His Convenient New York Bride by Andrea Bolter

Author:Andrea Bolter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-09T14:58:01+00:00

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As soon as they entered the studio, Jin fired up his computer to many emails and messages. Fortunately, his lawyer was able to get the legalities of his and Mimi’s marriage processed quickly so that Jin could see all of the financial disclosures on matters pertaining to LilyZ.

And plenty of matters they were. Unpaid debts, unresolved disputes over shipments, and unfulfilled orders, to name a few. The only way out was through sales, so he was pleased another workday toward the new pieces could begin.

“Oh, great, the maroon stretch corduroy came in,” Mimi said, noticing a bolt on the counter. She called over, “Do you like it?”

“Let’s cut a skirt so we can see how it drapes and moves. I saw your muslin mock-up but go ahead and use the fabric.”

They’d spent the past few days fine-tuning the ideas for the comfortable work wear set, debating over every last detail. Which Jin appreciated. It was going to take more than one opinion to turn the label back to the elite and profitable company it was in years past.

Mimi kept track of trends so she knew what was current. Something Wei hadn’t stressed, adding to the reasons why the business had faltered from its prior glory. Shun had an unspoken promise to his discriminating customers that he’d keep them up to date without being faddish. In his heyday, loyal customers often wore nothing but LilyZ. Jin hoped he could someday experience that same pride as his grandfather.

Mimi set to work and very quickly manufactured a skirt that she held up for Jin’s perusal.

“What size did you cut that?” he inquired, as obviously it was not in the usual industry standard.

“Not a sample size,” she called over her shoulder as she stepped behind a privacy curtain to slip her pants off and put the skirt on. “One that fits me.”

“We are really going to pull this off in a full range of sizes?”

“We’ll do it in the sizes that fit our customer. She’s not runway.”

“Agreed.” Another aspect of the business Jin’s father Wei had ignored was producing a size range that fit all women. Many potential customers were excluded because of that.

“I’ve been concentrating on how this would look on every body type.” Skirt on, she strode over to Jin’s desk with a slightly exaggerated sashay to get some swish out of the fabric. “From an average size, to a larger girl like me to someone petite.”

Watching Mimi’s hips swing from side to side, Jin was almost distracted from the skirt’s design. Her femininity was so overt.

Honing his attention on the garment, he got up to circle Mimi as she modeled. He did like the drape of the full skirt, the length falling just above her knees.

“What do you think? The bit of spandex makes all the difference.”

“We won’t get the stretched-out look as the day wears on that I was worried about.”

“Corduroy is perfect for that nineteen-seventies vibe you like.”

“The jacket is the trickiest.”

Jin knelt down to inspect the skirt’s hem.

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