Jiang Qingci couldn't help but scoff: "What kind of celebration is this? She just wants to draw designs for you to make money."
"Drawn for me? So fast?"
Ji Xia looked at Liu Yujuan in surprise. She had only been in school for less than a month, and she could already draw design drafts so quickly?
Liu Yujuan stared at her nervously: "Do you think anyone would want someone like this?"
Ji Xia shook her head, her smile immediately fading in disappointment.
"I was too hasty."
She wanted to take back her drawings, but Ji Xia blocked her hand.
"Don't worry, let me tell you about the problem. Clothing is seasonal. It's autumn now, and we might still be wearing short sleeves or mid-length sleeves, but some people, like me, are already wearing coats in the mornings and evenings."
"From design to ordering fabric, then to finalizing the pattern, production, and then wholesale and retail, this process takes at least a month. It's not appropriate for you to buy autumn clothes now; you should prepare winter clothes."
"Secondly, this style is actually quite nice, but who is it suitable for? It should be suitable for performers, certain celebrations or other large venues. For the general public, think about it, if it were you, would you wear such an outfit to work, shopping, or doing chores?"
"third……"
Ji Xia listed several key points for her, which made Liu Yujuan look dejected. She then changed the subject:
"However, it can actually be modified. For example, the puff sleeves on the shoulders can be made smaller, a shoulder pad can be added, the sleeves can be lengthened, and some small embellishments can be added to the cuffs. Think about how to change the collar, and turn it into a thin cotton jacket. It can be worn in autumn, early winter and spring. The skirt can be changed into trousers or tapered trousers, using thick corduroy or other thick fabrics, loose on top and tight on the bottom, paired with small leather boots, and it will be perfectly fine to wear outside."
Actually, for people in the north, it's a bit late to wear thin cotton-padded jackets. Some people are already wearing them. From the final design to the market launch, thin cotton-padded jackets have already lost much of their market potential.
However, Ji Xia didn't care, because the South was just right. The designs that the capital didn't need could be sent back to Chen Song and Du Yulian for production, and the Baima wholesale market would have a market for them.
Jiang Qingci and Rong Ruoshi leaned closer to take a look: "Now that you've mentioned it, I'm quite interested in this outfit."
"Yes, this outfit is perfect for a young woman in her early twenties to wear while shopping. It's quite fashionable."
Ji Xia pushed the rendering back: "Revise the rendering, then draw the floor plan. Draw each piece of fabric according to its size and proportions, then hand it over to me."
Liu Yujuan didn't actually know how to draw floor plans or dimension diagrams, but she still smiled shyly and agreed.
It's okay if she doesn't know; she can just study the books and ask others for help. She's desperate to make money.
However, with this hint given to Ji Xia, the design no longer belongs to her.
Rong Ruoshi and Jiang Qingci both felt the same way, but they both knew that Ji Xia had given her the opportunity to make money, so they didn't say anything.
After reviewing the design drawings, Ji Xia asked, "National Day is coming soon, isn't there any celebration or anything at the school? Why haven't we received any notice?"
"You didn't know? The school organized a cheerleading squad to participate in the military parade celebration."
"As for the gala, there are too few students from the Academy of Fine Arts. This year, we are holding a joint gala with the National Academy of Fine Arts. Our school has also arranged a few programs, and we have already started rehearsing. However, these are all for second and third-year students."
Ji Xia was surprised that even the celebration was being held with another school; there really were too few students at her school.
As they were talking, two girls upstairs knocked on the door, saw Ji Xia, and smiled gently at her.
"Ji Xia, these are the measurements we took for the comforter insert!"
She handed over a piece of paper with the sizes of the two comforters written on it.
Since Jiang Qingci's three-piece suit was hung out to dry last time, a number of students, both boys and girls, have come to her asking her to design three-piece suits.
As Ji Xia said, most art students come from well-off families; very few are poor.
Although some people thought thirty yuan was a bit expensive, there were quite a few students in the fashion design department. Some of them secretly calculated the size and went to the fabric counter in the department store to ask about the price, and were willing to go to her.
The last batch of fabrics that Ji Xia ordered were all of relatively good quality fine cotton and thick cotton, and the price was originally quite high.
But that's the factory price, while the department store price is the retail price. For the same fabric, the price difference is one or two yuan per meter.
After some students did the math, they found that the profit was extremely low or even non-existent. As a result, those who begged Ji Xia to make them three-piece suits thought that Ji Xia was a very kind person.
Ji Xia didn't take it seriously and took the size slip: "Have you thought about what style you want? Do you have any requirements for the color scheme? You can also indicate the color you want most."
"Do you have all the colors I requested?" the girl asked in surprise.
Ji Xia shook her head: "I can't guarantee it, but we will try our best to match the color as requested or as close as possible, and we will also try to select the fabric according to the requirements when buying it."
"That's great." The two then carefully marked their preferences and color requirements on the paper before handing it back, thanking the paper profusely.
As the two left, Liu Yujuan looked enviously at the note in her hand: "This is the thirteenth, isn't it?"
Jiang Qingci looked apologetic: "I heard that some of them buy fabric and make their own three-piece bedding sets. The better quality ones cost thirty or forty yuan, and the fabrics that cost less than thirty yuan are not very good. Xia, you're not going to lose money, are you?"
"How could that be? They buy fabric at department store retail prices, while I get factory prices. I'm not saying much, but a set still costs four or five yuan."
"Only four or five yuan for a set? That's a rip-off."
Rong Ruoshi and Jiang Qingci felt it wasn't worth it, but Liu Yujuan generally calculated that each set cost four or five yuan, and with a dozen sets, she had already made fifty or sixty yuan, and this was in less than a month.
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