"Sally, let's take a selfie."

"You're a selfie party too, huh?" Sally leaned over while laughing, and made a pouting gesture, Qiao Yun pressed the shutter a few times in a row, "Come on, change your expression - oops, I've been busy lately, it's hard to come out for afternoon tea, take some selfies and relax." ”

"Didn't you say you were idle before?" Sally's memory is pretty good.

"I don't go to the venue very much, but I always have a phone call," Qiao Yun was also very natural, "There are always some things that have to be done by yourself - it's almost rehearsal, don't you have to try on makeup?" By the way, Sally, your makeup team was also brought back from Europe? What a cow! In China, it is really difficult to find a good makeup team during Fashion Week, and many good ones have been booked. ”

"Yes, yes." Sally felt the same way, "For example, we had a graduation exhibition, and when we arrived at London Fashion Week, the makeup group with the roll call was all asked to leave, and we had to find a studio - no money!" I am so sorry! So this time I came back and brought the L'Oreal studio in London, at least the time did not coincide with the London side - but I could only make an appointment with their second echelon, and the first echelon refused to come out, and I couldn't leave no matter how high the travel allowance was, saying that I was going to try on makeup for London Fashion Week - alas! It's so hard for young people to want to do something! ”

Is it difficult? Qiao Yun looked at Sally's sequin nails and smiled: threading needles and threads, drawing and revising drafts, and sometimes she had to modify the show layout in person to communicate with the show director and the exhibition team, her hands were not to mention leaving nails, these days they have been grinding large and small and adding new calluses, Sally has no traces of using a sewing machine all year round, and her clothes should all be outsourced to tailors.

"It's the same in China, and you have to fight for the brand's fame." However, on the issue of makeup, the difficulties encountered by the two are the same, the circle of professional makeup is not big, it is really not that you can hire the best team if you have money and connections, it is better in China, the top brands do not look down on the two fashion weeks, everyone is relying on the old relationship of many years of cooperation, the four major fashion weeks, Chanel, Dior's own show, of course, is their own makeup studio carefully waiting for the design of makeup, including the venue, everywhere will be coordinated to avoid collisions, leaving enough time for arrangement. Time is money during the screening week, and the show is eager to open new exhibitions every hour, but big brands can be closed for at least two days and carefully arranged. There are the most direct conflicts in the country, but in fact, it is also because the plate is too small. "So have you done your makeup communication? It's time to try on makeup, right? ”

"I haven't been to the meeting yet." Sally was lazy and complained to Qiao Yun, "There are a lot of things to do when I come back, aren't I not in the country for the New Year?" The older generation is too heavy on etiquette, and they have to make up for the New Year when they come back. It's better to be abroad, no one is bothered, I can do whatever I like. ”

No one is bothered, so why go back to China to start a show? St. Martin's graduation fair selects the works of outstanding graduates to walk the runway of London Fashion Week to promote her students, is Sally not selected? The secretary general was reluctant to find her a portfolio of Sally's work, but Qiao Yun could also guess that it was impossible for a long-style contestant to be popular in St. Martin - however, it also showed that her backstage was not hard enough after all, or did not pay enough attention to her, otherwise, it would not be impossible to hold a single show at London Fashion Week.

With a flick of his finger, he sent the photo to Fan Lifeng - he didn't have much impression of the name Sallyhe, and wanted to face each other, Qiao Yun smiled, "That's to hurry, it's not easy to modify the makeup after the makeup rehearsal." ”

"Are you all waiting for me?" Sally's hand pouring her coffee paused, "-I remember you said you were going to light the field, right?" Well, if I don't rehearse, you won't be able to turn on the lights, right? And the peers in the queue at the back have to wait, alas, that's not good. ”

Most of the brands behind me probably haven't thought about changing any design, at most they have tinkered, and this time the stage is relatively advanced compared to before, and they are satisfied. But this is also a factor, if Sally delays the rehearsal until the day before the start of Fashion Week, then when will [Yun] do her own decorations? Qiao Yun smiled and said nothing, sally sighed, a little annoyed, "I'm delaying you again - why am I delaying you all the time!" ”

"What's this, I still have to thank you, if you hadn't kept Wenwen, I wouldn't have been able to sign her - she is the best model in China, this is a big favor."

