GINEVRA
They came back and they came in droves. Costa Couture"s doors opened and shut more and more often, inundated with clients, both new and old. At last, I could concentrate on my designs, proclaimed as “distinctive and innovative” by the local newspapers. Hems dropped again, but under my pencil, they curved around a woman"s legs. Opulence returned with fur and jeweled beading, but I used them sparingly, making them the highlights of an outfit not the whole of it. It gave such fur and jewels the focus and attention they deserved. Fashion was how we expressed ourselves, not hid behind. It should always serve us; we should never serve fashion. Yes, I designed and designed, sketched and sketched, thanks to the end of the war and with the addition of a seamstress and a salesgirl.
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