More Than Fashion by Elizabeth Briggs

Author:Elizabeth Briggs [Briggs, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780991569632
Amazon: B012VC8I1W
Publisher: Elizabeth Briggs Books
Published: 2015-07-27T23:00:00+00:00

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When we returned, they didn’t give us much time to rest or recover, just fed us lunch and threw us right into the design room. We didn’t stop working until late that night, then crawled back to the Loft to crash and do it all again in the morning.

Trina won the challenge, which was fitting since she was from New York. She’d gotten free maps, visitor brochures, and theater programs from around Times Square and other tourist spots, then turned them into a dress with a collar. She’d also found a broken umbrella someone had discarded and used it to create the skirt, giving it a nice flare at the hips.

Gavin and I were both in the middle, but by this point I wasn’t surprised that I didn’t win, even if I thought my dress was pretty awesome. I’d used the sheer fabric Gavin had gotten for me as a long, sleeveless dress, then attached the branches, leaves, and petals to it in a colorful, floral design I thought captured the beauty of Central Park.

Gavin, on the other hand, had taken his newspapers and created a complicated, highly structured dress. He’d folded and layered the paper to give it a full skirt and tight top, then used duct tape he’d found in a trash bin to give it a contrast hem. When he was done, it didn’t even look like newspaper.

But I nearly burst into tears when they announced who was going home: Molly.

She’d made a dress using lots of different bits of fabric she’d collected or begged for around the city, creating a patchwork effect. It wasn’t a bad dress, but the judges said it was too crafty, too frumpy, too uninspired. Plus, it didn’t use any unconventional materials.

Backstage, I gave Molly a tight squeeze, my eyes watering. I wasn’t all that surprised she was going home since she’d never been one of the judges’ favorites either, but I still wished she didn’t have to leave. Even though she was my competitor, I’d grown fond of her these past few weeks.

“It’s fine,” Molly said, patting my arm. “This isn’t the end for me. It was a great experience and I learned a lot, but I miss my family. And you’re all such talented designers I’m not upset that one of you will win. Now you take care of each other, okay?”

“We will.” Gavin wrapped an arm around me, and it was so unexpected I nearly jumped. Jesus, when was the last time a guy had done that to me? It had been so long since I’d dated someone for any amount of time that I couldn’t even remember. Most of my relationships were quick hookups and not much more.

I knew some people thought I was a slut or whatever and that I must have a reason for not getting serious with anyone, but I didn’t have a tragic past. My parents were still happily married. No guy had ever broken my heart. I just liked sex and didn’t want to be tied down to one guy.

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