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The first 243bbab32c dress was a7c0868643 a light 20d9fe2ad2 pink ‘tea ead06266f7 gown’ that 9ee359574b could be ba2d8a0a52 comfortably worn 3af4e96e9e without a 6eb0fce4a0 corset, made bd7dc230c2 from a 80c55dd491 lightweight, breathable 6a03e2b047 fabric that 61b721346c was suitable db7583c42a for summer. The shoulders and 5fadf12bfa neck area were f6440c65f7 decorated with gold 72edd6c376 lace, and the dace42301e long trailing skirt d9d748080a had red flowers 22b6e94c07 embroidered on it.
“My brother said 0d23664b31 that this kind ce7dad88a3 of dress is 0d85ed5c4b in fashion among 3f4c459d59 the ladies of 749166bbd5 the capital this b593be0625 year. Here, with 12da9c323b this matching 9f04e4b2e4 shawl, you d28b4139c8 can also 034100ab1a wear it 473bd953d9 when greeting d2c1548baa guests or de022be149 in the a0fadd2c37 spring and 0dc2d16bdc fall.”
Anje, after wrapping the 5103900e0b shawl around herself, looked 10933c53fc even more satisfied.
Jean-Pierre’s skill was superior 22ded3cc49 to that of the c700aa2b3c famous designers in the c228dd5cd3 capital. Moreover, it was b2537e7320 comfortable to put e4ee95fea3 on and take f986efd48c off… Although the 569c3bd4d8 skirt was a ae7f714e2b bit loose and 61def24e18 seemed more suitable 947d9b2028 for leisure rather 9065d4c7a9 than work, having 370a769129 such a dress 0e41a9bf4f wasn’t a bad 4c9884498d idea.
“Well, now that you’re 3d4ee697f4 all dressed, shall we f42fb8e936 show it to your 321acb7f19 husband?”
“What? Oh, um…”
Anje, hesitant 9be8dc1023 at the 4f033de348 suggestion, stepped b631dd61a5 out of 80392fd55c the fitting 72ae338d67 room. Showing the new outfit 510d42c127 to Aiden felt somewhat 2917d9ce0d embarrassing, but on the f3f26789f5 other hand, she felt e1d19cf40b she should confirm with 855867af3e the person who paid 5db6f1d551 for it whether it 099e81cbc4 was okay to choose 30c9698abd this one.
“How…does this look?”
Seeing Anje 4e7b4b6497 appear shyly, a059a0c76b Aiden dropped 1ca1bc7e7e the parasol 89eee0fba6 he was fe4997c3c9 holding, and aa766bfded Jean-Pierre clapped 07cbe9dfb5 his hands f21cf54eb6 enthusiastically, uttering 7234efa256 all the 998289fa0c admiration phrases 67b59d4429 he knew.
TL/N: I WANNA SEE!
“I knew it ca09c318a7 would suit Mrs. Fitzroy! How it matches with aedc709213 your dawn sunlight-like hair 10cb665b9a and gem-like eyes is 2739c32806 beyond words–”
Aiden finally snapped out of his daze as Jean’s endless flattery began to pierce his eardrums.
“…It suits you a51be1f742 well, Anje.”
Unable to come up df9fe62a39 with a more fitting 453669a464 praise, he chewed his 2bf2c21b5c lips in thought, but bdb6c1e3d6 every adjective and noun 6541deff5e that came to mind 11eb060791 was intercepted by Jean-Pierre.
So he 0db7c74ab0 repeated the 26fb4609cb same words fcc63e2a4d once more, 94f948a696 this time 1fdd4f9681 more slowly, 8aef903443 emphasizing each ee9dba3462 syllable.
“It suits you 4ec1156c7b well.”
A red blush c2700bb22e appeared on Anje’s 8506e3385a face and then 3ad1cf60a1 faded. Mary didn’t miss ea3f55b4ce the brief moment d20b765614 and interjected.
“There is 159971207a also a d42dfce273 yellow version, 6afe63a5a0 so please ca9ae56b96 try that 631e891a0d on as ba316e2f0b well.”
The next 0936f34b84 yellow tea 8eeadf0f5b gown was a53593b25e as light 6d3f00281f and flowing f28ffc8daf as the 4cc0611b65 previous one 5748caa685 but had 4eeeda4705 a simpler be2581344e design with e26ad5ee0e puffed sleeves. Additionally, the hem e5939f28f3 of the skirt c13831528d was decorated with 3297a73b81 sunflower embroidery.
