Chapter 21: Halo and Label
The British speak in a roundabout way, and the French pretend to be pompous, and they also have another common characteristic - they are unreliable, frivolous and like inexplicable humor.
Claudia, a German girl, stood in the corner of the banquet hall, silently watching everyone present, and gave the conclusion in her heart that she had reached during this time in Paris and London Fashion Week.
Catholicism and her father's family environment of being a lawyer made her dislike everything unreliable, but out of professional needs, she had to accept and integrate into such a cultural environment.
It's like working part-time as a disco girl in a nightclub before.
She has two older brothers and a younger sister, and life is still very stressful.
She's going to work hard to make money!
Look at the upper-class men and women in the banquet hall who are well-dressed and gorgeously dressed, even if they are cutting-edge models who have been on the cover of magazines one after another and have been touted by the industry, they still feel ashamed.
Claudia exhaled deeply, drank the sparkling water from her glass, then picked up a glass of red wine and walked over to the agent who waved at her.
"Are you going to eat all you can eat here?" In front of the buffet table, Cheryl Shiran walked up to the front and said.
Hall snorted twice, "I originally wanted to meet a beautiful girl, but now I don't want anything. You'd better make Helena happy quickly, or ...... Well, tomorrow I'll fly to Paris and beat up your son. β
"Okay, I'll admit that I did something wrong this time, and I'll coax her well." Cheryl made a quick grimace, "My little rain actually threatened me? Hey, I remember when you were a baby, you had to be hugged, and as soon as you put it down, you would cry......"
Hall experienced the feelings of his old mother and said sincerely, "...... I'm sorry, I was wrong. You've said this a dozen times. β
"Are you impatient with me already, I thought you would always love Aunt Lily as you did when you were a child." Cheryl is pretentious.
Hall put his hand on his forehead: "I love you, I love you to death." β
"That's pretty much it."
Cheryl put away the drama spirit with satisfaction, and looked at Helena, who was talking and laughing with people not far away: "I don't think you have to be so careful, do what you want to do normally, don't you fall in love for the rest of your life?" She's going to have to take it slowly, she's not as fragile as you think. β
"But not now." Hall whispered back.
Cheryl smiled slightly: "I hope you can leave her a buffer, and don't suddenly announce at the family table one day: you are going to be in love." β
Hall didn't know so look at her.
The former took a sip of red wine and said softly: "Noble heir with hundreds of millions of assets, is the food on this table in front of you particularly popular?" β
With that, he raised his glass to a lady who had come to fetch a snack, and then drifted away.
"Hi there, I'm Margaret Howell, a costume designer." A thin middle-aged woman with glasses took the initiative to say hello.
Hall thought to himself that it was a coincidence, this was the designer that a certain girlfriend in his previous life liked very much, and greeted the other party with a polite smile on his face.
ββ¦β¦ I paid attention to you when I watched the show in the afternoon, and your fashion was simple with a high-end texture. There is no logo on the whole body, which is very restrained. Margaret did not hesitate to express her appreciation.
Hall said "It's a parody of you", jokingly, "The dress is from an independent studio, you know, all craftsmen like to hide their own logos, expecting people to find out like Detective Sherlock, that will give them a sense of accomplishment." β
"No, we would also like to leave the logo in a prominent place, which would be equally rewarding, but not liked by the customers." Margaret laughed to herself.
British aristocrats like to be low-key and introverted, and they are reluctant to chase the vulgar and flamboyant that is recognizable at a glance.
There will be well-known luxury brands such as Hermès in the wardrobe, but there are more choices of handmade tailoring shops with good background.
For example, most of Hall's clothes are made to order by a tailor shop that has been passed down for three generations, and the tailor shop has a very good reputation in a small circle, and in recent years, Hollywood stars have come to him without exception and have been rejected.
New money that gets rich for a while is despised, and if the celebrity makes the tailor shop popular, it will lose the old money customer group that has served for many years.
This view is well known, but it is difficult to proclaim it.
Hall could only say the scene: "People like to be unique to reflect their differences, and it always has been. β
"I agree, it's very philosophical, is this the depth of genius's thought?" Margaret smiled and nodded.
Hall was stunned for a moment: "Huh? β
"In addition to being a fashion designer, I am also an unsuccessful businessman, and this financial market crash has affected my business...... It seems that you are still not clear? Please forgive my presumptuousness. Margaret stopped talking and apologized.
Hall tapped his index finger on the goblet: "It's okay, it sounds like a lot of rumors?" β
The London financial circle is not like New York, which is not big or small, and the transactions of individual investors involving hundreds of millions of funds are enough to be called big players. Although the operation is a U.S. stock, it uses the channels of the London financial circle, and the team is also brought by London, plus this financial risk has swept the world.
It is impossible for this deal to disappear completely, but it has been spread to the extent that a small designer knows about it, and it still exceeds his expectations.
Of course, Hall didn't care much if he was being spread out.
In the long run, the aura of "genius" is beneficial to him. As for the risks that Caroline had envisioned before, others could still think about it in New York.
Back in London, which politician of the two parties in the United States would dare to make a scapegoat for a European aristocrat with billions of dollars?
"Billionaire" and "European aristocracy", these two labels are enough to suppress the vast majority of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods.
Worst of all, to borrow Cheryl's words: 'The bear isn't dead yet'.
"This was due to the fact that I had the privilege of designing clothes for a lady who was introduced to a financial figure who helped me with my business troubles, and I came up with it...... In fact, the big man doesn't seem to know if the rumors about you are true or not. Margaret explained cautiously.
The corners of Hall's mouth curled: "Since it's a rumor, it doesn't matter if it's true or not." β
Margaret was just about to cater to it, when a middle-aged man with oily hair walked over with a girl who was 180 tall and could be seen to be a model.
"Hello, what are you two talking about, can we join in?" The middle-aged man said in fluent English.
Hall spread his hands: "I think you should be asking about this lady Margaret next to me." β
"Brandt, the agent of the German Metropolitan Model Agency, this is Claudia, one of the best girls in our company." The middle-aged man smiled and introduced himself, "Is our goal obvious?" β
"On occasions like this, models should look for designers." Hale looked up at Claudia in front of him.
Although he doesn't care about height, it is indeed a little inconvenient when he needs to look up at a girl wearing high heels close to 190cm.
Margaret lifted her glasses and said lightly, "Hello." β