats at home.
“I miss them a lot,” she said. “Rodeo was my life for a long time.”
Despite being roughly three hours from Santa Maria, Eatmon said Hollister reminds her a lot of home.
“It’s very small and friendly,” she said. “There is a lot of history here and I’m learning that everyone in this town is either related or knows each other.”
