Chapter 62: Wedding Dresses
Anna Vivian Vanessa Yuqi and Bethany were all gathered together and going through catalogs of wedding dresses in the living room
"None of these are what we want for our wedding" Anna said with an unsatisfied sigh
"We are going to have to go the celestial woods to find faery dressmakers after all," Bethany said
the doorbell rang "hmm? sounds like someone's here" yuqi said getting to her feet "ill get it!"
she went to the door and came back with a young lady who had curly yellow hair and pretty pink eyes and butterfly wings carrying a handbag and some clothing zipped into laundry bags
"Hello," she said "my name is Roselyn I'm a dressmaker from the celestial woods
I heard you're looking for wedding dresses, so I brought my portfolio and I also
brought some samples for you to have a look at so you may see the quality of my work "
"I see what kind of dresses do you make?" anna asked
as Roselyn sat down she unzipped her bag and pulled out a big book handing it to Anna
"I specialize in modernizing traditional Chinese Korean and Japanese clothing she replied
anna began to look through her portfolio
"these are gorgeous!" she cried in awe "this is exactly the kind of thing we are looking for we want it to be an eastern wedding as we all come from different parts of the east we have Japanese Chinese and Korean members as well but we didn't want our dresses to be complicated to wear the way traditional dresses tend to be with many pieces and layers
so we thought that perhaps wearing western dresses might be better but we didn't find any western wedding dresses that we liked either"
Vivian unzipped one of the laundry bags revealing a gorgeous modern hanbok
the top of the dress was a corset done in hanbok style
the bottom of the dress was soft layers of silk and chiffon that swished and swirled
as it was done in a pleated style the dress had a silk jacket with long flowing sleeves that hung from the wrist and
was worn in a robe style over the dress the top of the jacket was made of silk it was short and meant to cover the sleeveless top of the dress with the bottom of the jacket was soft flowing semi-transparent chiffon that created a train that fell elegantly in the back this train
had beautiful flowers painted in gorgeous designs and colors all over the fabric making the train look very grand and luxurious as it fluttered gently
the dress itself was white but also had soft pastel versions of the same flowers from the train painted on the swirling pleats of the dress
against the pure white in artfully placed splashes of color that was very pretty and eyecatching
while also showing off the wearers figure in the dress so that it had a sexy edge to it still
"Can I try this on?" Vivian asked holding the gorgeous dress
"feel free to do so, thats why I brought it so you can have a look and decide if you like my work," Roselyn said
Vivian quickly left the room to change and the girls quickly began looking through her portfolio
owing and awing over the various lovely designs she had created
"do you create the artwork on the dresses yourself as well?" anna asked, "I noticed you like painting on fabric"
"yes I do" she replied "I use natural dyes as the paint from many various flowers and herbs that grow in the celestial woods" Roselyn explained
"even the boys will have gorgeous outfits" Vanessa breathed
"I love this modern traditional Chinese warrior outfit, it looks like something you might see in a fantasy costume drama"
"I was actually inspired by dramas and the style of the flowing robe of the Tang Dynasty when I came up with that design" Roselyn said
"you are a really great designer do you have your own shop?" yuqi asked
I don't have my own shop I don't have the money I usually work out of my own home
Vivian returned wearing the dress and all talk ceased as everyone gaped at her as she glided elegantly across the living room
"its perfect" anna breathed in awe yuqi began clapping her hands in utter delight at the sight
of Vivian who was smiling with bright eyes
"I want this dress as my wedding dress," she said, "how much for it?"
