Chapter 389 - All my friends are getting married (4)

10 May, LY Studio, City K

David Hwang stared directly at Lexi. In the past few minutes, he had forgotten. She was the wife of that b*stard Matthew Rong who had taken Robert's position resulting in him needing to get the blackmail material on his cousin to keep him under control. Doing that was something he hated, but without Robert in the position he needed him in, there was always a chance that he could flip on him. In the end, ensuring that he escaped to live happily after his revenge was achieved was the most important thing, and being honest with himself, he wanted Joan to come out of this, as not only did she suit his tastes s*xually, she made him feel things he had not felt in a long time.

Feeling magnanimous, David turned to Joan saying "The choice is yours, but we have long discussed why I do not want your father involved…"

Joan nodded saying "I just do not know; we need to talk about it."

Lexi paused. Observing Joan, Lexi wondered while her strong friend was deferring to her fiancée. That was not Joan, but Lexi was not going to press.

"Not an issue. I have Rachael and Steven's measurements on file, and depending on what you decide, I can have something designed and made up quickly for them. Presently the most important thing Joan, is what you want in your dress. Your usual style…"

Angrily David Hwang interrupted "No. Not her usual style." He turned and looked at Joan, saying "That is for me alone. The last thing I want on our wedding day is her flashing skin and cleavage for the world to see."

Joan dropped her eyes briefly before looking up at David. Lexi, observing this found it interesting. Joan was deferring to David. She knew from experience with Richard that that did not bode well in a relationship, however, she was not willing to say anything because in the end Joan was an a.d.u.l.t, able to make her own choices.

"Alright, but you realise most wedding dresses expose some."

Joan, sensing that David was about to explode said "No, we spoke about this. It sounds funny, but I always thought of a wedding dress, not clinging or showy, but simple that sent a message that my marriage was the start of a new life. Something that flows from under the bust…"

"Empire waist? Like those paintings you see from 18th Century Europe and in movies set in that time?"

Joan nodded.

"While I can see the appeal if you want something with a real traditional feel it does not suit you, and honestly would not make an impressionable wedding gown…"

Lexi paused, picking up the sketch pad, and quickly started sketching something down. David lent over and whispered in Joan's ear, "Slave you have been good so far, and I can promise you a reward later, but what in the world is going on?"

Joan looked over at Lexi and said loud enough for Lexi just to hear "I guess some inspiration has hit her. During all my time when she has designed pieces for me I have learnt that we can be in the middle of talking about something and suddenly she picks up a sketch pad, and starts working away, totally ignoring me or whoever is in the room until she finishes her idea and start's discussing it. We just have to wait."

Still whispering in her hear David said "Damn, that makes this boring…"

Turning to whisper in David's ear "You can punish me later master, but you promised me for our wedding that I could have my pick of designers, and I want Lexi to design the dress."

Gently turning her head, David said "Fine, just remember what you said." With that Joan moved so she could lean her head on David's shoulder while they waited for Lexi quietly.

Twenty minutes later, Lexi said "It is very rough, but my idea would be the dress on the left for the ceremony, and then the dress on the right for the wedding breakfast," before handing over the sketch pad.

As Joan and David looked at the dresses, Lexi continued "The ceremony dress, is a ballgown inspired dress, drawing on the draping features of the Victorian style dresses you had in mind, but with the twist of using the top of the traditional qipao style of collar and chest area. Rather than relying on jewellery, we will use the embroidery associated with the qipao to make the dress stand out. During my last buying trip to Istanbul I stumbled on a new material shop with the most amazing embroidered silks, some of which are perfect for wedding dresses with a minor tewaeking locally to enhance what is there. While I would prefer to use a one-off design for you, the time to get the silk embroidered to that standard, would be impossible given the time you have given me.

"Taking that traditional theme with a twist, so you are not stuck in wearing a heavy silk dress for the day, changing into a tea length dress for the wedding breakfast will be perfect. Not traditional for a bride, but it has its own traditional inspired background, this time from the English Edwardian era, where it was commonly worn for afternoon teas. They are traditionally in much lighter material. But to carry the themes from your wedding dress, we will keep the twists on European design with the qipao top and embroidered silk. If you flip to the second page, the suit for you will work perfectly with both dresses. Again, Western elements with an eastern twist, and while there are not two separate designs, we will play with different materials for the wedding and the wedding breakfast suits, to reflect the material in the dresses."

"But the dress length?" responded David.

"I know the tea dress length is not what you were thinking, but most of the time you will be sitting at a table. The flowing nature of the dress will make it perfect for your first dance…" Lexi trailed off and after a couple of seconds, added "I can see you are sceptical. These are only rough and need to be made into proper design drafts, which I can have done by next week, along with material options. But, before you leave Mr Hwang, please let my staff take your measurements, as once I have your approval, I need to get my staff started on the dresses and suits quickly so they are done in time."

the name for this chapter is inspired by the song by the same title by the Australian Band Sykhooks.

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