Section 80 Fashion Week (1)
Ai Fei yawned. This was the nth yawn he had today. His eyes were wet with tears uncontrollably. Yugong Jingzi felt distressed: "Xiao Ai Jun, if you are tired, go and rest? I can take responsibility here."
"How can this work?" As he said, he actually yawned again: "Today is the beginning of fashion week, you can't be held responsible, and I'm going to sleep!"
"But, it seems that you haven't had a rest for two days, right? You won't be able to stand it if you continue like this."
"It's nothing. As long as I'm busy today, I'll go and rest, right?" Ai Feihun waved his hand without taking it seriously: "Oh, there's another thing. After this fashion week ends, I think I'll go back once if I have time."
"Hey? Are you going back to Japan?"
"Yes. I received a letter from Fujikun. The last time I mentioned the bid for the renovation and expansion project of Haneda Airport is about to begin. Isn't it okay if no one is in charge of this?"
"But, does it take a long time? What about the United States?"
"The main thing that can be allocated in time is that there may be a huge peak in demand in the United States, so the factory should arrange production as much as possible. What I am worried about now is whether you will be too tired. You must know that we will not make any mistakes at this time, especially in terms of customer needs. Well, if I have to leave this matter, I will communicate with you in advance."
"Hi! I understand."
"There is another thing..." The two were talking, and the door of the preparatory room in the station was pushed open. Monica poked her head and came in: "Mr. Ike?"
"Yes?"
“The guests started entering.”
"I'll go out right away. Oh, Monica, where is Carl?"
"Mr. Schmidt is doing the final preparations before the show. He..."
"Forget it, I'll go find him by myself." Ai Fei wiped the tears from his eyes and walked out of the preparation room. There was already a lively view outside. Guests from different companies and different classes who received invitations smiled and walked past the foyer, which was originally spacious and bright, crowded with the originally spacious and bright Madison Square Garden like a bakery on a weekend morning.
Ai Fei wandered around, and there seemed to be no familiar figure. They didn't come or received the invitation? No, they delivered it in person, and even Mr. Vince of Chanel Company, whom he worked for, was also delivered it in person. The other party had already agreed to come, but he still didn't see them on the weekend?
While he was puzzled, he patted someone on his shoulder: "Ike?"
"Hehe! Henry! Long time no see! Is it okay?" Ai Fei smiled and shook hands with Henry: "Why, you are the only one?"
"No, I didn't come alone this time." Henry smiled: "I will introduce you to Mr. Duff of the International News Edition, my assistant. Duff, this is Mr. Ike who I mentioned to you, a designer from Japan. In fact, you are also his readers."
Dafu was stunned when he heard this: "Reader?"
"Oh, sorry, forgot. I told you..." Henry whispered a few words to Duff in a low voice, and the latter widened his eyes in surprise: "Are you sure?"
"Eon! Duff, why don't you ask Mr. Eke?"
The gentleman named Duff is quite young, no more than 30 years old, and his face is quite happy. When he doesn't smile, the corners of his mouth are also curved upwards, making people feel that he is laughing: "Mr. Ike, are you really the author of "Crayon Shin-chief" and "Dragon Ball"?"
Ai Fei was also stunned. It seems that no one has mentioned the name of a comic book writer for a long time. Even he himself forgot that he still has such an identity. He smiled bitterly: "Yes, I am."
"Ah!" Duff smiled loudly: "I still think Mr. Humphrey is joking with me! Oh, sorry, by the way, I really came from your readers."
"Thank you, thank you very much for enjoying my works." Ai Fei was unwilling to talk about this topic: "If you like my comics, you will definitely like my newly designed costumes."
"Uh, of course, of course."
Watching Henry and Duff walk into the hall, Ai Fei turned around and saw that among the people who came this time there were guys he knew: Mr. Vince and Mr. Turner, who had purchased his own design manuscript! There were also a few young people around the two, and he also recognized them. It was his colleague who worked at Chanel. However, he had worked too short and now he had forgotten what they called.
Fortunately, the other party did not mean to say hello to him. When he touched his eyes, he just nodded slightly and walked into the hall. The crowd behind him became more and more dense, and Ai Fei could not even go against the direction. His body was crowded by the abortion and he kept retreating. He stopped until he retreated into the performance hall. Looking back, the area of more than 2 square meters in the hall was originally more than 2 square meters, except for the high platform used to use for models to walk on the stage, there were guests everywhere in other places! I don’t remember sending so many invitations? Why are so many people coming? Ai Fei frowned tightly.