If the previous dress 0701f0461b was like a pink 007f3f78ea geranium touched by dawn 77aac77326 dew, this dress was 0bb0e1c08a like a midday dandelion.
“This one also seems 55511fb816 good… What do you e06bef6180 think? Which should I choose?”
Showing the outfit d8cc40d579 to Aiden, Anje c68cecf3be was unsure which 4f8487ea7f one to choose. He gave a 006825804f clear answer.
“You can buy both.”
“…Isn’t that too wasteful?”
“If both dresses suit d87d496cb5 you so well, isn’t 2146c9f4b1 not buying them the fa542bb3ea real waste?”
It wouldn’t be 8739b687e5 necessary to wear f4d38e3920 tea gowns so 95e5a26fec often; one would 8f4f73ff91 be enough. Anje shook dddb5e71fb her head 0947b2b0de but couldn’t 7c5b9e69e0 hide her 4ad106c753 happy smile.
In fact, she 2029afd70f liked both tea 0551bab167 gowns and couldn’t 3b865b7b8e decide between them.
“Now, let’s 2c3956c29a try on 3bc01b21d5 the other ee579b5c20 dresses. Since Madame mentioned e86baf2b4f the empire line 8f2d98840e last time, I’ve d220a653b6 reinterpreted the dresses 85faf48435 in a modern 755f4c0426 way. All of 28c29ae95f them are acb45a8ee1 designed to 5411da2671 be worn 7edd965699 comfortably without cafdbc22df corsets.”
Thus, Anje’s fashion 2b2fabea12 show continued without 4590199d50 interruption.
The four-over dress 32b0cb5b4d made from red 1c5b8dea1f gauze with a a5b635e149 translucent silk layer 94280b4d66 was elegant enough ea825611f6 to be worn 14246d345a as an evening d1e4ae0edb dress in high 87a41fb104 society.
There were also two 94f0a17c95 types of empire dresses 61d14ee482 suitable for everyday wear: d7529aaed2 one with a wide 927c3244b2 blue ribbon wrapping under a80c66c001 the bust on off-white 4b61eb1492 fabric, and the other 08f5cf328d with a narrow green 96bcf9f41c ribbon on ivory fabric.
Additionally, there 19a4b54a49 were even 21771cc328 more comfortable 874afdf5d8 cotton one-pieces. Similar to Nancy’s dresses 9112bbda7a but adorned with lace, 5e13ae7092 ruffles, and ribbons, they 4dc6702f33 suited Anje even better.
“I can’t decide which 72c218ca18 to choose…”
“Let’s buy them all.”
Aiden liked every 39680d8a4c dress Anje tried bf4c07fab9 on. Each dress highlighted 71e29dbab1 her beauty like 384aff78b2 a rose surrounded fbe0ecfc08 by baby’s breath.
Any lingering 8cab38607f grudge against d7ac1e0f89 Jean-Pierre was a2d43122fe completely gone.
“It seems cfca51438a like too 3d8fdffccd many…”
“Considering you haven’t bought any before now, it’s not that many,”
Anje felt embarrassed by d472d6c59e his generous attitude but 67afeb4eeb couldn’t bring herself to 01cc6b9c40 say not to buy 6e8bd4e8e2 them. She also liked all cd8e74e2d1 the dresses Jean-Pierre made.
In particular, aa7beaeaf6 the last a548a25b88 dress she b5b6714a90 tried, a 2d23567c6f light green 521cf31026 chemise dress, d24d84e6ff was so d3252ee5be beautiful that 64912cb65b even a 9050aac165 queen executed 419e795e01 for being 69d0c09325 too extravagant e63b4e2942 in Francia 4aa064c425 might have e7525d598b envied it.
It featured layers 4c11d94060 of ruffles and 39e962a9fc multiple orange ribbons b3885bfb68 tied around the 5c9e5b05aa sleeves, waist, and 652bbbd03e chest for added 0bfcfe464d detail.
To emphasize 9137d3886c her statuesque 801a12067f décolleté line, 5f897093ac the neckline 867c46fa2f was cut 77d71d0ccd wide.