"Really?" Sally breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and smiled again, "That's good, I'm still a little relieved when you say that, otherwise I really feel like I'm useless, I always do wrong things, no wonder many people don't like me." ”

A little princess like her, who has been held in the palm of her hand since she was a child, has a strong sense of self to the extent of natural righteousness, and she will be considerate of the people's feelings like sally, which is already very introspective. Qiao Yun didn't have much □□ to see her, of course it was impossible to understand, but she didn't have too much disgust, and the play was not very difficult to do, "What do you say, if I were the people around you, I would definitely not like you - so good, such a big exhibition at such a young age, the team is professional, and I went to a prestigious school...... We're like pheasants compared to you, do you think you can blame some people for being jealous of you? ”

This tout is simply insenchy, but for Sally, the strength is not bad, the princess's world is different from others after all, she listened to it with a dazzled smile, and was very disappointed, "How can you, you are two years younger than me, didn't you also start your own brand?" What do you say pheasants are not pheasants, Joe, you are too modest. ”

"We don't have any brand of our own in China, it's just a death struggle, and it can't be compared with foreign countries." Qiao Yun is actually a little curious about the ecology of the European fashion circle, she came back after studying at Parsons for a year, and she has never tried to start a business. "I think this fashion week is a big ticket gathering place, except for those big commercial brands, independent designer brands are all half-dead, and some are purely pulled to make up the numbers. If you hadn't appeared, even the stage might have to be set up directly by the organizer, at most the lighting would have to be changed, which was very simple. Speaking of which, I have to take your affection. ”

"Really, really?" Sally was coaxed into a radiant face, and Qiao Yun was about to get better, "I just returned to China, I don't understand anything, you have to teach me more-by the way, you just said that the domestic makeup artist team is difficult to find, have you found it?" If you don't find it, I'll lend it to you? Anyway, it is a waste to spend money to hire them, and it is a waste to be idle, and our time does not conflict. ”

For her, this show may just be playing tickets, and she didn't pay much attention to it, and after chatting high, she forgot what she had just said, and took her mobile phone to show her the photos she took on the island, "You use it too?" This mobile phone is really good to take pictures - you see I took it, this folk wood carving is so interesting, it's a little heavier, and now it doesn't seem to come out at customs, my mother said that I buy and buy everywhere I go - but this is the inspiration, how beautiful do you see this pattern? It would be great to make a printed skirt! ”

"And look at this shell, and this one, this one was taken by an underwater camera, and I copied it in. Do you think this clownfish is great? You can make a theme of the summer! They all said, why do you have to go out on vacation before the show, I said no, my inspiration is from the journey, "It can be seen that I really have a little love for design, in Qiao Yun's timely exclamation, Sally's interest is getting higher and higher, and finally she is enthusiastic about work, and jumps up, "Let's go, let's go to the convention and exhibition center now, I'll let Xiao Chen contact me, and just get rid of the makeup rehearsal this afternoon!" ”

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There is no place more cottage than the scene before the exhibition, all the glamour, only exist in the moment when the flash lights are on, before that, this is basically a large-scale decoration site, in order to leave room for possible tearing, Qiao Yun rarely appeared in the convention and exhibition center during this time, the last time she came over, the ground was full of wooden boxes, this time she came with Sally, as soon as the switch sounded, as soon as the lights were turned on, there was no need to pretend to gasp for air, and let out a "wow"——

"How?" Sally wasn't much better than her, she was here for the first time since she returned home, and she jumped out while 'wow', running around on the catwalk, taking a deep breath and spinning in circles full of intoxication, and it took a long time for her to come back and show off, "Beautiful—this design uses my idea!" I drew the manuscript with it! ”

It should be the venue designer, he doesn't have to appear on the scene after finishing the draft - if it is a Victoria's Secret level show, it will definitely come, but Sally himself is so careless, he must have gone home to be lazy, maybe he just stayed abroad and didn't come: Qiao Yun secretly remembered this English name in her heart, and planned to have the opportunity to explore with Sally, this is talented.

