Chapter 512 Extra: The time has come, and their careers are taking off. Just as the policies are gradually being relaxed, Li Qingqing and Xie Mingzhu, following their original plan, started from a small stall, selling their handmade bibs, clothes, and various trinkets.
Xie Mingzhu made the most of the sewing machine that Shu Ying gave her. In the early stages, she not only made small items, but also took on jobs such as hemming trousers, changing zippers, and sewing old clothes for customers.
Although the earnings were small, I thought that every little bit counted and that little bit added up, so I accepted all offers.
Both of them have ingenious ideas and are quite skilled.
Sometimes, when helping to mend old clothes, I would add my own ideas.
For example, when using different colored fabrics to mend holes in a coat, you can add your own ingenuity by cleverly combining the colors of the coat and the patchwork fabric, and then embroidering it to give the whole garment a completely different look.
It doesn't look like a patch; it looks like a perfectly nice outfit that was specially bought.
Many customers discovered their talent and suggested that they try making some clothes to sell.
Xie Mingzhu immediately thought of the toasting outfit she had made for her neighbor's daughter in the compound.
Even when they set up their stall, people in the courtyard were still asking them to make toasting dresses according to that style.
Xie Mingzhu and Li Qingqing have to work overtime every night when they get home.
Seeing how much everyone liked it, the two of them decided to design a few different styles of slightly more casual clothes and put them out to try selling.
Unexpectedly, sales were really good. Many girls took a liking to it at first glance, paid for it on the spot, measured it, and waited for it to be shipped.
With more clothes made, Li Qingqing and her partner had more ideas and set their sights on a wider variety of clothing styles.
They wanted to try on all kinds of shirts, pants, collars, and styles.
However, neither of them were professionals, and there were some things they could think of but couldn't do, and they didn't know who to ask for advice.
While she was worrying, Shu Ying accidentally learned about this while chatting with Xie Mingzhu.
She immediately thought of the magazines she had read when she was still in Shanghai.
She tried searching and unexpectedly found several rare magazines related to women's fashion, such as "Shanghai Fashion" and "Contemporary Women".
As for fashion-related magazines, there were relatively few published in China at that time.
Shu Ying then thought of the foreign magazines and books she encountered in her work.
In her spare time, Shu Ying contacted many friends abroad and found a lot of relevant professional magazines and books.
Most of these books didn't have a Chinese version, so Shu Ying translated them all herself and showed them to Xie Mingzhu and Li Qingqing.
Li Qingqing and her partner already had many ideas, but they lacked a way to turn those ideas into ready-made garments.
With Shu Ying's books and magazines, plus the experience the two had gained before, they continued to research and experiment.
Combining the most popular contemporary clothing styles from "Shanghai Clothing" with their own ideas, the two made improvements and created several unique "Dacron" shirts that young women would like.
They combined the lotus leaf collar and swallow collar, which had never been seen in China before, with "Dacron" shirts, and changed the cuffs accordingly.
The finished clothes had an unexpected sense of elegance and charm.
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