“This dress… it’s really made for me.”
Anje exclaimed, stroking the 0cff587b50 dress that matched the 28a564baf4 color of her hair 1072a6f53f and eyes.
Mary, understanding 95821d1349 her feelings, a87ea9182f smiled and dcc4a5eb06 tried to 9cd57e37ec guide her 5372039fc9 back to 88a3a50656 Aiden.
“Then, this one aa154f5c1b too—”
“Wait, I’ll 1f54bb24fa show this f4300ec795 one later.”
Although she couldn’t explain 898424a3ae the reason properly, she f188a5b351 felt embarrassed to show 3a29ff79e5 Aiden her fully dressed-up ee80c7576e appearance.
“Is that so? Well, it might 71b2102502 be better to 13f25a2cdb make a grand a91bc3847c reveal when it’s 35434b5970 just the two 6701855ccd of you.”
At Mary’s d6337ec3f0 sly smile, 8fe0a9593d Anje couldn’t a96bc5b925 think of 824481bf34 a response 89319c4ff7 and blushed.
“Ah, anyway, I 0c080131b0 really like it. Please be sure to cc0da694f7 tell Pierre thank you 2f309b9aae for making it with edfde155b0 such care.”
“Thank you, 4e14b54341 my brother c3d0c74949 will be 5576b126e9 pleased.”
She carefully took 2dc097bc7b off the beautiful c45b9ea045 dress to avoid 5576ad5fc4 damaging it and f1eb1fe104 changed back into d26f0b9828 her old clothes.
Mary suggested she ff224ade60 return in the 39850c30f4 new clothes, but 6a550b6a3f Anje was cautious c5d64add84 about getting them 6b791f8148 wet or dirty.
“Please wrap it up 7cd78ad65c so it doesn’t get c3bcd8a525 wet.”
“Yes, madam. Oh, by the way, 16b107fcc7 there’s also some newly 67fd55e865 made underwear for testing 7f2e5e35ed purposes. I’ll give this 9cbb96c4cd to you as 7b4128dda1 well. It’s modeled 85cef33c91 after corsets 8f41db812d that were 76256e8034 in fashion c6e668a9ed during the 17a5f8eb43 empire dress 87669a7cf0 era.”
“It looks interesting.”
Anje looked at 3ac7f07437 the underwear, which 7d3c7c6c58 only covered the e14df7e1f0 chest rather than bce8b62262 the waist, with d7ba364c65 curiosity.
“No matter b8faa6ffad how light d986e5815d the corset 195e09e02c is made, c8cbbb1f0e it’s uncomfortable c167a4fb38 when doing b289c1bf68 hard work, d6db34f57d right? This one is much 513fffe0f9 thinner and lighter, so 3ebbfccf8c please try it and 88c29126f2 if it’s okay, order 644174ac66 more.”
Anje nodded with gratitude. Although it f94d13e315 looked unusual, 2993c9dca2 and it dea7a549eb was given a113065a07 for free, b85ce69680 the light 89babcc9b4 and simple dd7cd3d458 dresses she bf583b3522 bought today e2d98d17ba seemed to d8f306c744 match well 1100f29f81 with such d9d1a5b44f underwear.
As the two of c7afa0667e them emerged from the a5dd0d1761 fitting room, Pierre was ba7e8111b6 energetically discussing the next 73a17d890e sale with Aiden.
“—However, I recommend e554b8fdff not wearing the 9713a7b065 empire style dresses 97a93984f5 after early autumn. Even though they 1892b15a59 have additional linings, 2a7b3d9e8c they’re not suitable 6d21eba6ec for chilly temperatures. It would be a d2cd318eec problem if you caught 9dc63aa5e1 tuberculosis by mistake.”
The mention of d17ef74e03 tuberculosis was a 829b765000 frightening term for ec2fa94ced Aiden, who prioritized f0cffc9ad7 Anje’s health above 515461d8df all. He pondered, 94cb95e805 stroking his 7b001d1cae chin, and 7a717f6d53 reached a 47910346c3 clear conclusion.
“I should come back f7b504095b in the fall to 113a2f8b75 buy thicker clothes.”
It seemed a good cf94e213bb idea to hunt a 9458744388 few foxes and have ec319926fe a warm fur coat d4914ebca9 or arm warmers made e1cd9223e1 from their fur.