"um I am not sure" Roselyn said "this is just a sample it needs to be fixed up properly I would feel awful if I made you pay a lot for this dress"
"you say this is just a sample but it's gorgeous it's like you put all your effort to make this" Anna said
"well I wanted my sample to be a representative of what I can do so I thought I needed to make it look as good as possible, but it still has many faults that I didn't put as much effort in since this was never intended for sale"
"but it fits" Vivian cried "I put it on and there was nothing wrong with it that I could tell please please please I want this dress" Vivian insisted
"Okay you can have it since you like it that much but please let me fix it up properly I promise it will be even better than now when it's fully completed," Roselyn said
Vivian smiled brightly and rushed to the couch hugging the dressmaker "thank you so much I will pay top dollar for it so don't you worry its worth it"
"we will pay you well to make us all lovely dresses and suits for the guys as well," Anna said "you will be our official dressmaker for the wedding"
"oh my gosh! thank you so much" Roselyn cried bowing with tears in her eyes
"I will not disappoint you! I am going to make the most beautiful and elegant dresses and suits for the grooms as well, please allow me to consult with all of you, I will need to take measurements and such"
"We would also need a place where we can visit you for the fittings and such and you say you don't have a shop yet?" anna asked
"I was hoping that with this opportunity I would be able to earn enough money to invest in a place where I can set up shop" Roselyn admitted
"also after everyone sees you wearing my dresses to your wedding it will be the biggest chance for everyone to see my work and how lovely they look it will help make them popular"
"come with me!" Anna said getting to her feet with the portfolio in hand "Vivian follow me as well in that dress" Anna said
all the girls and Roselyn followed anna from the tower to the royal palace,
Vivian was catching the eyes of the many people they passed on their way, it was definitely an effective way of finding out if the dress was beautiful or not,
as everyone stopped to stare stunned as they passed by, they arrived at the throne room where Evelyn and Dimitri were holding
court talking to their ministers and other important people all talk ceased as the girls walked in Evelyn stood from her throne at
the sight of Vivian who performed a gorgeous twirl in the center of the room the dress swirling around her
"what is this? where did you find such a gorgeous gown?" Evelyn asked
"This is Roselyn" anna said presenting the fairy who bowed respectfully
"shes a struggling fairy designer, who likes to make modernized traditional gowns,
for both females as well as males, shes from the celestial woods and brought her portfolio for us to have a look
this dress is a sample of her work
she says it's not completed yet can you imagine that? she doesn't even have a shop set up she was hoping she could make
our dresses and earn money to purchase a small shop where she could set up a business
look at this Evelyn" Vivian molded the dress showing off its flowing robe style jacket and the lovely painting on the pleats on the dress
Evelyn came down from her throne and examined the dress
"she says it's not done yet?" Evelyn asked awed "are you sure?"
Roselyn blushed and nodded "it will look even more lovely than this fully completed" Roselyn replied
"as it is now this dress looks like a unique artwork it's very lovely like something that should be put on display in an art gallery and not worn"
Evelyn said
"yah I already ordered this as my wedding dress no art gallery I am wearing this, and she promised to finish it for me," Vivian said
Evelyn laughed
"then we must make sure that you can do that my goodness," Evelyn said smiling "we will set you up in a place right here in the royal palace where you can work, and also have your shop, it is not convenient having to go to the celestial woods to find you for each fitting, the quest team has twelve members that will be a lot of back and forth"
"what do think of moving here?" Evelyn asked
"thank you! thank you so much !" Roselyn bowed her head "I am most grateful,
I will work really hard to make the best wedding gowns and suits" Evelyn smiled and nodded and called over
one of her courtesans "I want this young lady set up with a place to stay as well as a workroom
that can be used as shop it has to easily accessed so do not hide her away in the bowels of the palace understand!
my queen, I have a perfect place where she can set up it's at the flowered courtyard" the man replied
"ahh indeed Lily Villa" she replied with a smile "thats perfect please show them where it is and assist with moving the fairy here from the celestial woods, we must also make sure to provide her with all the materials needed to prepare the dresses and suits for the wedding whatever fabrics paints etc" she instructed
the girls followed the man from the throne room back to the courtyard
they walked along a covered pathway until they came to a bridge
over a little pond that had beautiful flowers growing in it, there was also blooming flowers planted around the buildings here
that made it look very beautiful here like a garden he led them
to a building that was designed in the traditional style with sliding doors on wooden runners and paper wallpaper
and windows with double flaps held open by latches silk drapes decorated the places as well as smooth polished wooden floors
oh Roselyn gasped "its so lovely here I can definitely set up shop" here she said breathlessly "I even have a room where I can display my creations and theres fitting area for trying things on" she there's a workroom where I can make the clothing and these are clothes racks will be very useful finished pieces can be hung up!" gleefully she looked about the rooms her wings fluttering as she explored the place
"it's perfect!" she cried delightedly
"you will be able to live in the rooms upstairs the courtesan informed her leading them up to an apartment above via wooden stairs she gushed happily "everything is so lovely the bedroom bathroom living room kitchen"
everything was outfitted and modern but designed to look still look traditional style and elegant
"I am so grateful," she said hugging anna "I didn't expect you would grant me such a big opportunity and even help me out like this"
"I just thought if I could show you my dresses and if you guys liked them enough then maybe you would give me a chance" she started crying
"shhh it's okay!" yuqi said coming to rub her back
"This wedding is going to be very big so it will take a lot of work you will probably need additional workers," the courtesan said "we will provide them for you so you can get your work done please provide us with the list of things you will need such as fabric and other materials and we send someone to the market to make the orders"
"thank you so much, I will get to work on everything right away you must bring your mates so they choose from the portfolio which designs they would like for their suits we must discuss that first so we can get started " Roselyn said
anna and her sisters exchanged satisfied happy smiles they had their own dress designer for their wedding "we will get on that right away you just get busy with moving we will be back to see you we will send you a message" anna said
Roselyn smiled and bowed "see you soon your highness"
she and the courtesan went inside to begin discussing matters and getting organized anna and her sisters returned to the tower
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