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The first 05ba38c235 dress was cf2e8891d9 a light c53e9f43f6 pink ‘tea 50c7c3271e gown’ that 26e8d4bd81 could be 469cd221d9 comfortably worn 3fd1f5f039 without a fc13eb78ac corset, made 32106743d4 from a 9bd03627eb lightweight, breathable b430c31c0a fabric that 55f6698292 was suitable c975c11e58 for summer. The shoulders and neck 8fd4cc4d29 area were decorated with d8059d93e1 gold lace, and the 3f048c17a4 long trailing skirt had 0f4f33ae8a red flowers embroidered on 16f5a76486 it.
“My brother said 4f96031c41 that this kind bdc9f394a7 of dress is edadccafc9 in fashion among 7e1acfc43e the ladies of 882e619133 the capital this 9b5c48bf28 year. Here, with this matching d756929753 shawl, you can also f61123775d wear it when greeting 4c56420587 guests or in the 255cb23244 spring and fall.”
Anje, after wrapping the 0d2cc0fce5 shawl around herself, looked c2273a6a4a even more satisfied.
Jean-Pierre’s skill was 08681dbe94 superior to that 689f33e87b of the famous 79e4328355 designers in the dced4fc87e capital. Moreover, it b7de874e4b was comfortable 69d21f6ff9 to put 75b9a6b46d on and 3fe5c03f5a take off… ac2a77c0f1 Although the 2eb6df1bb8 skirt was c0a663eac2 a bit e2485901f6 loose and 80b9c49567 seemed more 82fd33674c suitable for c47e28b7e4 leisure rather 68e210cbc0 than work, f927ae4982 having such e0a775a38f a dress 9ea82a4cd9 wasn’t a a911adf4e3 bad idea.
“Well, now that d4736dbc17 you’re all dressed, 402f7cd911 shall we show 99afe66dec it to your d110869180 husband?”
“What? Oh, um…”
Anje, hesitant dc46d49d2a at the beb00f6cb5 suggestion, stepped 2c7f972df8 out of 7510cfd2c1 the fitting 915eabdd6f room. Showing the new outfit 8397f18881 to Aiden felt somewhat 471d740660 embarrassing, but on the 09396790f6 other hand, she felt 5f13ff60a1 she should confirm with d9bb1145c0 the person who paid 08b15e2bbc for it whether it 520a80ef68 was okay to choose 25b5920dc1 this one.
“How…does this look?”
Seeing Anje appear shyly, e0c7473184 Aiden dropped the parasol 4c3fbde8b3 he was holding, and 13d526e612 Jean-Pierre clapped his hands 52518f6642 enthusiastically, uttering all the 4d5157957f admiration phrases he knew.
TL/N: I WANNA 8cf4c00cf5 SEE!
“I knew it b2b513a142 would suit Mrs. Fitzroy! How it matches with 41862eb038 your dawn sunlight-like hair 0a3d1ff16f and gem-like eyes is 6724f07e5d beyond words–”
Aiden finally snapped out of his daze as Jean’s endless flattery began to pierce his eardrums.
“…It suits you 4dc6eb30e9 well, Anje.”
Unable to 8b74aae9af come up db7920e88b with a f13b1d0b22 more fitting 0372c20af8 praise, he 995d619f4d chewed his 721f979a9e lips in c5cf6d059d thought, but d89ae9dace every adjective b0d8dc7d18 and noun 527de0a894 that came 4be53e15b7 to mind 2715981525 was intercepted 53692a7df9 by Jean-Pierre.
So he repeated the e050039807 same words once more, 430fbc80ed this time more slowly, 48484e5bdd emphasizing each syllable.
“It suits you well.”
A red blush 51a3656f25 appeared on Anje’s fc671d7a6d face and then eba45eda50 faded. Mary didn’t miss 428289e0e1 the brief moment e1614acd2f and interjected.
“There is 1ef67f4731 also a 3b492aef08 yellow version, 5db2cbdf37 so please cd2afe442a try that 4a026f0833 on as 2c37d0baae well.”
The next yellow tea 0dff7c6fe0 gown was as light a281d91bed and flowing as the a64f0d63d8 previous one but had 8f74bdb92b a simpler design with 46c7b579a8 puffed sleeves. Additionally, the 95618159f2 hem of 878a73051a the skirt 56e3aea14a was decorated 53299bbfc6 with sunflower 4d9e6f61b3 embroidery.
