After Fiona Young came, the working atmosphere in the Design and R&D Department became more lively. Everyone came to work in high spirits every day, hoping that the learning during this period would greatly improve their professional level. And Fiona did not disappoint everyone. The regular meeting at nine o'clock every morning was her teaching time. She summarized everyone's manuscripts and commented on and revised them. Almost every sentence she said hit the point, which was a great inspiration to the younger generation.
Everyone was convinced of her talents. They originally thought that she was the pillar of support that Lei Jin invited after he dismissed Ding Ning and was afraid that Lin Dan could not handle the situation. However, they suddenly discovered from Lin Dan's explanation that this was not the case! Not only is Fiona's professional level beyond their reach, but even Lin Dan's design level is beyond their reach.
At first, when Fiona started to review the design draft, everyone would take out their notebooks to write down the key points, or turn on their recorders and cameras to record, and their attitudes were more correct than each other. When it is Lin Dan's turn to review the manuscripts, they will involuntarily relax and silently say to themselves: There is no need to listen to Lin Dan's words seriously. She has only been working for a few years. What can she teach me? If her design style had not been appreciated by Fiona, she would not have climbed so fast. She is indeed talented, but she is not qualified to be our teacher. No matter how capable she is, she can't reach that level.
Everyone's contemptuous expressions were too obvious, which made Li Tiantian very unhappy. Even the little boss squatting on the windowsill of the conference room couldn't help but meow a few times, as if warning everyone to be more serious. But Lin Dan didn't need their help at all, because she could calm the whole audience as soon as she opened her mouth.
Fiona was in charge of explaining the design draft, and she was in charge of reviewing the pattern-making drawings. She picked out the problematic drawings after just a few quick glances, and said slowly, "Pattern-making is the most important step in garment production. A good pattern can help manufacturers save a lot of budget and make the garments more refined and fashionable. China is a country of knockoffs. Once a big-brand garment becomes popular, Taobao will imitate it everywhere. But no matter how much it imitates, a big brand is still a big brand. You can immediately tell it apart from knockoffs when you put them on. The difference between the two is obvious. Why is this?"
She looked around at the people seated below.
A designer raised his hand and said nonchalantly, "Of course it's because the styles are different." He didn't understand such an obvious truth, so what was there for Lin Dan to teach him?
The others also looked bored and just wanted to get through this part quickly so that Fiona could continue sharing her design experience with everyone.
But Lin Dan still had something to say. She moved a mannequin to the podium and said slowly, "Yes, because the pattern is different. Styles are easy to copy, but patterns are not. If a piece of clothing is likened to a beauty, then the style is the skin of the beauty, and the pattern is the bones of the beauty. It is easy to draw the skin but difficult to draw the bones. Whether a person is really beautiful or not, the skin is only secondary, and the bones are the key. Therefore, for clothing design, the pattern is a more important design link than the style, and it is the essence of clothing design. Even if you draw a flower on a design draft, it will be useless if you can't design a good pattern."
Everyone fell silent unconsciously during her explanation.
She took out some cloth and a pair of scissors, cut a few pieces of cloth according to the problematic pattern drawings, and sewed them together on the mannequin. She continued to explain: "Look at this pattern drawing. This is the waistline. It looks like this after being sewn. Why do I say it has problems? Look carefully again."
She cut the fabric one centimeter inwards and sewed it, comparing it with the waistline on the left, and the difference between the two was immediately apparent. Although the waistline sewn according to the original pattern was also very suitable, it became more fitting and refined after she slightly modified it by one centimeter. This visible change almost immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Lin Dan did not stop. She cut a few more pieces of cloth and sewed the collar, shoulders, sleeves, hem and other parts together. The left side was made according to the original pattern drawing, and the right side was made according to her modified pattern drawing. In this way, a small suit jacket was made, but the difference became more obvious.
The collar she modified is more upright and spirited; the shoulders are very structured, revealing the toughness of a military uniform; the waist is slightly raised by one centimeter, making the whole garment clean and neat; the size and position of the pockets have also been adjusted to make it look more harmonious; turning the mannequin to the back, it is obvious that the lines of the pattern modified by Lin Dan are clear and smooth, while the left half that has not been modified has collapsed and become a little twisted.
The design is still the same, and the style is also the same, however, Lin Dan simply made the pattern smaller by one centimeter here and wider by half a centimeter there, and the finished garment is completely different. When she finished her explanation, Fiona was the first to stand up and applaud, then raised her phone and said, "Lin, I recorded your explanation, is that okay? You are a true fashion design master! I thought I had a lot to teach you, but now I realize that you are close to the top. You are an absolute genius!"
