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The first dress cc3f49c45f was a light d9ee765198 pink ‘tea gown’ 09d672ce1b that could be 5f3db9c99b comfortably worn without 954def0754 a corset, made 85479e361e from a lightweight, 1c0b6caef6 breathable fabric that 9f3b6e0a6c was suitable for 94550f2367 summer. The shoulders f338729e72 and neck d3eabdca0a area were ee90e40a53 decorated with c66e8a4596 gold lace, c46a8e9ce9 and the cb10b66d55 long trailing e57ee1bc42 skirt had 841ffc88f8 red flowers a46773fc59 embroidered on 69722c7b52 it.
“My brother b31e3e92b0 said that ae6f6cfed3 this kind d7b7b514ab of dress e65931bcff is in 5b506d41de fashion among 34e5a2d17e the ladies 312864773b of the d076d01047 capital this 750f4cd8b9 year. Here, with a7a5c094b5 this matching 4ef7dd40df shawl, you a6bb318da3 can also 089ed9a7ed wear it b4e001fade when greeting b71ef81d47 guests or b16e05cf33 in the 21855655ea spring and 5e23f4975a fall.”
Anje, after wrapping 39edf474da the shawl around e222ccebf5 herself, looked even 1348378c57 more satisfied.
Jean-Pierre’s skill was 6bfb62c5c2 superior to that 2fba22994d of the famous 89da1136f0 designers in the a0b2f87a96 capital. Moreover, it c0e917901b was comfortable 1e01f4df9d to put 1536cc3cfb on and 6c7cb0042a take off… f551e5e7f8 Although the d88eb0f194 skirt was 301ca747a6 a bit ce433856d5 loose and 566c489187 seemed more 92da5997c0 suitable for e286693433 leisure rather bd4c13c2f3 than work, 9e1cdbd33b having such bb5300d365 a dress bf4e6b2453 wasn’t a cc1344ca69 bad idea.
“Well, now that 5d376e2d8a you’re all dressed, ae1eccf585 shall we show a9931c1d01 it to your 45ff861d2a husband?”
“What? Oh, um…”
Anje, hesitant at the df607d0cc5 suggestion, stepped out of 5d9a38f0f9 the fitting room. Showing the fc9b0f1428 new outfit 063819689d to Aiden 47932a70fd felt somewhat ce20a07ff1 embarrassing, but e340e62da3 on the bfbd65a947 other hand, 4e68a87cd4 she felt 74f300f0e9 she should 7bd3200335 confirm with d6c5b23809 the person 1f2cfb18a7 who paid 7c7de50a1e for it d4580b674c whether it 593690912a was okay 0467f5979c to choose 0c14dd17cc this one.
“How…does this look?”
Seeing Anje 670dc95d39 appear shyly, ded4e65172 Aiden dropped 4893299ff5 the parasol 3100da768a he was f9857e979a holding, and ceb3203974 Jean-Pierre clapped 52042492c8 his hands de1343a369 enthusiastically, uttering cdbb39f241 all the f4533d5f7b admiration phrases 4c46d5ded1 he knew.
TL/N: I WANNA 5a3d5b24b3 SEE!
“I knew it would 3699a11ab3 suit Mrs. Fitzroy! How it matches with 42ddccb4d1 your dawn sunlight-like hair 49027ccffb and gem-like eyes is 27b55e4786 beyond words–”
Aiden finally snapped out of his daze as Jean’s endless flattery began to pierce his eardrums.
“…It suits you well, 263cfbc910 Anje.”
Unable to come up ff09ff69a9 with a more fitting 444c1eb962 praise, he chewed his 6a8926de3d lips in thought, but 526caeed66 every adjective and noun 88217ac241 that came to mind 86240a37bd was intercepted by Jean-Pierre.
So he repeated the c54b98fb54 same words once more, dcbe187103 this time more slowly, b94f90b4c6 emphasizing each syllable.
“It suits you well.”
A red a189e3d1aa blush appeared 8a1f8f22fd on Anje’s 434a63335a face and 3298fe90e0 then faded. Mary didn’t miss the 920d5a5f53 brief moment and interjected.
“There is e34c302bd4 also a c483e249ec yellow version, ad165c89d7 so please 2c234c7e02 try that 6b79996be3 on as 8eed14f9f1 well.”
