Chapter 210 - The Bitch is Back (2)

21 February, LY Studio, City K

Lexi paused and observed the look, on Madam Mo's face, Lexi paused. This was going in circles and needed to stop before it got even more out of hand. She did not want her donation to become a plaything, but that is what Madam Mo was determined for it to become.

Taking a dep breath Lexi as calmly as she could said "My colleague here is correct. One of the reasons you wanted the couture design that you previously wanted was that you wanted to wear a dress that is the envy of many. So, we do not waste this appointment and can get moving on the design could you please give us your ideas on what you are looking for in the dress. While I know I have some ideas on what would work for you, and I suspect my colleague here has some as well, we need to understand what you desire in your dress before going too far."

"Let me get this straight with you now. I want the most perfect dress ever, the most luxurious materials and any embellishments must be gems, not crystals. I deserve only the best, not some cheap imitation."

Hearing the self-entitlement, Lexi knew the staff where totally correct to badmouth her. They had worked out the perfect theme song for Madam Mo, and she wold make sure that each time that she came into the building it was played hoping that she did not get the message that was being sent.

As calmly as she could, Lexi said "Madam Mo, I understand your desire. Let me reassure you, we will not use cheap materials, or embellishments. The material will be appropriate for the design, and the embellishments will be suitable for what we are doing. Do not think that just because this is a donated prize that we will cut corners. It is my label and the whole design team's reputations on the line, and we will do what is appropriate. But that does not give you carte blanche to demand exactly what is on the design. Please help us focus on what you want in the design, rather than focusing on the finished product as we cannot get there without the preliminary work."

"How dare you lecture me!" yelled a furious Madam Mo.

Looking at Juliette and shaking her head Lexi said "I am not lecturing you. If we focus solely on the finished product, we can never get there, and that is not what you want. Could you please give us some idea on what elements you want in your design?"

With that, for the next fifteen minutes Madam Mo, at a blistering pace started to throw out item after item that she thought should be in the design of her design. Short dresses, dipping back, form fitting, bright colours, with diamonds and other gems used to embellish the dress. The more Lexi heard, and from what she could observe of Juliette, then both knew that the ideas were for a young person, not suitable for a mature woman like Madam Mo.

Eventually when Madam Mo paused, Lexi, placed her pen down, and said "Madam Mo, we have those ideas, and can work with them. Many of those ideas will not work together, but we can see what we can do with them. However, I had an idea, completely different to what you have indicated you wanted, if you are willing to look at it."

"It better be impressive for me even to waste my time with it."

While frustrated Lexi paused, and pulled out the preliminary sketch she had made, showing it to Juliette before handing it over saying "It is only an idea. If you do not like it, when we can dismiss it. But I had thought the material would be hand dyed in shades of blue ending in Midnight Blue at the base, using some Swarovski crystals in colours matching the material to create a subtle sparkle on the dress, along with the elements that appear in all the LY couture designs. Sometime subtly in design makes the dress stand out more than over the top design elements and with this I believe you would stand out much more than your friends, even my first husband's mother."

Hearing this Madam Mo said "How dare you…"

"Just have a look Madam Mo. I understand you have a friendship with my first husband's mother, but she tries to look thirty years younger than her age with her dresses at functions and comes across as trying too hard. This looks simple, but my idea is that with the crystals we create a repeating design that is embellished at strategic locations on the dress. It will draw attention from people setting you aside from your friends."

Lexi handed over the preliminary sketch for Madam Mo to look at. After a quick look, she responded "That is nothing like what I want…"

Having already observed the design Lexi had sketched and knowing she was right with her comments, Juliette added "How about this, Madam. We tidy up that initial sketch and sketch out two or three other designs base on your instructions and compare them. But and please do not take this as being overbearing but I believe this design will be perfect for you. The simplicity in this design combined with the subtle embellishment outlined and the normal LY Couture elements will make you stand out for the right reasons."

Lexi, seeing the time added "We have your ideas, Madam Mo, and while I would love to talk to you more about this, the time available is up and I have to ask you to leave. I have an appointment set down for you to come back in two weeks and we will have designs available for you to look at."

Having observed the bodyguards for Lexi Yao earlier, Madam Mo knew if she did not leave they would force her out. As she left the room in a parting shot she said "You better give me what I want or there will be hell to pay."

Juliette escorted her out of the building as Lexi collapsed into her desk chair, staring off into space. A couple of minutes later Juliette returned and said, "She is something."

Shaking herself form her daze, Lexi responded "She is, and she thinks she can use the situation to humiliate me and destroy the business, due to being caught out claiming a dress was a couture design when it was not. Does she think I am dumb and not know what she is doing? She knows luxury brands enough to dress appropriately and she wants me to design her a piece of trash. Forget it. We will play her game, but give her an appropriate dress, whether it is mine or someone else within the design groups design. Are you up to the challenge?"

"Absolutely. Give me a week or so for a couple of designs. But I hope you do not mind I will regularly play the inspiration song."

"You mean …?"

"The Elton John version of the Bitch is back, absolutely!"

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