The Tailor's Girl
“‘You’ve done it, Eden. It’s perfect.’ ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Absolument!’ Madeleine exclaimed. ‘It is as though I have walked into a top Parisian fashion house. You have captured its spirit. And yet it’s very you – very now. I know of no fashion salon in Paris that looks anything like this.’ ‘Meaning?’ ‘The stark, bold, clean lines. There’s not an ounce of . . . what’s the word I need? Um, you know when you whip egg whites.’ ‘Meringue?’ Edie offered, bemused. ‘Froth?’ ‘Oui! Yes! There is nothing, how... you say, frothy about this salon.’ Edie adored Madeleine’s accent. ‘Well, perhaps because there is nothing “frossy” about me either.’ ‘This is true. I love it, Eden. And so will your clients.’ Edie still wasn’t convinced. ‘The colour scheme . . .?’ ‘So you were right. I will never question your taste again. I know I said go for tropical colours, which everyone seems to be favouring, but your restraint works. What do you call this?’ ‘Monochrome.’ She had to repeat it when Madeleine returned a perplexed look.MoreLess
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