Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

"Can I make this half-collared?"

Mr. Chen looked at the fabric Xu Wanning selected and hesitated, but finally said: "Boss Xu, to be honest, this pattern is not suitable for you."

"Ok?"

"This color is relatively bright, and it can only be made in ankle-length floor-length styles, so it is more suitable for lesbians with a calmer temperament. I'm not saying that you are not calm, the main reason is that you are usually busy, running back and forth, so..."

Xu Wanning understood.

Although Mr. Chen reminded her in a more tactful way, Xu Wanning was sure that she was not suitable for this pattern.

"Then Mr. Chen, please recommend one to me."

Mr. Chen pointed to the blue and white plaid pattern next to him: "The buckle is decorated with small red beads. It will definitely suit you."

"...Okay, listen to Mr. Chen."

Although she thinks this pattern is a bit old-fashioned, Mr. Chen is a professional after all and still listens to the advice of professionals.

The worst case scenario is that she won't wear it after it's made, and just keeps it in the closet.

After choosing the fabric, Xu Wanning went out and saw Chen Jianbin sitting there awkwardly. There was a finished suit in front of him.

Xu Wanning's pupils dilated and her eyes were full of shock: "Is this done?"

She thought it would take at least half a day.

After all, a purely handmade suit in later generations would take a month or two to make.

Chen Jianbin spent less than three hours on it, right?

Chen Jianbin smiled honestly, "I saw suits in department stores. I secretly tried to make them at home before, but because I couldn't get the fabric to make suits, the shapes I made were not straight enough, so they were always a little bit off. Feeling. But I have memorized the techniques for making suits. With the right fabric, I can make them quickly.”

After a pause, he added: "Because there are no measurements, I made it according to my own size."

Chen Jianbin is about 1.75 meters tall. In the 1980s, he was already considered tall. As for his figure, he is average, neither fat nor thin.

"Go put it on and let me take a look."

Chen Jianbin nodded and went to the room he was in with his suit in his arms.

The weather at the end of June was very hot. Wearing a thick suit, Chen Jianbin felt like he was sweating.

He was afraid that the sweat on his body would stain his suit, so he stood in front of Xu Wanning with restraint, "Boss Xu, what do you think?"

"Straighten your back. By the way, I think I need a white shirt."

Only with a white shirt and tie can it be considered a complete suit.

"I...I can make shirts."

"Okay, then make another shirt."

"By the way, Boss Xu, you haven't drawn this design, but I have seen it in department stores. Some suits are three-piece suits with a small vest inside. How about I make that one too?"

"can."

When Chen Jianbin went to the room on the right again, Mother Lin said, "Don't tell me, your whole temperament will be different when you put on this suit."

"That is."

Otherwise, why would the bosses and professional elites of later generations only wear suits?

Show off your temperament and figure.

Of course, except those in the sales and real estate industries, after all, cheap suits are incomparable to customized ones.

The Chen family's father and son were busy in the two rooms on the left and right, and Mother Lin couldn't sit still.

"Aning, what do you think I can do?"

Mother Lin's craftsmanship is not bad, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people asking her to do the work in the previous tailor shop.

But she is only suitable for making some simple men's and women's clothing, not a little more difficult.

Suits and cheongsams, even if the production drawings were placed in front of her, she couldn't make them.

Comparing the Chen family with his son, Lin's mother felt that she was useless.

"Mom, do you know why I have three rooms?"

Mother Lin shook her head: "Why?"

"The room on the left is dedicated to men's clothing, and the room on the right is dedicated to women's clothing. As for the middle room we are sitting in now, firstly, it is used to receive customers and display clothes, and secondly, it is specially used to make children's clothing."

"I was in Zhang Yuling's tailor shop before. I believe you also felt that although the market for children's clothing is not as big as women's clothing, the audience is still very wide."

Especially in 1982, that is, next year, once the family planning policy is launched, Beijing, as the capital of China, will definitely bear the brunt of its implementation. By that time, each household will only be able to have one child if they want to avoid losing their jobs.

When there are fewer children, they are naturally favored. For those whose family conditions are good and not short of money, it is natural to spend some money to buy good-looking clothes for their babies.

"So, I'm in charge of making children's clothing?"

"That's right. Songhan Jinchu and Chunian Chulin have said more than once that the clothes you make are the most beautiful, and many classmates like them."

Compared with the craftsmanship requirements of suits and cheongsams, although the styles of children's clothing are changeable, the requirements are not that high. As long as the fabric used is good and comfortable for children to wear, it will definitely be sold.

Therefore, it is best to let Mother Lin be in charge of the children's clothing section.

While waiting for Mr. Chen and Chen Jianbin, Xu Wanning was not idle. She moved several simple models from the yard behind.

She paid a lot of money to have Boss Yang buy these from Yangcheng and send them to her.

It does not have a head like later generations, but it has a body. Hanging clothes on it can better show the shape and style of the clothes.

There are eight for women, three for men, and six for children.

Because the styles of suits are not much different, and the colors of the fabrics are different, only one is needed, and the other two are used to display other clothes.

The reason why there are six children's clothing, three for boys and three for girls.

In addition to cheongsam, women's clothing also has other styles of dresses, skirts, shirts, etc., so the most models are needed.

"An Ning, where did you get this from? It has no head and looks weird."

"This is used to display clothes, and the effect is amazing."

While talking, Xu Wanning put the first finished cheongsam on the model.

"Don't mention it, the effect of hanging it on a hanger is really different from wearing it on a model."

"After Xiao Chen and Mr. Chen's clothes are ready, they will all be worn on the models. It will definitely catch people's eyes."

It wasn't until two hours later that Chen Jianbin finally finished the shirt and vest.

Without waiting for Xu Wanning's instructions, he took the initiative to put on a complete suit.

Don't look at the shoes on the lower body, just look at the suit, it does look like that.

"Yes, with your skills, you can make suits independently."

Xu Wanning thought for a while and said, "I will give you a commission of twenty yuan for making a suit."