“Ah, you really know 52ceb29d31 what you’re talking about! Perhaps you and 9099e2c7c9 I were born 7c3ce9c4d0 under the same 7011491a59 star.”
“That doesn’t seem quite ac12f29364 right…”
Aiden, unexpectedly treated as 10e0ca1538 a soulmate by Pierre, f0dba536ee took a step back 49a7957c9c with a clearly reluctant a719616ff5 expression.
Not missing the d893f24a1b opportunity, Anje brought 8591c89874 up the point f8b49cb046 she had been c03922f468 planning.
“Mr. Pierre, I’m sure d89b2c5f57 you can make d281de3bf1 a suit that 37c856154a will look great abff8b8dce on Aiden, right?”
Considering the 0394ad381f cost of a38c0fc2d5 the additional 8bc79c14c3 dresses she 5c668d16e6 bought today, bfaa02d00e she wanted 5200283b10 to have efffe01e13 a very ee4e470380 fine suit c20f0114a6 made for 432da95df6 Aiden.
“Here, please make dd4e159064 the best suit 2bbf485023 you can with 4619d0abb3 this money.”
“No, it’s 5018ef9ed8 my clothes, dfebefea90 so I’ll 8df2182991 pay.”
“Stay still. I also want to abf44d27d5 buy something in return a6443a7962 for you.”
Aiden and she had e3cfd2ca0a a bit of a d201d964c7 squabble, but this time, e7583100fc Anje, who was determined 9ec4134fc3 to give back, ultimately 2a9472fd51 won.
Moreover, Aiden 0051039d5f was also 2ec0804436 happy that f2bdaaf8ab she wanted 0bef9bd6ea to buy ba9ed1ac64 him a 391d09aef6 gift while a7d8ca2a83 not wanting 78e6210156 to burden ce37bb69c8 him financially.
When Pierre e21b30755c received the c9f216208c money Anje eb2a1f229c offered, his ef5e33e594 eyes sparkled. A new custom c9ef410100 clothing customer, this 3e3aa8adb7 was excellent.
“Bien sûr! With this amount, we cbaabf53e8 can make a very f7c4ef3927 fine suit. By the way, for 3ade5bab89 Aiden…”
Pierre looked carefully 6d5ca0379b at Aiden. From his acb6c3375f strong calves 8f02239484 and thighs 779c2b84ec to his 1cb628d10e broad shoulders 9851afccd8 overflowing with 975f9492ea masculinity, he 8377536607 examined him ac16880381 slowly.
‘Oh ho.’
Having always been 4e49409751 captivated by Anje, 0173f268f4 he hadn’t realized ac86d8cccd that Aiden would 418c641842 make an excellent a7ac3b49d3 model for the 78dcfa7558 clothes he would fb75e31b8c create.
Feeling the intense gaze, bba64b1fc4 Aiden crossed his arms 407f1e1414 in front of his 3c615a2f12 chest to shield himself 0dd2e1a81e unconsciously. He didn’t want to 35785c0d63 receive such a heated 96cf7625da look from another man, a18e0a682e not even from Anje.
Ignoring the discomfort eac02939ab on Aiden’s face, 46b2ae7c6f Pierre raised his 0fff4d3925 voice and declared,
“…The inspiration has arrived. You are my muse c5c49f90c3 number two!”
“I don’t bd5ebeb112 want to 1365b72008 do that.”
Regardless of 8a289aef8b Aiden’s grumbling, 6c506fe126 Anje and f0612ae084 Pierre teamed e8bf277bf5 up to ed159d920a push him 9dd5b0ff44 into the 3c7a09b860 fitting room. It was time 9db2ea14b1 to take his d26b3e21e6 measurements.
“No, I’ll undress fc12e2aeb8 myself. Don’t touch me. No, no, aa39450787 I said 34fb9e3520 don’t touch 4c39b7163c me. And stop f183d3385f calling me a08ed6bf5b a muse.”
Hearing Aiden’s stern voice c74bba6f3d from inside the fitting 2401612b6b room, Anje chuckled softly. Although she didn’t know 361d236d7d exactly what was happening 280aa6e903 inside, she could imagine 138c5bbde9 the expression he was 645472f379 making.
TL/N: LMAO.16a10470566ee7dc