Chapter 568 - Stop being a Bridezilla (1)

5 June, LY Studio, City K

Lexi paused as she looked at the designs in front of her. Ever since the design team finished their relocation, the change in their work was dramatic. It was as if they had been renewed, and it was getting harder to determine the upcoming collections. The manufacturing of the Fall Collection was almost complete, and they needed to lock in the Winter and Spring Collection quickly otherwise there would be no way them could meet the deadlines for both.

Looking at the designs she could see the team had run with the design concepts that she had laid out before her injuries. The two off to the left drew her attention more than anything else. There was something about them that just seemed slightly wrong. Carefully, Lexi reached over and ready to pick up one design to carefully examine it. She then realised that trying to do that would restrict her ability when she figured out the issue to make the changes as best, as she could. Placing the design down, she moved those designs she was less concerned with off to her right-hand side before placing one of the concerning designs in front of her.

Bending over to better examine the design, it suddenly hit Lexi what the issue was. She felt so stupid in that moment as the issues were so obvious. Picking up a pencil, Lexi, as best she could using her left hand, carefully and slowly started to make a note about the skirt. While it was meant, from a distance to appear as a wraparound skirt, it was in fact to be fixed in place with the joins to have the distinct features of a tulip skirt. How could she have initially missed the fact that it was a wraparound. Then there was the band, again not right for the design. And the final issue, was the notes as to the materials to be used.

As she finished making the notes, she glanced at the second worrying design, and then she realised the issues with it. The asymmetrical design was not as clear as she wanted. There was the place for subtle asymmetrical skirts, but not in the spring collection in the ready to wear collection. Rather than following a particular theme, after discussions the design direction was for using various skirt styles to create pieces that could be mixed even with older collections pieces and would become wardrobe staples.

As she moved the second concerning design in front of her and picked up the pencil to make the changes as best as she could, there was a knock on the door, and Maria stuck her head in saying "Boss, do you have a few minutes."

"Come on in."

As Maria shut the door behind her, Lexi said "Had you…"

"Looked at all the designs, we all have boss. We all decided to play nice with this batch of designs and sat down weeding out many before the selection has come to you." Maria paused and added "That was because we figured we needed to be nice given you are injured, and that we are really hitting the walls for the Winter Collection in particular."

"Mmmm. You all know…"

"Madam control freak boss needed everything to be in your hands. We know that, but this is one of those times that you need to let go and trust us as completely as we trust you. But we had an idea, to start with the Spring Collection, coming from the designs that were weeded out, and I was the one designated to pitch it."

"Worrying that I will bite?"

Maria laughed and said "No boss. As I said we trust you, and how many times has everyone told you that if we did not trust you, we would never have upended our lives in Europe to move here, far from many of our families…"

"But…"

"We know boss, you helped our immediate family relocate here, and financially assist in us spending time with extended family at least four times per year. Most bosses would not, but you treat us as family, and we are loyal."

Maria shook her head before continuing "You are helping to distract me. Your friend is due for her next dress fitting any time and you need to concentrate on that. None of us want to deal with her or her fiancé, as there is something about the two of them that creep all of us out and they are so demanding."

Lexi smiled slightly and said "That is not the first time I have heard about Joan being demanding. I was discussing her with a friend, and we concluded she is being a bridezilla." While not strictly true about her conversation with Rachael, Joan being a bridezilla was not in dispute.

"Bridezilla, absolutely, and I know that it is not really used but he is being a groomzilla. The demands the two of them are making frustrates us."

"Can you ask for them to be shown in here first. Maybe I can head this off firstly because these injuries make it hard for me to make the alterations that can be needed. But secondly, I need others eyes on the dress in particular. I have known Joan for the majority of my life and I know that my closeness will blind me to the right changes needed. The last thing that we need is for this dress not to come out right given we are expanding into couture wedding dresses. It will stop us in our tracks."

Maria looked at Lexi, unable to respond.

Lexi quickly said "Until we get a firm foothold in the market for up-market personally designed wedding dresses we need to, not only deal with the bridezillas, their grooms and family, but we need to be absolutely certain we deliver. I am concerned that if we cannot, we will ruin the dreams of those in the team who want this to succeed."

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