Chapter 127: Painting
The front foot sent off Schweitzer, and the back foot ushered in Givenchy. He also brought a printmaker and a turner from Paris.
Givenchy came over for two purposes, one was to send Audrey a few sets of freshly made fashions, and the other was to make clothes for Princess Marita according to Zhou Nan's design.
London certainly has haute couture artists, and Savile Street has no other city in this era than she can match. Even Paris could only seek new things, not daring to compete with London in terms of craftsmanship and skill and tradition.
However, now that Givenchy has become his own person, Zhou Nan of course wants to leave him the opportunity to make clothes for the princess, and he wants to use it to promote his Hepburn brand.
Givenchy brought Audrey two sets of regular dresses and a set of evening dresses, which were extravagantly embellished and enlarged in size a little according to the telegram Audrey had sent to her.
"Honey, do you think the princess will like this evening dress?"
"This outfit is beautiful, why give it to her? She should have endless clothes, but you only have two or three evening dresses. ”
"I'm going to change back into my pink evening gown because you designed it. Oh...... I'm sorry, Givenchy, I'm not saying that your design is bad, it's just that Jonas's design has a special meaning for me. ”
"I understand, Miss Hepburn, when you make a request that is not in line with your figure, and that you are as luxurious as possible, I already know that you are not wearing this outfit yourself. In fact, I feel honored that the evening dress I designed could be worn on Princess Marita's body. Neither Christian Dior nor Mr. Balmain had such an honor. ”
After Dior and Balmain received the financial support of Zhou Nan, and Renian helped them solve their worries, they only had to concentrate on design, so although the two studios were not established for a long time, they developed very smoothly.
At present, Renian is busy liaising with buyers in major shopping malls and establishing his own sales channels, and if he can become an instant hit, he will also gain a foothold in the Parisian fashion industry.
Although Givenchy is still an assistant to Balmain, he is solely responsible for the Hepburn brand. With the living advertisement of Audrey, in the future, his development prospects will not be worse than those of the other two.
Zhou Nan understood what Audrey meant, and he also felt that he was a little too stupid, and he couldn't even think of such a simple thing.
The princess snatched the evening dress he had designed for Audrey, and he didn't know how aggrieved he was, but he never thought about her, and he didn't have the patience to comfort her.
"Audrey...... Would you like to model me? I want to draw again......"
"Of course, Jonas, but as is customary, the paintings you draw belong to me." Audrey said playfully.
"As long as you like."
Hearing that Zhou Nan was going to paint, Fei Ward asked Zhou Nan, and when they heard that he was going to paint in the back garden, they immediately helped him move the drawing board to the back garden.
Today's weather is good, the sky is covered with thick clouds, blocking the sun, and occasionally the clouds drift by, and only then does a ray of sunlight shine down.
Therefore, the temperature in the back garden is not high, and the layering of light is relatively strong, which is very suitable for painting.
Zhou Nan walked around the back garden and chose a bush of roses as the background. Audrey stood against the flowers, but when she looked back, her delicate face contrasted with the flowers behind her.
Because it was a sketch, Zhou Nan's movements were very fast, and the draft was finalized in less than ten minutes, and then Audrey could rest.
A group of people stood not far behind Zhou Nan, watching Zhou Nan paint. Givenchy, in particular, has been carefully observing Zhou Nan's pen.
There is a fundamental difference between Western oil painting and Eastern ink painting, one is heavy on form, and the other is heavy on meaning.
Zhou Nan also received basic sketching training, but his technique was oriental, which was also very different from Western sketching.
Although Givenchy graduated from the Fine Arts Major, he only studied basic drawing and structure.
Truly divided, he was just a craftsman, not an artist. And Zhou Nan's basic technique may be a little worse, but he is an artist.
Therefore, seeing Zhou Nan painting, his gain is also the greatest.
In the sketch, Audrey looked back, her face was surrounded by bright roses, and her eyes showed a hint of joy and timidity.
What is indispensable is that Zhou Nan painted a set of dresses for her, this dress is a more popular shoulder-length skirt in later generations, the upper end of the skirt is flat, and it can only rely on the support of the chest to not slip off.
However, in this era, such a small dress is simply immoral, so Zhou Nan added a shawl to Audrey, blocking the bare skin and only revealing her delicate collarbone.
Givenchy looked at such a design, looking back and forth between the painting and Audrey, excited.