If the previous 9f5f8ff353 dress was like cc2a369645 a pink geranium 08a9c1af67 touched by dawn ae2593513c dew, this dress df2e608557 was like a e07bbaff8a midday dandelion.
“This one dd14eab8e9 also seems 43f72c79d9 good… What 0690df7f11 do you 58a33c540c think? Which should 1395ac41df I choose?”
Showing the outfit de874537c8 to Aiden, Anje 4a43cb4b60 was unsure which b901d2be99 one to choose. He gave c85c2ba525 a clear baaaad8079 answer.
“You can a2b1265c79 buy both.”
“…Isn’t that fe2fb1912d too wasteful?”
“If both dresses suit 086ba0d3fe you so well, isn’t 9594eaa917 not buying them the 10dfb9bc3e real waste?”
It wouldn’t be a0c921192f necessary to wear c4cb1918ad tea gowns so 446e305b55 often; one would b23d6e6381 be enough. Anje shook her head 29e0ce767c but couldn’t hide her 32f5f5d74f happy smile.
In fact, she c1dee2fc9d liked both tea 6a646b186f gowns and couldn’t d8ba40b158 decide between them.
“Now, let’s try d65091565f on the other bb07cad6d6 dresses. Since Madame 098003fba5 mentioned the 919717ba0b empire line 0fd92a7cda last time, fcec018581 I’ve reinterpreted 7027efaff6 the dresses 297f831b43 in a 9178d92c52 modern way. All of a2f267d77c them are 3776a424da designed to dadc07d899 be worn 0045df6289 comfortably without 72124f02b4 corsets.”
Thus, Anje’s fashion 6690e0045c show continued without e1e32b6a3b interruption.
The four-over dress 7d6367a4a5 made from red e28599bd7a gauze with a 795a805343 translucent silk layer e109137b73 was elegant enough 038c58a429 to be worn 03903f2d3d as an evening 9428a5c840 dress in high 28f0f68e3e society.
There were 1091e11e3d also two 7899e92b82 types of 89a5973092 empire dresses 39e46614b9 suitable for e7f991244d everyday wear: 900560750d one with 026913c8a9 a wide 801e7b1b8b blue ribbon 96b230bbc5 wrapping under d480d5056e the bust dd4db82d23 on off-white d1faf07d2f fabric, and 2b9ade1769 the other b087df8545 with a d908ce3e78 narrow green 7bfc1d6470 ribbon on c1bc3f1960 ivory fabric.
Additionally, there were b403323792 even more comfortable bda74a8d2e cotton one-pieces. Similar to Nancy’s 5a70de42d0 dresses but adorned 1597087516 with lace, ruffles, 80c5c6b9ce and ribbons, they 3b302a96d5 suited Anje even 2b2953f5de better.
“I can’t decide which 0953554b75 to choose…”
“Let’s buy them all.”
Aiden liked every dress 4496fe9c09 Anje tried on. Each dress b11e1be893 highlighted her fdd0482ddd beauty like 15837efb0b a rose 3ab66b13f9 surrounded by 06bf4b28f0 baby’s breath.
Any lingering 19f04cd9ad grudge against 84937a9526 Jean-Pierre was f17521cfa9 completely gone.
“It seems like 163ba855ca too many…”
“Considering you haven’t bought any before now, it’s not that many,”
Anje felt embarrassed 4e91e9644e by his generous dc9adac39b attitude but couldn’t 6fea75f672 bring herself to 21ef23f185 say not to a113790b67 buy them. She also liked all 34dcffa43a the dresses Jean-Pierre made.
In particular, the last 6c73f4347f dress she tried, a e7308ffedd light green chemise dress, b49d17e6db was so beautiful that 4720d8a2be even a queen executed a5d205dcfb for being too extravagant 1d09582f11 in Francia might have c54171b3c5 envied it.
It featured a1d787fec8 layers of 4477d8ba79 ruffles and ec9c3ef573 multiple orange dbf52e1128 ribbons tied 1d61a6ffca around the f137d6fc1a sleeves, waist, 6bbf0a6eba and chest 42636563cf for added 0a9f948013 detail.
To emphasize 4d1c0edbbb her statuesque a8706754dc décolleté line, ffb58823ea the neckline 3633d536b4 was cut 174316aa55 wide.
“This dress… it’s really made for me.”
Anje exclaimed, d9999e7a5a stroking the 99dc31180d dress that 6f4d609f1e matched the 9e0b092eec color of 8d9b21d9a1 her hair 75c6453ad2 and eyes.
