Post by Princess Phreya de la Courcel on Nov 17, 2007 1:22:21 GMT -5
I had taking my single open carriage into town so that I could enjoy the lovely spring weather, my destination was Masion de Fournie.
Once at the shoppe the footman helped me out of the carriage and I entered the store smiling as the bell over the door rung my arrival.
"Princess Phreya," I was greated by Pierre. "Its a pleasure to see you once more my dear." I had not been in court too much, the last time I had seen the clothier I was no more then eighteen.
"Messire Pierre," I said smiling. "Its a pleasure to see you too." I replied.
"What may I do for you this day your Highness?" He asked after an exchange of bows and curtsies.
"I'd like a gown for the Hunt Fete, and I'd like something white." I added. "Can you design me something?"
He pondered for a moment looking around the store and taping a finger against his chin.
"I could do one better, I have a lovely gown I recently created in which I need a owner for." He said moving through the racks of clothes toward one wall.
"I'll probably have to take it in a bit." He added. I followed over to where he was.
"Would you try it on?" He asked holding it out to show me the gown. I looked over it and nodded, it was a lovely gown of a more unique fashion. A good spring gown.
Taking the gown in hand I moved to the thin divider and stripped before pulling on the white gown. A young girl came behind me and laced up the back for me. I stepped out from behind the divider and Pierre came toward me.
"Yes, very nice. But I should adjust it a bit." He said moving around me, apprasing the gown.
"It is quite fabulous on me." I said smiling as I turned in the mirror gauging the gown myself.
"But the waist, its too big." He added pulling at it a bit. "And forgive my offense but the chest should come in just a bit too." He gave me a sad look.
"Yes, of course." I said nodding nonplussed by the comment. "When can I expect it?" I asked looking at him through the mirror.
"I'm afraid I'm quite busy, the soonest I can have it done is early next week." I ran my hand over the skirt of the gown.
"And the price?"
"The alterations are always free," He said thinking. "But with delivery, 1300 gold ducats." I raised a brow to him. "I assure you Highness, its more then worth it." I turned slightly looking at the gown once more.
"1000 ducats and I make sure to tell every courtier I see that its your handy work." I continued to view the gown through the mirror and didn't look at his reaction.
"1100 and I'll through in a pair of slippers to match." Looking at him once more I stopped thinking and raised my brow before looking back to the gown.
"Done." He nodded and spoke to the girl who had helped lace up my gown. I moved back behind the divider and began to undress myself and dressed back into my original gown.
Once redressed I pulled out my purse and retrived 100 gold ducats and gave them to Pierre.
"I'll have the rest for you when it arrives." I added.
"Of course Highness." He said bowing. "And may I say, you look very lovely." I chuckled softly.
"Relax, you've already got the job." I teased, he chuckled with me and nodded.
"Next week?" I asked before turning away.
"Yes, as soon as I can get it finished." He said bowing.
"Excellent." I said. "See you soon." I smiled and waved back to him as I walked away heading home now that I had my gown.
Once at the shoppe the footman helped me out of the carriage and I entered the store smiling as the bell over the door rung my arrival.
"Princess Phreya," I was greated by Pierre. "Its a pleasure to see you once more my dear." I had not been in court too much, the last time I had seen the clothier I was no more then eighteen.
"Messire Pierre," I said smiling. "Its a pleasure to see you too." I replied.
"What may I do for you this day your Highness?" He asked after an exchange of bows and curtsies.
"I'd like a gown for the Hunt Fete, and I'd like something white." I added. "Can you design me something?"
He pondered for a moment looking around the store and taping a finger against his chin.
"I could do one better, I have a lovely gown I recently created in which I need a owner for." He said moving through the racks of clothes toward one wall.
"I'll probably have to take it in a bit." He added. I followed over to where he was.
"Would you try it on?" He asked holding it out to show me the gown. I looked over it and nodded, it was a lovely gown of a more unique fashion. A good spring gown.
Taking the gown in hand I moved to the thin divider and stripped before pulling on the white gown. A young girl came behind me and laced up the back for me. I stepped out from behind the divider and Pierre came toward me.
"Yes, very nice. But I should adjust it a bit." He said moving around me, apprasing the gown.
"It is quite fabulous on me." I said smiling as I turned in the mirror gauging the gown myself.
"But the waist, its too big." He added pulling at it a bit. "And forgive my offense but the chest should come in just a bit too." He gave me a sad look.
"Yes, of course." I said nodding nonplussed by the comment. "When can I expect it?" I asked looking at him through the mirror.
"I'm afraid I'm quite busy, the soonest I can have it done is early next week." I ran my hand over the skirt of the gown.
"And the price?"
"The alterations are always free," He said thinking. "But with delivery, 1300 gold ducats." I raised a brow to him. "I assure you Highness, its more then worth it." I turned slightly looking at the gown once more.
"1000 ducats and I make sure to tell every courtier I see that its your handy work." I continued to view the gown through the mirror and didn't look at his reaction.
"1100 and I'll through in a pair of slippers to match." Looking at him once more I stopped thinking and raised my brow before looking back to the gown.
"Done." He nodded and spoke to the girl who had helped lace up my gown. I moved back behind the divider and began to undress myself and dressed back into my original gown.
Once redressed I pulled out my purse and retrived 100 gold ducats and gave them to Pierre.
"I'll have the rest for you when it arrives." I added.
"Of course Highness." He said bowing. "And may I say, you look very lovely." I chuckled softly.
"Relax, you've already got the job." I teased, he chuckled with me and nodded.
"Next week?" I asked before turning away.
"Yes, as soon as I can get it finished." He said bowing.
"Excellent." I said. "See you soon." I smiled and waved back to him as I walked away heading home now that I had my gown.