Granville's estate

The so-called fashion picture cards actually refer to the illustration cards in newspapers such as "Fashion Pictorial" and "Women's Vogue" that introduce fashion clothing in Paris society.In order to attract wealthy customers, this kind of newspapers and periodicals, in addition to collecting and introducing recent fashion trends, also attach corresponding exquisite color overprinted picture cards to the newspapers and periodicals, so that customers can intuitively see the trend of fashion clothing introduced. Cut front and back, so that the tailor can make clothes according to the drawing card.

Before this kind of fashion newspapers with picture cards appeared, if people wanted to make a piece of clothing, they could basically only tell the tailor what they imagined the clothes would look like, or simply sew them with old clothes; After the appearance of drawing cards, tailors also began to bring newspapers and periodicals with colored drawing cards in the inserts, allowing people to intuitively see the front and rear cuts of the drawn fashion clothes, for the husbands and wives who wanted to order new clothes Recommend new clothing styles.In this way, even middle-class families who are not as wealthy as the nobles and the big bourgeoisie can still choose Huakali's fashion styles for tailors to order, and they can even easily add their own ideas for modification. up.

The approach of Bisson tailor shop is more daring and ingenious than any tailor. They turned the palm-sized picture card in the pictorial into a large color fashion picture as high as half a person and hung it on the screen. Customers in the store can see the effect of the clothes they want to order very intuitively without using a magnifying glass-the picture hanging on the screen looks like two young men in shirts talking, but it is actually showing the same The front and rear effects of a set of clothes; What's more amazing is that these screens are very cleverly designed. If you don't like the fashion in the picture card you see, you can even turn the page and look at other clothes until the customer chooses it. Cut until you are satisfied with it!

"What a genius idea! I sort of understand why you have so many shirts and other clothes."

After marveling at this wonderful idea, Louis couldn't help saying this to Alred.

"Ahem, I also think that the person who came up with this idea is definitely worth paying a lot of money to all the famous tailors in Paris." Alred said, "After all, if you only see one style of clothes, you At most you want one more; but if you see ten styles, you'll probably want five of them!"

The tailor Ossion, who was measuring the circumference of Louis's arm, also looked very happy.

"This kind of screen has saved us a lot of trouble!" he said. "What do you think of the style of this set, Mr. Farentin? I think this elegant double-breasted shirt is very suitable for you." Elegant, and the frills and embroidered patterns on the trousers also go well together."

Louis looked at it seriously for a while, then shook his head regretfully: "This decoration is too complicated, I still like simpler ones."

"Okay, then let's look at other things." Ossion said so, without even needing him to signal, the boy guarding the screen turned the page.

It took them a lot of time to finalize the clothing style and the type of fabric used for the shirt, vest and trousers. During this period, Ossion tried his best to persuade Louis to accept the most popular style of frilled trousers in Paris, while Louis firmly rejected the trousers. A dress that is almost a Parisian icon.

"It's rare, and it's the first time I've met a young gentleman who doesn't like running pants!"

In the end, even Ossion was defeated by Louis' insistence, and he could only regretfully say this to Alred.

"I always feel uncomfortable in those pants, like I'm a Parisian too," says Louie.

"Why, monsieur, there are countless young men trying to look like a real Parisian!"

"That's their idea, not mine. If I need to stay in Paris for a long time, maybe I will also consider it."

After the rest of the outfits were finalized, they began to choose the coat, which was the most important thing in men's clothing, when Louis and Alred had a little disagreement.

Considering the conservative ethos of his hometown, Magon, Louis thought that to be on the safe side, he only needed a black coat that looked stable and upright when he put it on. If you are evaluated as such a person, you will only bring yourself trouble.

Alrede, on the other hand, preferred a jacket with a small waist that would frame the waistline, and he tried to persuade Louis to order one of these.This kind of coat is actually improved from the rider's clothing in England. Since it was created, it has been a favorite style of young people. Alred thinks that his friend's clothing is too conservative, and he is also concerned about other people's opinions. Too much—young people, they should be more lively, why bother what those old antiques in Magon think!Besides, although it is said that "clothes depend on clothes", "clothes depend on people's clothes" is actually true. For a beautiful young man like Louis, as long as his clothes are well-mannered, anyone who sees them will only say that they are pleasing to the eye. How can they be puzzled? Accusing them coquettishly?

Both sides believed that their point of view was the most appropriate, and they couldn't stop arguing. In order to solve this problem, Ossion simply brought a few coat samples and matching shirt samples that met their respective requirements, and asked Louis to try them on.

It was also at this time that the waiter who had led the way for them at the beginning walked into their small living room with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Monsieur de Granville, there is a very embarrassing incident," said the waiter to Alred. "Your horse and another gentleman's horse have bit each other because they are too close. The husband is very angry and yells for you to come out and deal with it yourself, but our supervisor can’t appease him no matter what.”

"How could such a thing happen?" Alred was stunned for a moment, "Who is that gentleman? Is it a famous nobleman?"

The waiter curled his lips, showing a hint of contempt unconsciously: "Looking at the gentleman's clothes, he is definitely not. He should have just arrived from other provinces."

"I see." Alred probably understood how to deal with it in his heart. He picked up his cane and shouted to Louis who was changing clothes in the small room: "Louis, I'll go out for a while, you wait for me here."

"Al, what happened?"

"Nothing, I'll go and see my bill."

So after Louis, who changed into the shirt and coat provided by Bisson's tailor shop in the innermost room, came out, he saw only the tailor Ossion—Alred took Joseph away by the way.

"Don't worry, Mr. de Granville will be back soon." The tailor Ossian said to Louis, and he pushed the mirror closer to Louis so that he could observe the effect of the coat in the mirror. : "Sir, if you want to consider the costumes for the ball, I think this one is actually more suitable. It shows that you are very lively and polite; of course, the other one is also very suitable for you, but that one is more solemn. Suitable for serious occasions such as weddings and funerals—in fact, you can have both made to order, because different occasions require different clothes!"

"Oh, I really want to order a set of all the clothes on your card, but then my wallet will suffer a lot." Louis turned around and looked at himself in the full-length mirror "If you choose the jacket just now, how much will all the clothes we order today cost? You have to tell me the truth."

He was worried that he couldn't get Alrede to ask about the price of the clothes, but he didn't expect that Alrede went to check his bill by such a coincidence, so he had to hurry up and ask clearly.

"It doesn't cost much, not even a sou if you like."

Ossion said so lightly.

"It was Al who told you in advance not to tell me the price, right?" Louis was a little dumbfounded, he was moved by Alred's thoughtfulness and worried about his impending misfortune, "Now he's not here, you can tell me , I swear I won't say a word to him."

"Oh, sir! Not every customer who comes to us needs to pay by himself." Ossion looked at him while wrapping the tape measure around his wrist: "Actually, even if you order a few more clothes, Don’t worry, you can fill up your closet, you don’t need to pay a penny, and you can even get more—of course, it depends on your wishes, and everything is actually negotiable.”

Louie didn't feel right this time.

He looked at Ossion, who also smiled at him.

Ossion had a straight face, clean and tidy clothes, and looked very decent and reliable, making Louis wonder if he was thinking too much—but the hint in his words was almost obvious enough that he didn't need to cover it up.

"With the liberty of asking," Louis said, "Mr. Ossion, do you know a woman named Gemma Este?"

"I don't know who you're talking about." Ossion replied, "But you know, people like us who have no identity contact the most people, so sometimes we need to help with small things—such as Send a message or something."

Louis sighed.

"It seems that Bisson Tailor's salary is not enough to pay you enough, so that you need to take another part-time job."