Mary, understanding 0653afab37 her feelings, a96bad062a smiled and a5d875fef1 tried to 4bdbde30c3 guide her 1fef9e83f9 back to ce7ca34360 Aiden.
“Then, this 07b5b9ccc6 one too—”
“Wait, I’ll show this fc99aaf6fb one later.”
Although she couldn’t 3f78ed235b explain the reason 8b0a90e967 properly, she felt 3089c197d2 embarrassed to show 87735cf06d Aiden her fully 45265fc9be dressed-up appearance.
“Is that so? Well, it 5a9dfc4146 might be a99d00f74c better to 86a6a985c3 make a 079d11545a grand reveal 1cb55348e2 when it’s 2726ab53de just the 2fbaa492c4 two of 7a817eb184 you.”
At Mary’s c5d73864c1 sly smile, bfdfeddb11 Anje couldn’t 41a8f53782 think of 81830d7f79 a response d3eb1b6fc3 and blushed.
“Ah, anyway, I cc55ee3020 really like it. Please be 192af103ff sure to 1ea5232493 tell Pierre c9068aa5f3 thank you 9a49dd2359 for making 08b571c23e it with 081cb02bac such care.”
“Thank you, my brother 04565b552a will be pleased.”
She carefully took off a4a37cd8b2 the beautiful dress to 10e4b6f634 avoid damaging it and 6462c68057 changed back into her 7d09a0a27b old clothes.
Mary suggested she 4e2e9d25df return in the 78b9af78a0 new clothes, but a596b8ad4a Anje was cautious 9370a1b4b8 about getting them 289be628c9 wet or dirty.
“Please wrap 5e72ce6df6 it up 73b2af3cd9 so it 2f500b6878 doesn’t get 5562b2d522 wet.”
“Yes, madam. Oh, by d2450b4e3c the way, 2b683d58f4 there’s also 7a64d9fe10 some newly f1667cb31b made underwear 0a4fedad75 for testing cc40055ce2 purposes. I’ll give this db1e9a0e0d to you as 466ba4b45a well. It’s modeled after 990fb7c1b3 corsets that were 241ea17729 in fashion during 8e9706e998 the empire dress 96d6a6f3de era.”
“It looks interesting.”
Anje looked at the d123d28f8c underwear, which only covered 5bf72d0b5a the chest rather than d49e4adb31 the waist, with curiosity.
“No matter 201c8080da how light 86c9fd4226 the corset 3ca7fa0cc2 is made, 1240b64df9 it’s uncomfortable 388484fff2 when doing 9a9d1700c9 hard work, 7761af5fda right? This one 7e61d8789a is much 3ede5cfd66 thinner and 38c50399ba lighter, so 7c6c67ab3d please try f3e470fe16 it and 948d72b5e6 if it’s 4ccbf98483 okay, order 5cd6c55ccf more.”
Anje nodded b944100289 with gratitude. Although it looked b046561c8d unusual, and it e993414665 was given for 370a88977f free, the light 60756a7cd3 and simple dresses e0cba4ac4b she bought today 270751e2c3 seemed to match 8ab0dc5538 well with such d9216d6d70 underwear.
As the two of 9048152bb9 them emerged from the a1e73debda fitting room, Pierre was 3883f74d4a energetically discussing the next 0eb5bb86ed sale with Aiden.
“—However, I 1e17bb55f7 recommend not fe690df0b3 wearing the d6a3d594a5 empire style 2cc6370aa6 dresses after 3dc14e068f early autumn. Even though they bac0f55bf9 have additional linings, 91b1b5a4ae they’re not suitable 581438bc9f for chilly temperatures. It would 7772f5d2e5 be a fa9c45be87 problem if 6340ab136a you caught d91f1cc3cf tuberculosis by 0696a88984 mistake.”
The mention dc7db67b5c of tuberculosis 303fe56b5a was a d92a6d975f frightening term ea572ddcc8 for Aiden, 0586d854fe who prioritized 8e2a800488 Anje’s health 178ced6b5b above all. He pondered, stroking his 06423252f6 chin, and reached a a056441536 clear conclusion.
“I should come 40b19ef59b back in the bab42a65b3 fall to buy b73a1146c6 thicker clothes.”
It seemed a good 70f7ed30a9 idea to hunt a e55ddb12ad few foxes and have fa0c138848 a warm fur coat bf3489be45 or arm warmers made f568837237 from their fur.