"Jonas, why is it designed like this? Don't you think it's too much to revue? ”
"So I added another shawl to Audrey so that it wouldn't look offensive. Moreover, I just want Audrey to wear it in front of me, but I don't want her to wear it for other men. ”
"All I can say is that this design is too bold...... However, if the girl's shoulders are good-looking, her collarbones are good-looking, and her arms are not thick, such a dress will look good on it. ”
Zhou Nan laughed. "The design of this dress is not too difficult, the key is the design structure, because you can't make such clothes seem to fall off at any time."
"It's not difficult, I just need to design a chest support liner on the front of the chest and add an elastic fastening strap inside. You're a genius, Jonas...... Why do you have such a whimsical design? ”
The door to the courtyard at the back suddenly opened, and the guard Flegg opened the door as he shouted, "Jonas, Audrey, Her Royal Highness Princess Marita has come to visit. ”
In recent times, Princess Marita has often come uninvited, and they have become accustomed to it.
The princess is a fan of horseback riding, and she likes to ride horses on the horse trail at Kensington Gardens because the horse farm at Buckingham Palace is too small.
Although Audrey also likes to ride horses, she does not like to ride with her. Because she always called friends, a lot of people, went twice, and then invited, Audrey politely declined.
This time, Princess Island was light and simple, and there were only four or five people with him. Seeing such a lively back garden, she couldn't help but smile and said, "I didn't expect you to have a party here today, but why didn't you send me an invitation?" ”
Audrey greeted her and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness, we are just here to enjoy the sunshine, not a party. ”
Marita was dressed in a riding attire, her dark hair tied into a ponytail, and she held a small leather whip in her hand, which kept beating on her legs.
Zhou Nan looked at Givenchy and said, "Observe carefully, you are going to make a dress for her this time." ”
"Are you drawing?"
Audrey nodded, but said modestly: "It's just a sketch, Jonas doesn't know oil painting and watercolor." ”
"I'll take a look......" She nodded generously to everyone, and deliberately smiled at Melissa, and said, "Little Melissa, come, laugh with my sister." ”
Melissa pursed her lips and smiled, a little unbearable, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, for fear of leaking out her mouth without front teeth.
Maritahaha, who was amused by this action, laughed, couldn't help pinching Melissa's little face, and came to the front of Zhou Nan's painting.
She looked at the painting that was almost finished, then looked at Audrey, and asked, "Mr. Zhou, although it is only a sketch, I have to say that your skills are very deep...... But why do I have such strange feelings? This sketch doesn't seem to be the same as the one I usually see. ”
Givenchy said with a smile at this time: "Your Royal Highness Princess, this is Mr. Zhou's technique is biased towards the Eastern freehand, which is different from our Western heavy form. ”
Marita nodded, looked at Givenchy, who was nearly two meters tall, and asked, "Excuse me...... Are we meeting for the first time? ”
Givenchy bowed gracefully and straightened up before saying, "Hubert Givenchy, a designer who is still in the learning stage." ”
Marita didn't want to pay attention to him, but at this time a little interest came. Asked, "Did you design all of Audrey's dresses?" ”
Givenchy nodded and said, "Miss Hepburn's clothes, first of all, because of Jonas's design, I just turned his design into a real thing." ”
"Very good, I love the clothes you designed...... Mr. Zhou, has the style of the clothes you designed for me ready? ”
"Yes, only Hubert was able to cut the style I wanted perfectly, so I called him from Paris."
Audrey smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness, do you want me to take you to see Jonas's design?" I think you'll love it. ”
Marita thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhou, would you like to help me draw a sketch too?" Just like Audrey's painting, draw the clothes you designed for me. ”
Zhou Nan was a little disgusted, but it was difficult to vent it. He could only shirk and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Audrey's clothes are relatively simple plain designs, but the clothes I designed for you have very rich patterns and lace, and it is not easy to draw them." ”
She said, "I've got enough time to model for you, or ...... Are you not willing to serve me? ”
If she wasn't a princess, if Zhou Nan didn't have a good temper, people would want to beat her up directly.
This chick is too egoistic, and she has to do everything according to her own wishes, regardless of whether others want it or not.
She may think she's cute, but it's disgusting.
It's a pity that Zhou Nan can't come with his own heart, at least at this time, he is still counting on Britain to give him a big gift in Southeast Asia.
He nodded slightly and said, "Your Royal Highness, I am willing to serve you." ”
Marita laughed happily. "Then you say, where do we paint? What kind of pose should I pose? ”