A new makeup trend suddenly swept through the capital: floral appliqué makeup. Within just one week, many ladies and young women were competing to see whose floral appliqué makeup was more beautiful and exquisite, resulting in a variety of styles emerging one after another.
Although the Huadian makeup style is not complicated, it is exquisite, gorgeous, and noble. A small embellishment on the center of the forehead enhances the overall complexion, which is why it became so popular among ladies and young women. At the same time, the reputation of Nan Wusi and Mengyifang slowly spread among the aristocratic circles.
Many people know that the third young lady of the General's Mansion opened a clothing store and invented a beautiful floral makeup style.
What's even more surprising is that Tang Tang, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue who is known for staying at home and is rumored to be fat and ugly, actually managed to get married within a week after purchasing a specially customized item from Mengyifang. Moreover, the groom comes from a prestigious family; although he is currently only a minor official in the capital, he is young, capable, and highly valued, with a promotion on the horizon.
This did elevate Dream Clothing Workshop's reputation to a new level, but the news that special customizations could only be made occasionally dampened the enthusiasm of most people; otherwise, Dream Clothing Workshop's doors would probably have been overwhelmed with customers very quickly.
Of course, Nan Wusi didn't know any of this until Madam An came and she heard some of it from her.
Madam An seemed very excited. Nothing interesting had happened in the capital recently, but now that Nan Wusi had opened Mengyifang, it felt like he had revitalized the entire circle of noblewomen in the capital, making their dull lives a little more interesting.
"I've always known Tang Tang. She was so cute as a chubby little girl, but as she grew older, she got fatter and fatter, and she became increasingly unhappy. Later on, it became even harder to see her. I never expected that I would only catch a glimpse of her briefly at the opening of Mengyifang, and then hear the news that she was getting married." Madam An sighed.
"This is all thanks to Manager Nan. It must have been your clothes and makeup that helped her regain her confidence." Madam An smiled at Nan Wusi. "I haven't looked forward to anything for a long time, but now I'm really looking forward to Manager Nan's future works."
Nan Wusi laughed along, not thinking that Tang Tang's engagement had much to do with her. Although the special clothes she redeemed in the shop had some functions, they only worked while she was wearing them. It was impossible for that Tang Tang girl to wear the clothes forever.
"Is Madam looking forward to seeing her custom-made clothes?"
“Of course,” Mrs. An said with a smile.
"Please come in, Madam An." Nan Wusi invited Madam An, who was sitting in the hall, to the fitting room.
The first thing presented to Madam An was a purple embroidered cloak paired with a dark purple embroidered horse-face skirt. Madam An liked it very much when she saw it, and she asked her maid to help her change, while Nan Wusi withdrew to wait.
After Madam An changed her clothes, her maid invited Nan Wusi into the dressing room.
“Madam An, this outfit suits you very well,” Nan Wusi said sincerely. Madam An was already beautiful with bright eyes and white teeth, and this light purple dress accentuated her noble air.
"This outfit is really beautiful, as expected of Manager Nan." Madam An nodded in satisfaction.
"Can we take another set out to look at now?" Mrs. An was eager to try on the other new outfit.
"Please wait a moment." Nan Wusi asked Ye Zi to bring out another set of blue and white stand-up collar long shirt paired with a dark blue trimmed horse-face skirt from the inner room.
"What is this? How should I wear it?" Madam An noticed the cloud-shaped shoulder ornament; she had never seen such a style before.
"This is called a cloud collar, and it's an ornament worn at the neckline," Nan Wusi explained briefly.
So Mrs. An immediately tried it on again.
Wearing this outfit, Madam An's demeanor became somewhat aloof and noble, as if she were an unapproachable flower on a high mountain.
"This outfit is absolutely gorgeous, stunning!" Mrs. An exclaimed, praising the clothes and turning around to admire herself in the mirror.
Seeing Madam An so excited, Nan Wusi was also extremely happy, thinking that she no longer needed to ask Madam An for her opinion.
Sure enough, before Nan Wusi could even ask, Madam An said, "Manager Nan, I'll take both of these outfits."
“Yes, Madam An, the price for both outfits together is 1,300 taels.” Nan Wusi had already thought it through. If the customer only liked one outfit, the price would be 800 taels. If they bought two outfits at once, they would only need to pay an additional 500 taels.
“Okay.” Madam An, who had originally prepared 1,600 taels, was naturally pleased to hear that she could save 300 taels and paid the money with a smile.
Meanwhile, Tiger's mother was quietly folding clothes on the table, something she had been learning from Yezi all week. Her folding technique was already quite skillful, and every fold was neat and tidy, making it a very pleasing sight to behold.
Finally, the neatly folded clothes were placed in a large box and tied with a bow. This was a gift box specially prepared by Nan Wusi. In her modern life, she had always wanted to experience this feeling, buying very expensive and beautiful clothes, then placing them in a pretty gift box and tying a pretty bow on top. She never imagined that now that her identity had changed, she could provide this service that she had originally desired to others.
"Manager Nan, this ribbon is tied so beautifully, it looks like a butterfly." Madam An looked at the bow with great curiosity.
"This is called a bow tie," Nan Wusi explained.
"Is there any symbolic meaning?" Madam An asked.
"This represents my best wishes for you." Nan Wusi smiled slightly.
"Thank you. I also wish Manager Nan great success in his business." Madam An smiled knowingly.
As the first customer to enjoy Dream Dress Shop's bespoke service, Madam An naturally wanted to show off these two outfits at various banquets, which attracted a lot of envious glances, but that's another story.
Shortly after seeing Madam An off today, Namo Si welcomed another unexpected guest.
"Manager Nan." Tang Tang arrived at Mengyi Workshop with her maid.
"Hello, Miss Tang." Nan Wusi naturally recognized Tang Tang, after all, it was thanks to Tang Tang that so many ladies looked at her with new respect.
Today, Tang Tang didn't wear the ruqun (a traditional Chinese dress) from that day; instead, she changed into a more ordinary outfit. Although Tang Tang is still quite plump, the inferiority and dejection she displayed when we first met have faded considerably. Now, she exudes more confidence and liveliness.
"I've come today to tell Manager Nan some good news." Tang Tang's face was beaming with happiness: "Thanks to Manager Nan's clothes that day, I regained my confidence, and now I'm engaged and will be getting married in six months."
"I, Nan, congratulate Miss Tang." Nan Wusi was genuinely happy for her; Tang Tang seemed to have not only regained her confidence but also found happiness.
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