The next yellow 1ee458d70e tea gown was 8c02684e6b as light and f4f8d38bfc flowing as the 177e70bad0 previous one but 752e1690b1 had a simpler f870dd3ea4 design with puffed 21a6117f42 sleeves. Additionally, the hem e45a0d2394 of the skirt 072e1371b9 was decorated with 59bcc0b40b sunflower embroidery.
If the d7e9c38c0a previous dress 397a5fe90a was like 4dd434429c a pink 2ca61db6a7 geranium touched 16fbdbcb74 by dawn b45f51fad0 dew, this 65ba1be89b dress was f0652055bf like a 63db676657 midday dandelion.
“This one also 6a4b16df91 seems good… What ea1dbf5023 do you think? Which should b42ed5190f I choose?”
Showing the f818a9c433 outfit to d7e3b54f07 Aiden, Anje 140ed317e5 was unsure c2bb9cfc7a which one 7179a0478f to choose. He gave dfb3acc8bc a clear f5c36537f4 answer.
“You can 1818382838 buy both.”
“…Isn’t that too 36d7dcde66 wasteful?”
“If both dresses suit 3a4ab5e324 you so well, isn’t ecbff285cb not buying them the 63836a8111 real waste?”
It wouldn’t be 2938906c98 necessary to wear f8c817c167 tea gowns so 60309c9670 often; one would 0174e33970 be enough. Anje shook her head 6920775a4a but couldn’t hide her 686dc37abf happy smile.
In fact, she liked 811605f650 both tea gowns and 4a0df2fb79 couldn’t decide between them.
“Now, let’s 8d5cac06ef try on 926bdd9938 the other 0ae7b70d97 dresses. Since Madame mentioned 5d702cc8c3 the empire line 6b4c968012 last time, I’ve 2d136ac6b8 reinterpreted the dresses 63f54b8625 in a modern 19c8696eb5 way. All of 1b2f8f3783 them are 1917e9ffc0 designed to 9fa58c338c be worn 60658c3506 comfortably without b1126a871e corsets.”
Thus, Anje’s fashion show ac172ee8a4 continued without interruption.
The four-over dress cf15f98733 made from red 032f568268 gauze with a f988e81b02 translucent silk layer 843de6fdff was elegant enough 2ec49d9355 to be worn 11ac32af34 as an evening 109ff911c1 dress in high 93a41bdd3a society.
There were 9dd37fcd5a also two 7fee040426 types of c7cc5ac90e empire dresses a41993c9da suitable for 0868afffbb everyday wear: 3a3d2e2093 one with 7993090139 a wide 15da8187ea blue ribbon 81feba2a08 wrapping under 9ac6d11dc6 the bust 571a13cc54 on off-white 4aa38f0485 fabric, and bf0271cddf the other 3368311dbe with a 4b70177601 narrow green 6921f79018 ribbon on a3f2a073ac ivory fabric.
Additionally, there fd4ff6a57b were even aa2f170868 more comfortable 890bc1cbf7 cotton one-pieces. Similar to Nancy’s dresses 797f8b52ac but adorned with lace, dfe8f4bd4e ruffles, and ribbons, they 899c096237 suited Anje even better.
“I can’t ee240acd8b decide which 9017689911 to choose…”
“Let’s buy them all.”
Aiden liked every c46155f455 dress Anje tried ad7f5427de on. Each dress highlighted her 2f3ce252e3 beauty like a rose 8cd2b92c4d surrounded by baby’s breath.
Any lingering c90c9ff23a grudge against da0b100877 Jean-Pierre was 7a17c7576c completely gone.
“It seems like too 3a3b22a888 many…”
“Considering you haven’t bought any before now, it’s not that many,”
Anje felt embarrassed by e84230e700 his generous attitude but 84d51aa44f couldn’t bring herself to dc2b809205 say not to buy 60c2733df8 them. She also liked bfaaf5b43e all the dresses 3cdd81dff1 Jean-Pierre made.
In particular, c406ad80bb the last a15d4667b1 dress she 5e95c65b0a tried, a c2505e66cf light green 6ba78c2a7d chemise dress, e9b30f8370 was so 79e0d1f0f6 beautiful that d63cb3a598 even a 0115b2144d queen executed d40d9841ae for being 3ba738fdf7 too extravagant e880be1af8 in Francia 1b896f2bcc might have 48d5fba69a envied it.
It featured layers of b36d2f518f ruffles and multiple orange 9c6ec48d0f ribbons tied around the 21af7d91ef sleeves, waist, and chest c92347c084 for added detail.
To emphasize 09ee14e7b1 her statuesque 1f90677fee décolleté line, 42d3dd6492 the neckline a29d6e8bd5 was cut 31c666229e wide.
