Fashion Genius Collects Stars - Chapter 102



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Episode 102 Collaboration

Since confirming the collaboration with , Allison Pelley and I have exchanged emails frequently.

Her emails, which had been straightforward and intelligent at first, flared with anger after just three messages.

[Mr. Lee. I have seen many designers so far. They are the ones who, after one or two successes, become so narcissistic that they lose their objective perspective.]

analysis.

Are you crazy? You had some success with the Millenium stage costumes, but now you don’t see anything?

[Of course, that doesn’t mean Mr. Lee is like that. I just can’t understand the schedule you suggested. I thought it must have been a typo when you wrote 2 weeks, but since you keep saying it’s correct, I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how Mr. Lee usually works, but a new product is something that takes at least 6 months to a year to prepare. Furthermore, if you want to make clothes that match the quality of our , you shouldn’t waste even more time.]

analysis.

You’re going to finish the new design in two weeks? Are you doing this on purpose? Are you trying to screw me over?

But I felt wronged in my own way.

My latest design is definitely not a half-assed design.

No. Once I have the ideal type, my design cannot be ‘rough’.

[Conditions: Worldwide. Top 0.1% rich. People who buy more than 100 pieces of clothing a year. Top-class clothing design]

Rich people around the world, especially those who are interested in clothes, what do they consider to be the most high-end style?

Whenever I ask this question, Ideal Type View always gives me the exact answer.

You go out on the streets and keep changing the model and accumulating data.

Chubby lady.

Missy who takes good care of herself.

A man with a potbelly.

Nice middle-aged man.

A student in his 20s. An office worker in his 30s.

It’s about checking numerous ideal types and extracting common images from them.

Even this isn’t my first time doing this.

Following the , would I have just played around?

That time was also a time of growth for me.

Not only did I see and learn about countless clothing materials from all over the world, I also constantly browsed through my ideal types using people of various races from around the world as models.

Of course, the highest quality luxury styles were included among them.

So, the collaboration collection with that I am putting out now is definitely not something that was made carelessly.

These times are condensed and finally bloom into something like an essence.

Aren’t the original world hit songs like that?

How often has a song made in 15 minutes become legendary, rather than one that took months of brainstorming?

What’s important is not the working hours, but the ‘feeling’ contained within them!

But the more I organized my thoughts and emailed them to her, the more agitated her responses became.

[ clothes don’t have logos. Do you know why? Because the clothes themselves are just like the logo. Our motto is ‘Most expensive, most difficult.’ But are you really telling me to design crappy clothes in two weeks and put them out under our brand name? Are you crazy? I warn you, don’t make me say the same thing again. If you do, I’ll just have to talk to a lawyer.]

The email, which was usually sent in a business-like manner, was blatantly accompanied by the phrase, “Are you crazy?”

The fact that even a lawyer showed up means that Ellison’s patience has reached its limit.

So I stopped sending emails.

Instead, I sent a courier.

First, I put the two completed samples into a box.

The response came back immediately.

– What is this?

It was a direct phone call, not an email.

“Do you like it?”

– You made this… in a week? No. Not even a week. You made this in three days?

“I’ve already finished four sets. There are six left.”

– Hey, don’t lie! If you didn’t just make it from a pattern that was already finished, then this speed…!

“I’m good at both design and sewing.”

– … … .

Allison, who had been silent for a while, spoke in a more broken voice.

– What kind of sleeves are these? They look like kimono sleeves in that they aren’t separate but are connected to the body…

“These are not kimono sleeves, but hanbok style sleeves.”

– Anyway! But this is cut and tied together to make it look like a petal sleeve… … . I’ve never seen such fancy and sophisticated petal sleeves… … . Did you really design this in just a few days? This clean? Fits perfectly?

In fact, creating new patterns in costume design is an incredibly difficult task.

The cloth is a two-dimensional object made of cotton, but the person who has to wrap it around his body is a three-dimensional solid.

If this is even slightly off, the clothes will look very strange.

Even when making something like a suit, where the method of making it is already set, you have to get the measurements very precisely to get a pretty piece that fits perfectly.

But how about creating a completely new pattern? Even an unusual and very complex one?

If you set up a mannequin and try to attach it like this, cut it like that, and adjust it little by little by cutting and trimming it, you might be able to come up with a work of art that is worth seeing.

Even if you make a pattern like that, when you sew it onto actual fabric and put it on a person, the result is often completely different from what you expected.

And yet, you completed it in just a few days and even created a perfect sample?

Since it is not a custom-made suit but a ready-made suit, does it look good on anyone with a similar body type?

It’s natural to be surprised.

But what can we do about the fact that ‘ideal type viewing’ is a fraudulent ability?

Can I already see the finished product in my eyes?

There is design ability that has reached level 7.

Since her design skills included sewing skills, she was able to complete difficult sewing tasks in an instant and perfectly.

If a proper piece of work doesn’t come out, it’s actually more problematic.

“Oh, but the sleeve part is a bit complicated to sew, so I have to hand-sew it here and there. You said that your motto is ‘Most expensive, most difficult.’ So I tried that once… … Is it okay?”