This is the hidden worries caused by the lack of personnel: for about a year and a half, Ai Fei has been living in the United States almost all the time. Although the arrival of Yumiya Jingzi can relieve some of his pressure, it has no great effect. Design, production, sales, negotiation, and personal strength have made his time consumed more in the office or negotiation table, and he has no time to appreciate the changes brought to this era because of his efforts!
Since he first launched his evening dress series on Valentine's Day last year, the clothing market has gradually heated up due to Mr. Turner's takeover. Of course, this profit has nothing to do with him, but it has subtly changed the clothing structure of Americans. In the early 1950s, Americans were still affected by the wave of conservatism. In fact, not only the United States, but also other countries in the world, but also the same. The feminist movements, sexual liberation movements, and countless movements against the old ways of thinking, all had to wait for a long time to appear. Therefore, women's clothing still has the inherent and conservative style. From the perspective of today's people, they can't be as fashionable as they are.
The minor modifications made by Ai Fei's works before they were launched made later generations amazed by people as designing classic evening dresses that appeared prematurely in this era. Of course, some conservative design changes that meet the needs of modern people are also necessary. However, as Mr. Moss and Ai Fei said, one and multiple clothing designs that could have shined in this era became a sad accessory because of a small deviation in the launch process! And this is also the immaturity of Ai Fei himself in planning!
He asked too much about the arrangement and launch ceremony of models, and ignored the audience's attention to the clothing body. Therefore, in the following months, the model he launched had unprecedented success, while his designs could only become a product on Mr. Turner's shelves, waiting for the choice of noble ladies from Long Island and other wealthy areas. It can be said that with the help of the Valentine's Day fashion show event, Ai Fei was empty-handed in addition to making some money in it.
The men's clothing design he launched for the second time made another huge mistake: simply put it too much. He gave up the just-approved and launched it by him. The audience was enthusiastic about female models walking on the show and changed it to all male models. The final result was that the guests were dissatisfied with the desire. Although the clothing design was very innovative and the market response was relatively good, it still did not achieve the effect he expected.
This situation finally changed when it was launched for the third time. After these three fashion shows by designers from the East, New Yorkers gradually noticed his existence. In the 1950s, it was already quite amazing that a brand or designer could have a similar fashion show in the year. He actually held it three times in a year?
This is not counting. The response he has caused in the market for the third time that many people have never expected. Not to mention the bat suit design widely recognized by professionals, the combination of a pair of 7-point pants and leopard fur is enough to make those talented and wealthy ladies crazy! Although such clothes look a bit indecent, it doesn’t matter. As long as you wear more people, it doesn’t matter whether it’s elegant or indecent.
But because of the lack of manpower, Ai Fei didn't touch the door at all for these reactions from the market! For him, he was more willing to immerse himself in his creative world, completely ignoring how much changes the outside world were? But this method could still work in Japan - at least he had subordinates to assist him in his work, but in the United States, it would not work.
Americans have an external side of their personality. Simply put, they are afraid that others will not know their abilities and always find a way to show themselves. Ai Fei is different. Oriental people are introverted and always believe that as long as they have enough abilities, they don’t have to consider store skills such as advertising. But this is definitely not feasible. It is precisely because of this that although Mr. Turner only got his first part of the design manuscript, he earned much more money than he did! If a normal American has the ability and experience of Ai Fei, he can get ten times more economic benefits than he can master now!
Of course, this situation has improved a little bit after he was interviewed by Vogue magazine, especially this fashion week event launched. According to Ai Fei's understanding, fashion week is also an operating experience similar to later generations. He never thought of promoting and selling himself in this way, but this sudden concept still attracted a lot of attention - especially after his first three successful or unsuccessful performances. This is why he saw so many guests here.
As mentioned in the previous article, Ai Fei looked at his watch. It was already 7:45 pm. He was about to walk backstage to prepare for the formal performance. Unfortunately, an exclaim came from behind him: "Ah?"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" After saying this, Ai Fei and the people who came were stunned.
Chapter completed!