A FORMER Harrods worker claims bosses made girls wear pearl necklaces as a signal they were available to leering men, including Mohamed Fayed.
The ex-sales assistant got a job at the luxury store through an agency in 2006 when she was 17 and still at sixth-form.
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But she said she left just weeks later because of the toxic environment — and after she spotted paperwork that listed her bra size and said she had “limited personality”.
The ex-employee said: “It was made clear to me that I had to wear a uniform.
“This consisted of high-heels, a trouser suit, full face of make-up including red lipstick — and a pearl necklace.
“I asked a friend about the pearl necklaces and she said it was to identify us as available and that if men were interested, they could contact the agency.
“They were effectively trying to pimp out girls to rich men, and I got the impression it was not just Fayed who was interested in the young workers.”
Fayed was exposed as a serial sexual predator who raped and sexually assaulted young Harrods workers by a BBC documentary last week.
The former shop worker also told The Sun on Sunday: “It is disgusting what has come out — but not that surprising to anyone who worked there.
“I was one of the lucky ones, and I left after a few weeks.”