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1AddyI huoing to look great in the new dress I’ company where I work

My boss, Marissa, doesn’t letbecause she says , so I don’t have any accompaniment I tried to tell her that music elevates the spirit and can spark creative freedo, but I don’t hate her because Marissa will always be Marissa However, sometimes I wish she’d pull that stick out of her ass It’s unsee like music

I hold up a strip of fabric I’ a pattern because I haven’t developed it yet, and I’ to be so cool Maybe, I’ll drape it on the bias and then put in a high-low heirls shorter in stature like er than they are, while the waist is cinched to make you look skinnier The neckline is sweetheart, which I’ve never done before, but I know from experience that these types of necklines tend to push your boobs up and out This is going to be a

But then I stop for abusiness is a lot of work, and even if this is my dream job, it takes a lot out of e space is almost empty We don’t have desks Instead, we have work tables with stools pulled up around the with dress machines towards the back

But this dress is going to be one of the best I’ve ever designed, and I’m determined to make it work Of course, I’d never fit into n clothes for girls who look like me I can’t fit into any of our clothes, period Not when my hips are too wide,

It sucks, but I tell h fashion operates The House of Steele is an aspirational brand, and unfortunately, that doesn’t include big girls like me No one sees it as “aspirational” to be curvy They just want to be stick thin like the azines

Still, I try I’ve talked to Marissa about the size-is that there’s so much untapped potential in the plus-sized hed Fashion designers don’t make clothes for those people, is what she said I wanted the Earth to s me up because obviously, I’ Iwith pain I need this job, and sed hard even as es of the table with hurt I’ll survive

After all, I was lucky to land at the House of Steele right after design school Most people have to start asdressers or even secretaries, but Marissa and her husband took one look at my portfolio and decided to hire me on the spot I’ve been here for a couple years as a junior designer now I’m proud of the work that we do, and I’d like toable to wear erfeld never wore any of Chanel’s clothes either, and he spent thirty years with the coreat on my resume, and that’s what’s important

“Okay, Addy, take a look at this”

I juotten that my coworker, Jemima, is here with me We’re probably the last two people in the office, cohs

“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you”

“No, it’s okay What did you want to show me?”

“Right! Look at this dress I made for next year’s resort collection What do you think?”

Jemima holds up a turquoise dress with sheer fabric draped over the skirt The bodice is decorated with lace, but not too much It’s understated and tasteful

“This is a, Jemima It’s beautiful”

Jemima blushes “Thanks, Addy Mind if I try it on and you can do a walk around to check the fit?”

“Of course”

“Thank you so much!”

Jeirl’s been a good friend toat House of Steele a couple of years ago We’re both junior designers but the difference is that Jens I wonder so up because she “fits” the House of Steele’s vision Well, prouess I’ll find out