"Is this the concept of the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles?" She also went on the runway and looked east and west with Sally, "a bit of a rococo style." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Sally was even more excited, and made several gestures to her when she met her confidant, "You can see it at a glance?" The first time I went to Versailles, I thought it was great, and I thought, how great would it be if we could do a show in the Hall of Mirrors? ”

It is very good, the aesthetics of this catwalk seem complicated, but it is by no means vulgar, a crystal lamp hangs overhead, in the strong light source of brilliance, and the glass catwalk under the foot of the mirror, the lighting conditions are increased several times, Qiao Yun knows that Sally's lighting team is from abroad, the whole show only has an important position of the show director is Chinese, at this time I have to sigh secretly, it is good to have money and relationships, the lighting must be the master, such a strong light source and reflective materials, the lighting effect actually did not sting the audience's eyes, Instead, the catwalk was built like a dream, with a layer of strong soft light, which should be something that no one in the domestic exhibition industry can do.

The model was still trying on makeup backstage, only a few came out and walked around, looking at it offstage, it looked several times better than the general catwalk, and he rubbed his hands, "But, in the mirror hall, if you only walk the traditional dress, it will be boring, it is to mix and match, and the concept collision is fun." I've got three collections this time, prints, haute couture and avant-garde – you just want to think about it with me, how to set the mood best? ”

As he spoke, he took a hard photo album and flipped it over to read it with her, the show director Andy was on the side, his lips couldn't be lifted, and he was very aggrieved when he wanted to speak, Qiao Yun also laughed secretly when he saw it: Andy was very serious in his heart, he regarded [Yun] as a competitor, and he didn't want to expose the show early, after all, this is all confidential in the industry, so as not to tell what happened, but I didn't expect Sally to take it seriously at all, so he just threw it over.

One after another, after reading all three series, Qiao Yun was also a little surprised: it is worthy of being able to graduate from St. Martin, Sally's level is really a little bit, she underestimated her before.

Among the famous design colleges, Parsons is recognized as having the highest degree of commercialization and the greatest pressure, and the academic pressure at St. Martin's is a little less, but it is not just a passer-by who can paddle through. Of course, you can also buy homework, but if you fool yourself like that, this degree will not make any sense. Qiao Yun thought that Sally had barely graduated from the trailer tail and couldn't find a job in Europe before returning to China to mix, after all, with her family background, as long as she had a little ability, there should be no shortage of internship opportunities. But now I have seen three, she changed her opinion, there are no very amazing items in Sally's design, and there are a lot of traces of reference, she should still be in the initial stage of clothing design, take it, see everything and want to imitate, just like a painter's sketch, copying, this is an instinctive learning behavior, only in this way can figure out the skills and essence, but she already has the basic ability to control the designer, in the three series, indeed, this skirt is like Valentino, the print is very London, But each series is still closely linked to a core, the rococo of the wedding dress series, the London style of the print series, including the last design - she can see it, mix and match cold and hard, learn the design of [rhyme] last season, but from the perspective of some silhouettes and structures, Sally eats second-hand goods, she should have seen the design of [Shengge] when she went shopping sometime, and thought it was a little interesting, so she took it and integrated it into her own work.

Every designer has a stage of learning and imitation, and there is still a clear difference between plagiarism and borrowing in this line - plagiarism may not be killed with a stick, and borrowing is nothing. As a designer, Sally has some potential to tap, but she is far from the stage where she can make a show on the stage, because she lacks the core ability of a designer: originality.