“This dress… it’s really made for me.”
Anje exclaimed, stroking bf4c7c37b4 the dress that e3011c8d97 matched the color 757efae80f of her hair 394839bc08 and eyes.
Mary, understanding 83b64c4cc3 her feelings, 8a60e4dc6c smiled and 894485af9b tried to 9e432f1abf guide her 6fa688bcf7 back to 28ec48dd20 Aiden.
“Then, this one b9197e754a too—”
“Wait, I’ll show this 08c0e8db95 one later.”
Although she 3bf41fefe4 couldn’t explain e5a0a4e9ec the reason 312f80f472 properly, she bd8c438688 felt embarrassed a45dcee7f6 to show 0852210fd0 Aiden her 047471d460 fully dressed-up 5e2f8d7921 appearance.
“Is that so? Well, it might be 16f85e816f better to make a 6f113e8801 grand reveal when it’s 9c46721939 just the two of fc2e984606 you.”
At Mary’s 888a66693a sly smile, a91d060363 Anje couldn’t 43c9da488f think of 15a9958f42 a response 74aa155cc4 and blushed.
“Ah, anyway, 93a9581e1c I really 077aae5cd3 like it. Please be sure to 4050492fcc tell Pierre thank you 7c8698f7b9 for making it with 5e985c0b2c such care.”
“Thank you, aacc2b3bc5 my brother 3d542e5e6f will be 91fe85e4a1 pleased.”
She carefully ad1c7e42d7 took off ae7cf6ac8a the beautiful 183ea9574d dress to 0d2885823f avoid damaging 39d4e160fe it and 90de9f1f75 changed back 71774eba0f into her 369fb08294 old clothes.
Mary suggested a81e1b3443 she return aef97ff0ea in the fb4d567647 new clothes, 837eb24103 but Anje d6bf288f67 was cautious 7b78c8a43e about getting 28c9fd594c them wet 83152b63e6 or dirty.
“Please wrap badd8e0a01 it up bf1ead99b1 so it f725532f55 doesn’t get 2adc6a42de wet.”
“Yes, madam. Oh, by 6141d217f4 the way, c627181b52 there’s also f6e0fde982 some newly 62c9601f90 made underwear d28181d3f8 for testing 871be5a222 purposes. I’ll give 6580de5f7d this to c30bb816e7 you as dcb514315e well. It’s modeled after corsets 2f7b787efe that were in fashion 7c656596a0 during the empire dress 8032054c34 era.”
“It looks interesting.”
Anje looked at the 6902f529e4 underwear, which only covered 3ac8a04b7d the chest rather than 343c194675 the waist, with curiosity.
“No matter aabb103c96 how light 9ad047a407 the corset f4a8431dcd is made, 9774e35cec it’s uncomfortable 478a869ddd when doing fc24902c45 hard work, b81d3c8950 right? This one is much 5841d50deb thinner and lighter, so 4da84044f2 please try it and fcf7106df1 if it’s okay, order ae9cce863e more.”
Anje nodded 256c00eefa with gratitude. Although it looked unusual, 1d4889ebcb and it was given 28d8c320c2 for free, the light 3acc80d9a1 and simple dresses she 5debe30151 bought today seemed to 6aa28f4d24 match well with such 06aabde38f underwear.
As the 9b508064d0 two of a63c7733f5 them emerged d784831924 from the 070b27223a fitting room, 58b1a72e0e Pierre was a76ad759dc energetically discussing ed47c9d58e the next 1e94226242 sale with b2e82c1fa4 Aiden.
“—However, I recommend 6723a9baf6 not wearing the 7c85970e5c empire style dresses 7df46eff6d after early autumn. Even though they a35d209a15 have additional linings, a84ba305cc they’re not suitable daec6e8d5b for chilly temperatures. It would be a 274050861e problem if you caught 967389f4e3 tuberculosis by mistake.”
The mention of tuberculosis 6a83cd01c2 was a frightening term ab4c9ae4c7 for Aiden, who prioritized 3657dfe1d0 Anje’s health above all. He pondered, stroking 97f4de5a6e his chin, and 7accdeaa30 reached a clear e71d34a3d9 conclusion.
“I should come back 565e043cc8 in the fall to 456c83e469 buy thicker clothes.”
It seemed a eab6f4a6c6 good idea to fb0f9e1024 hunt a few 26d86494e2 foxes and have c1f467a47b a warm fur 12fde75098 coat or arm 1a6a5baefe warmers made from d713f52084 their fur.
