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[fashionably_strong]

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[fashionably_strong]

[Bulla hangs up her coat on the rack and sits down on the couch with her sketchbook. On some pages, there are just ordinary doodles of flowers, stars and even cute little animals. On the others, there are actual fashion designs, though. She flips a page open to one page.]

These are some of my more recent ones. I've got some on these other two pages, too.

[She flips back a few pages to show him a few more designs.]

[hikaruorkaoru]

Lots of black and white. Boring.

[Initial reaction.

But, then, he takes a closer look, studying them.]

They're pretty good. Mostly short, so you're looking at a spring and summer look. Which isn't bad. Just limited.

[fashionably_strong]

I suppose I could change up the designs so that there's pastels mixed with darker colours rather than just black and white, for a little more variety.

[Black and white worked nicely for very formal things, though. She'd have to keep at least a couple of the designs as is.]

What would you suggest?

[hikaruorkaoru]

A good designer is one who can make a variety of things.

[He considers the drawings for a moment, frowning a little.]

You'll want to think about long, too. For different seasons. Jackets, shirts. That sort of thing. I mean-- you can just design dresses and the like. Very specific brand.

But then the moment the market changes, you're out of luck, y'know?

[fashionably_strong]

That makes sense. A good business knows how to meet consumer demand.

[She understands that much at least, even if she's new to trying her hand at fashion design.]

[hikaruorkaoru]

Precisely. So, I'd say work on your colors and your variety of styles.

Of course, the real trick, especially here. Is making clothes out of your designs.

[fashionably_strong]

That's where I need the most work. I can do things like repair a tear in the seam, sew a button back on, or a pants hem, but actually making the designs work? Haven't learned that yet.

[Although their family had money to get the repairs done professionally, she didn't like waiting and had learned to do those things herself.]

[hikaruorkaoru]

Okay. Let's forget your own designs right now.

[First he needs to know how basic this needs to get.]

Sewed from a premade pattern before?

[fashionably_strong]

[Bulla shakes her head.]

I was hoping to start there...and maybe learn how to modify patterns to different body types.

[She's rather petite and has a shorter torso. Some styles fit weirdly on her body.]

[hikaruorkaoru]

We'll work on constructing patterns. I've got a lot of cheap material for mock-ups, so we can have you practice on that.

Then we'll go into tailoring.

[fashionably_strong]

Sounds good to me!

[She's at least eager to learn, and she's got an eye for what looks good. It's just a matter if she can make it happen in 3D.]

[hikaruorkaoru]

We'll start with a very simple shirt. I have a few patterns you can use.

[fashionably_strong]

All right. Let's try a long-sleeved shirt to start with.

[Since she's a beginner, it definitely won't be the best thing ever, but at least someone might benefit from it if her work isn't too shoddy.]