The skills of clothing design are already good, unlike some three-legged cat designers in China, the silhouettes are all messy, they can only play with concepts, the basic skills are a mess, but there is no originality, no matter how skilled the skills are, they can only be a senior tailor, she still needs a painful exercise and self-reflection, in order to try to change from imitation to creation, from scratch to define something. From this point of view, the judging criteria for fashion shows inside and outside the industry are not the same, no matter how ugly the design and poor structure, as long as it is original, you can still show yourself, but like this kind of high-level copying work, with such a perfect stage design, the catwalk photos may make the layman feel pleasing to the eye, but in the eyes of insiders, this show is not like that, that is, it is just a fool of the surface.

But at least it can still end up with a bright surface, which is still a little better than the vulgar jokes that Qiao Yun expected before, "It's all good-looking, but the style conflict is a bit big, otherwise, go to the wedding dress first, and then use the print to reconcile it and then go to the third series?" - Wow, this wedding dress handicraft is really amazing, Sally, you are going against the sky, I think the organizing committee award to you is really deserved, it should be said that the organizing committee is very level. ”

"Okay, okay, don't laugh at me." The two girls' silver-bell-like laughter sprinkled all over the catwalk, you hit me, I hit you, and they became friends in an instant, Sally pulled her in to see the makeup progress - she was also careful, and she was still worried about Qiao Yun's makeup artist, and asked if she wanted to introduce it, Qiao Yun found an excuse to push it. "I'm not very good at foreign language, so I can't communicate."

Sally was not reluctant, she took her to watch her own show, and the more she talked to Qiao Yun, the more confidant she became-Qiao Yun knows the goods, and she can praise the idea by praising the handiwork, "This is Italian handmade lace, right?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Sally jumped up and hugged Qiao Yun tightly with tears in her eyes, "Joe, you're so good!" ”

She already regarded Qiao Yun as if she was a sister, took her hand, showed her everything, didn't need to talk about it, poured beans on the bamboo tube, and said in the budget, "It's quite expensive, the venue layout is almost four million, the international shipping is very expensive, and there is labor, the makeup artist came from the UK, and the people who live are all five-star, and a show is really a few million ......."

There's nothing to say, and I seem to feel that the focus has always been on me, a little embarrassed, sally to see that there is still some time, "When are you going to rehearse?" Or...... Let's go to your studio and see your show? ”

"It's so far." Qiao Yun definitely doesn't want her to go over - Sally has definitely not seen the design of [Rhyme] until now, if you only look at the catwalk model, there should be no problem, [Rhyme] This time, there are several series of spring and summer models that have not been copied by [Shengge], and they are still mainly autumn and winter models. But when she goes to the studio, she is very likely to be exposed, and when she says that she copied [Shengge], she is aggrieved, and says that [Shengge] copied her, which is tantamount to putting the matter of sally's borrowing concept on the table, which is embarrassing. "It's going to be too congested, unless you're on the subway – but there's a lot of people on the subway."

"Don't take the subway." Sally's head shook like a rattle, "The Chinese subway is so horrible, especially now, the heating is hot, there is a smell, I don't know what to say-"

"Human."

"Yes, yes, yes, human." Sally was still in tears when she remembered it, "And it's so crowded—the last time I sat there, I was almost scared to cry—"

I can't go to the studio, the exhibition is still the home of [], and there are no promotional materials, and the show model of [Rhyme] seems to be invisible today, Sally is a little frustrated, "Then why don't we wait until the rehearsal is over?" I'd love to see your design, Joe! ”

Qiao Yun was wrapped around her waist by her arms, just laughing, but Andy appeared out of nowhere.