“Ah, you 9e72e6711a really know 7bdaa6d370 what you’re e3924f3c14 talking about! Perhaps you and bc3e719045 I were born 79d2700232 under the same f82eeb4c75 star.”
“That doesn’t seem 13c31e155a quite right…”
Aiden, unexpectedly treated as 74646e662a a soulmate by Pierre, 62ae012513 took a step back ab30551e2e with a clearly reluctant 869d711505 expression.
Not missing f0899219d1 the opportunity, 2797940c3b Anje brought c500ac3ff7 up the 9b06b34293 point she 3ae1f8154d had been cd67c8a8aa planning.
“Mr. Pierre, I’m cfee0ba9ec sure you 4556068337 can make 29d2ea0d3e a suit 66af4a8ce2 that will c25b82267c look great 0a642b3730 on Aiden, 6f033031e2 right?”
Considering the cost of c949c12ea9 the additional dresses she 0b91556ff0 bought today, she wanted 2bd0e6719e to have a very 0e80f9ff9a fine suit made for 1931a0b49d Aiden.
“Here, please 5b30617f12 make the d24274f9a9 best suit 4136a37c9e you can 6cf835b3ef with this 3e655ad64f money.”
“No, it’s my a85c2be8a8 clothes, so I’ll e4dfe3af48 pay.”
“Stay still. I also want to 406e19aa7c buy something in return 08e9bfb5eb for you.”
Aiden and a53b802cee she had 3cfa0f05ce a bit c0e17131ae of a a34f8fd35e squabble, but 5f3898ca11 this time, 845ef250ed Anje, who b5910ba00e was determined 04d8d7d74e to give 01dc3fcee1 back, ultimately cac46c3351 won.
Moreover, Aiden was also 146dd04914 happy that she wanted 39447beae8 to buy him a e440f353d0 gift while not wanting 44afb03fcf to burden him financially.
When Pierre received 796d886b43 the money Anje 11ceff31d0 offered, his eyes 98098ce7ca sparkled. A new 8d4132c677 custom clothing 9bb736073a customer, this 75cbc0e2a0 was excellent.
“Bien sûr! With this amount, we b3e4e397c0 can make a very 0b6b06b3c1 fine suit. By the way, for 5bad1a6b1b Aiden…”
Pierre looked carefully at d157eb8696 Aiden. From his strong calves bf90d036c3 and thighs to his a426275980 broad shoulders overflowing with 8f39013f35 masculinity, he examined him 036d2480ca slowly.
‘Oh ho.’
Having always been c93845dc1a captivated by Anje, 3aa8cd1aac he hadn’t realized 703aa9f2cb that Aiden would 3c81b67d87 make an excellent 40330652c9 model for the ab9fef8cc6 clothes he would b83a8adb5f create.
Feeling the 294b332c09 intense gaze, 377f7e9e42 Aiden crossed 4ae3043c8b his arms c76f591ad3 in front 1bdf11e796 of his dfa7d5a31f chest to 566da33d3c shield himself a2ef35c6d0 unconsciously. He didn’t want to dd6d3e9268 receive such a heated b3074b4ec0 look from another man, 141da39cbc not even from Anje.
Ignoring the discomfort 38c0ff6df6 on Aiden’s face, 4e25fc2549 Pierre raised his e069252e4d voice and declared,
“…The inspiration has arrived. You are my muse 8b12b41f08 number two!”
“I don’t c30850e2a2 want to 5961cd30ca do that.”
Regardless of Aiden’s 87d685c553 grumbling, Anje and f4cfbebfc0 Pierre teamed up 287482b20a to push him fefae23dba into the fitting d39bfaeb2c room. It was c584749bd0 time to 8445b62d6f take his cd227157aa measurements.
“No, I’ll 53d21b07b1 undress myself. Don’t touch me. No, no, 028b604830 I said a851fcab9c don’t touch f149c87c48 me. And stop 147a0b58aa calling me 69d754b5f7 a muse.”
Hearing Aiden’s 35586ec0a6 stern voice daf361c0ee from inside 9bf64ab0db the fitting ded92b1566 room, Anje e5a41a1b4e chuckled softly. Although she didn’t know d2924a857b exactly what was happening 731904d049 inside, she could imagine 1386f93c65 the expression he was 74474f4df7 making.
TL/N: LMAO.a7d56f30e85cfd25