After saying that, she walked to the podium, pointed at the asymmetrical dress and said, "See? This is the gap between top designers and you. Isn't it obvious?"
All the designers lowered their heads with embarrassed expressions. When they looked at Lin Dan again, there was something called awe in their eyes.
Fiona continued, "In recent years, my design ability has reached its ceiling. In terms of style design, I have no room for improvement, so I began to concentrate on studying pattern, because I know that if I want to go further, pattern is the only breakthrough, which shows its importance. Do you know how many great designers specialize in pattern design? Then do you know how many times their design life is longer than that of ordinary designers? Lin Dan is right, pattern design is the soul of clothing design, and no one can imitate it. Pattern designers need more talent than fashion designers, and they also need to have extremely high attainments in structure, architecture, design and mathematics. For the same style, a designer who is proficient in pattern design can make things more exquisite than ordinary designers like you. This is an undeniable fact. Today, a master in pattern design is willing to stand up and share his experience with you. You should feel honored. Of course, I am also very honored!"
Fiona clapped and said excitedly: "Lin, please continue! I have learned a lot from you!"
There was a commotion in the audience, and everyone showed a look of horror, because Fiona personally admitted that Lin Dan was a top fashion designer and an expert in pattern design. Fiona has been active in the fashion industry for decades, and her vision is not wrong. In other words, even if Lin Dan has never won any awards and has no impressive resume, she is still far ahead of them!
Amid everyone's confusion and disbelief, Lin Dan continued to explain the remaining pattern-making drawings. After her modifications, all the designs glowed with a different brilliance. When compared with the original versions, it seemed like the difference between a high-end version and a copycat version.
Everyone's fluctuating emotions gradually settled down in her graceful voice, and they finally admitted that her strength was indeed extraordinary. She is like a dragon lurking in the abyss, coiled quietly. When she surfaces to take a breath, others will suddenly realize how powerful she is!
Fiona held up her phone to record the whole process, and it seemed that she was going to take it home to study it carefully. She does not overstate the role of pattern designers in garment making. In fact, whether a garment factory can make money or not depends on these pattern makers. Once the pattern is made, they can make even the ugliest garments look lively and energetic. Therefore, pattern makers with sophisticated techniques and unique experience are often more popular than designers. Lin Dan, on the other hand, has mastered both and made progress in both, which is very rare.
When she finished explaining the last drawing, the audience burst into applause.
"I'm convinced. I'm really convinced this time! Our design department is truly home to many hidden talents!"
"Lin Dan is much better than Ding Ning!"
"I feel like her strength is on par with Fiona's. I don't know if it's just my illusion. But how is this possible? How old is she this year?"
"No, that's not your illusion. Even Fiona thinks so. Look, she took her notebook to ask Lin Dan for advice. Let's go too. I learned more today than in the past few years, especially in plate making."
"Come on, I have a few questions to ask."
Everyone swarmed around Lin Dan, asking him questions one by one. Lin Dan took a pen and paper and explained them one by one. No matter whether it was calculation or drawing, she was not stumped. Her brain was smarter than a computer. She didn't need any tools to draw. She could draw straight lines and circles easily, and they were more regular than those measured with a ruler or planned with a circle.
Li Tiantian couldn't squeeze into the circle and could only stand on the periphery and stamp her feet. Then she thought that Sister Lin would be her exclusive teacher after returning home, and immediately she felt a sense of superiority. Oh my God, how lucky was she to be able to share a room with Sister Lin!
The little overbearing president squatted on the windowsill, looking at Lin Dan, who was like the moon surrounded by stars. Even Fiona couldn't hide her admiration for Lin Dan, and his eyes became extremely complicated. It witnessed almost every aspect of her, but always discovered inadvertently that she was far more dazzling than it had imagined.
R&R's new product research and development work is proceeding in an orderly, efficient and fast manner. Fiona reviews the design and Lin Dan supervises the pattern making. Although the materials used for the finished clothes are ordinary, they are extremely exquisite and beautiful. They fit well and show temperament when worn, and are in no way inferior to expensive big brands.
The company's senior management has come to inspect on many occasions and has always returned satisfied, which shows that they are full of confidence in the listing plan. At the same time, the variety show that Lin Dan participated in recording also began to meet the audience on the Internet. After only one episode was aired, the response was extremely enthusiastic, and its popularity was exactly as Lin Dan expected.
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