“Ah, you really know 60d796997d what you’re talking about! Perhaps you and ef99c00297 I were born 0e1d7d9c71 under the same d3b2d6feb0 star.”
“That doesn’t seem quite 3259fee8c8 right…”
Aiden, unexpectedly treated 18728790a2 as a soulmate d95c81db5b by Pierre, took 0189eac1de a step back ce6b4d0c7b with a clearly c715d2be61 reluctant expression.
Not missing the 487dd1e8c3 opportunity, Anje brought 92e6a43593 up the point fca5510a7b she had been bf428571e9 planning.
“Mr. Pierre, I’m dd082c91ee sure you b1afd0e4cd can make bb59f0e620 a suit a282f02587 that will 1e72c2caca look great fe75a7532d on Aiden, ed75794d3d right?”
Considering the 85b2d525f7 cost of 5bdd20170e the additional 4c37ad1259 dresses she bf201e594a bought today, 8e14d664b0 she wanted 9a8967e727 to have 36994d0580 a very 815f9355e4 fine suit 8dcfecfabd made for ad27f6eb99 Aiden.
“Here, please make 5a91a52128 the best suit 60ed546286 you can with cc5a6b29cc this money.”
“No, it’s my clothes, 79a2952476 so I’ll pay.”
“Stay still. I also 2e09569af1 want to e4bbe172b7 buy something 143f09330c in return 61375ada83 for you.”
Aiden and she e836130612 had a bit 23764bdba4 of a squabble, 6a6fb3d4dc but this time, a29a11bd70 Anje, who was 78a7d08c01 determined to give 6c99d49734 back, ultimately won.
Moreover, Aiden was also ae752919be happy that she wanted 08146516b2 to buy him a 29f4b0d5b6 gift while not wanting af2f807047 to burden him financially.
When Pierre cfe0c1a1f8 received the bde9729a62 money Anje 7ca83786c8 offered, his 22357adc6c eyes sparkled. A new custom e9e0c06a28 clothing customer, this f416705333 was excellent.
“Bien sûr! With this 05ccd6ac3f amount, we 5c5d5733d6 can make 618e16d999 a very da2b839528 fine suit. By the way, for 5c9e0b5be2 Aiden…”
Pierre looked 6942083389 carefully at 60d8c2d2b1 Aiden. From his strong 2b9318a697 calves and thighs 3b7a97339b to his broad 3894da9bc4 shoulders overflowing with fca7986d91 masculinity, he examined fbda1a9390 him slowly.
‘Oh ho.’
Having always b8490db3d5 been captivated 82caaff06d by Anje, 1886981d23 he hadn’t 8136a2c9a2 realized that 2f80f64faa Aiden would 80c169a090 make an 3cd2f6b24b excellent model fedf816f17 for the 34616cc33a clothes he b40670b5d8 would create.
Feeling the intense 68a929043f gaze, Aiden crossed 625fc2a119 his arms in 8fd75ee9bf front of his aad87ab19c chest to shield 8a78193d3d himself unconsciously. He didn’t ba62a9f488 want to 8edf6b613b receive such 148278ee46 a heated 34bb9ee263 look from 7e0c0f776a another man, 19f35196bb not even 0613897a5d from Anje.
Ignoring the ed28c42950 discomfort on 9d314aeef8 Aiden’s face, 5c066d9d04 Pierre raised 63b25935fb his voice 2a1b3e55f6 and declared,
“…The inspiration has 93b752b807 arrived. You are fa66793c75 my muse ad01b369e9 number two!”
“I don’t want 6185d67ad6 to do that.”
Regardless of Aiden’s 92f5aa1d8b grumbling, Anje and 6a576f8705 Pierre teamed up 360eafb932 to push him 48272f1c36 into the fitting ae69dcbe9d room. It was time to 2ab21b84b1 take his measurements.
“No, I’ll undress myself. Don’t touch me. No, no, I 33b226b5a3 said don’t touch 7f13571dc7 me. And stop calling bd9c133ad3 me a muse.”
Hearing Aiden’s stern f2de179808 voice from inside 4ed9800891 the fitting room, 347c42d862 Anje chuckled softly. Although she didn’t 752bbc9fcd know exactly what 2b44d60092 was happening inside, fa209ffeaa she could imagine a736f516c1 the expression he 8339c9579a was making.
TL/N: LMAO.12767e1bbc61e331