It was natural that adding hand sewing to the work process would make the work time much longer and the labor cost would also become more expensive.

When I asked about that concern, Allison’s voice rose.

– Are you okay?!

She snorted as if to say, “Are you ignoring me?”

– I love it!! This is !

Then he started to sing praises.

– A chic and simple-looking one-piece dress. However, the sleeves are more intricate and elegant than any sleeve I’ve ever seen! Even the background is black, so it slightly suppresses the gorgeousness! It’s not vulgar, but it’s luxurious to anyone who sees it, and it’s an elegant piece that looks even more elegant the more you look at it!

Yeah, that’s right. That’s what it was made for.

“Yes. Then shall we proceed as planned? Our collaboration collection will be released in September, in conjunction with the launch of the department store?”

– … … .

“You understand, right?”

– Ah… … . Yes. Okay. I understand.

Eventually, Ellison agreed.

She originally thought it would be next spring at the earliest, but from our perspective, that’s not possible.

What if we announced a collaboration with the world-renowned luxury brand along with the launch of our department store?

If that picture comes out, the luxury image of will be properly captured.

I couldn’t miss this opportunity.

Of course, thanks to that I was busier than ever.

Because we had to create not only a collaboration collection with , but also our own collection.

From the moment I open my eyes in the morning until I close them, I spend the whole day looking at fabric, cutting it, sewing it… … .

however,

It’s fun.

It was so much fun that I didn’t feel like it was difficult at all.

Even though the philosophies of the two collections were conflicting, they had similar aspects, which made it even more interesting.

Our collection pursues quiet luxury.

Discreet colors. Minimal details. A type of clothing that is often worn as everyday wear.

However, I pursue luxury goods that are different when you try them on and that you can’t help but look at.

On the other hand, pursued a design that anyone who saw it would recognize as an expensive piece of clothing.

However, this does not mean that the logo play should be flashy or that colors should be used provocatively.

Clothes that use very expensive materials, adopt designs that are difficult to make, and add lots of small details like pleats and buttons.

Why?

I found this difference insanely amusing.

Somehow, rather than thinking about designing, I felt like I was meeting the world.

People who like this kind of thing.

A person who likes that kind of thing.

A picture of the world they create by mixing together.

Why does my heart flutter so much when I think that the clothes I make will become the paint for that painting?

Square square square

I cut the fabric with all my heart, thinking about the day when people would wear the clothes I’m making now.

* * *

‘What kind of person is he? Even if he’s a genius, how can he do this?’

Allison Pelley was dazed all day.

It felt like I was dreaming.

The two samples that Lee Yong-won sent kept flashing through my mind. I was so angry, asking what kind of design could be done in two weeks… …. The samples that arrived were exactly what Allison Pelley had envisioned for .

And yet, it has the ‘freshness’ and ‘boldness’ that we expected from seeing Millief’s stage costumes!

Her senses screamed.

This is awesome!

With this as an opportunity, will take another leap forward!

Heart pounding

My heart keeps pounding as if I have a fever, and my face gets hot.

“Excuse me. Mr. Allison Pelley? Excuse me?”

As I kept thinking about Lee Yong-won’s design, I lost my mind for a moment.

“Oh, oh. Yes. What did you say?”

Allison Pelly quickly came to her senses.

What she sees in front of her is a Japanese reporter wearing a gray jacket.

“Yes. I heard that you suddenly announced a collaboration with the new Korean brand and it became a huge topic of conversation.”

“Ah… … . Yes. It must have been sudden for other people.”

Ellison quickly shook off his embarrassment and returned to the interview with his usual dignified and confident demeanor.

“Aha. So you’re saying that even though the announcement was made suddenly, there had been contact before then?”

“Well, designer Lee Yong-won and I have had a connection before.”

In reality, it was a very quick process, as we signed a contract and announced the collaboration right away, but I couldn’t say that in an interview.

And it wasn’t like I was lying at all.

Although we had never actually met, didn’t we have a connection before that through Millif?

“I see. However, many people are skeptical about the fact that , a quiet powerhouse in the luxury fashion industry, announced a collaboration with an unknown Korean brand. This is especially true since has never collaborated with other brands and has always taken its own path.”

Allison’s eyebrows rose.

“Really? Who? What are your doubts?”

“Ah. For example, if you look at Japan, our neighboring country, there are famous brands like Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and Issey Miyake. There’s also Uniqlo, which has a global distribution network. On the other hand, in Korea… … . To be honest, there are no brands, right?”

The reporter spoke with the gentle smile and polite tone that is characteristic of Japanese people, but Ellison could clearly sense the malice in his words.

‘So, why are you collaborating with a Korean brand instead of a verified Japanese brand?’

What should I say?

It wasn’t exactly wrong, but Allison found it very unpleasant.

Allison’s back straightened and her expression became more relaxed.

Ellison slowly crossed his legs and looked straight at the reporter as he spoke.

“It’s simple. I only work with the best of the best. I collaborate with Cop & Tief because it has designer Lee Yong-won. Otherwise, there would be no reason to collaborate.”

The expression on Ellison’s face as he spoke was terribly arrogant and full of self-confidence.