"Huh? Want to see Miss Joe's designs? He slapped his thigh and looked at Qiao Yun with a sympathetic smile, "I have it, last year's Shanghai Fashion Week, they had an exhibition and distributed a lot of brochures - I went to get a copy a few days ago to see it, you wait." ”

"Okay, okay," sally cheered up, cheered and clapped her hands, Qiao Yun's smile condensed at the corner of her lips, and bloomed again after a second: This andy, it's really a bitch in gay, this is a long time to see sally's reference, and I held back enough strength to yin [rhyme].

Then again, her family was not very approving of her show, and she couldn't show at St. Martin's graduation show, and London Fashion Week couldn't hold a show...... Today's sycophants are not in vain, if it is really not good, it will be let go and torn, and it may not be a catastrophe. Qiao Yun was annoyed and didn't show it, she would never let Andy be proud, as if she didn't know, Andy took the album, she was more excited than Sally, and rushed to offer the treasure like her, first turned to the last page to show her the big dress, "Look, this is what I did last season!" ”

"Wow——————" Sally is very face-saving, the reaction is an ABC-type exaggeration, holding the album and reading it for a long time, I can't put it down, "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful!" And it's a very new design, I haven't seen anything like it - Joe, you're amazing! ”

Qiao Yun took advantage of her reading the album, threw a cold glance at Andy, smiled slightly, andy couldn't stand it, shrunk his neck, and his lips squirmed unnaturally - but he was a little stubborn, and he didn't give up flirting, "Not only that, you look ahead, Sally, and several coats and pants are very good." ”

"Woo, that's pretty......"

Who knew that Sally didn't listen to his words at all, and was still immersed in her skirt, and Andy was inconvenient to repeat it, and was embarrassed there for a while. “sally？”

Sally was completely in her own emotions, waving at him like a fly, looking at it for a long time, and then suddenly raised her head, "Joe- you're really amazing!" ”

Qiao Yun was just like her just now, "Where, don't praise me so much." ”

"No, no, no, you're really good." Sally quickly flipped through the book, her eyebrows furrowed, and she took her hand with genuine affection, "You're so much better than I am - I have to apologize to you, I really underestimated you before - I know that's a bit too much, but can you swap with me?" ”

"Huh? For what? Even Qiao Yun didn't keep up with her train of thought, and she came out of modesty.

"Change the order of the catwalk!" Sally's eyebrows furrowed, seriously annoyed, "At that time, Uncle Liu asked me if I wanted to make my debut on the main stage, and I also said forget it, there is no need to push off others, I have a good impression of you, you can go if you go - but not now, you are so good, I will leave after you, how can I appear to come out?" I'm sure I'll be buried in your shadow - Joe, you're going to make me look good for a day...... Is it a good day? This show, let me go first, you go my time - what do you think? ”

Such an unbelievable request, this can no longer even be described as an over-the-top request-she said it so justifiably, this self-confidence is like a black hole, and it feels like it can distort the logic of the world-

feelings, this is not just a real princess...... A real, huh? Princess, a whole new type of –

Andy suddenly came alive, and glanced at it proudly, very honored, Qiao Yun was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but be stunned by Sally for three seconds.

- Three seconds later, her brain cells were activated again, tearing the cells fully unlocked, she looked down and thought about it, and looked up and smiled.

"Okay!" She agreed, looking very righteous, "Although you must be too worried, how can I be better than you - all sisters, change it, what's the big deal." ”

"Really?!" Sally screamed, grabbed her hand and jumped up and down, "Joe, you're really amazing, so good, so good, so good- don't be modest, you're so good, really, you're so good, if you go first, we really won't be able to survive in the future-"

"Look at what you said." Qiao Yun was pushed around by her, with a helpless and doting smile on her face, "-Okay, okay, just when what you said is true...... Do you want to be in the scenery for a few more days? ”

"Huh?" Sally froze, blinking, "You mean—"

Qiao Yun smiled seductively, "You told your Uncle Liu to change me to the last day to walk the closing show - then, won't you be able to enjoy the whole fashion week?" 166 Reading Network