I Became a Clothing Designer in Another World - Chapter 13

"Hayes, when you meet Gongzi, wear stockings."

"What?"

Stockings, but ones that are subtly see-through.

Clothes that drive a man crazy just by wearing them.

With this, Gongzi will definitely not be able to stay still.

If he doesn't react to this, there's no arguing even if we seriously claim he's impotent.

A design that moves the heart flashes through my mind.

Ideas must be seized the moment they come to mind.

I got up from where I was lying down and grabbed Hayes's shoulder as she stood there with a bewildered expression.

"Oppa?"

"Emily, can you open the door for me?"

"Yes."

"What is it? Why all of a sudden? Is there a problem?"

While Emily opened the door, I patted Hayes's shoulder and informed her.

"Hayes, come back in three days."

"Huh? Oppa, what are you talking about? At least explain it to me..."

As the door opened, I spun Hayes around and pushed her towards the door as is.

"Don't push me! Oppa! I said don't push me?!"

"If you come back in three days, I'll show you something really amazing, so come back then, got it?"

"No! I don't get it!"

Hayes, flustered, struggles and resists, but is helplessly pushed out into the hallway.

"Miss Leticia, please take care of Hayes."

"Haa... I understand..."

"Hey! William!"

"Thank you, Miss Leticia!"

After getting Hayes out of the room and successfully passing her on to Miss Leticia, I thanked Miss Leticia, then immediately closed the door and locked it.

Then, I heard the doorknob being turned roughly several times from outside, and then a sound of something slamming into the door resounded.

[Miss, please don't kick the door!]

[Eee! I trusted you! I trusted Oppa for the first time in a while!]

[Please calm down for now, and as the young master said, come back in three days...]

[I don't know! I'm never coming back!]

[Miss!]

The voices of Hayes and Miss Leticia fade away.

"Hmm... Is it okay to send the young lady out like that?"

"She'll get over it and come back soon anyway."

Emily, with an anxious expression, expressed her concern, but I waved my hand with a smirk.

Even if she says that, she'll get over it and come crawling back in about three days.

"So, don't worry about our sister, and can you please get something I asked for from the storage?"

"Hmm... I understand."

Emily nodded reluctantly.

_

Why stockings?

It was necessary to briefly examine the symbolism of legs and the role of stockings.

First of all, the legs.

Now that everyone confidently shows off their legs in modern society, there might not seem to be a reason to make a fuss about showing legs, but even just 100 years ago, bare legs were body parts that shouldn't be exposed carelessly.

Why did stockings become a fashion item loved by women?

That's because stockings were the right clothing to cover bare legs when wearing short skirts.

But what is this world like now?

A place where it's natural to wrap your legs tightly in dresses.

Considering that background, I can confidently say that a woman's legs are a much more lewd part than we imagine.

So, even if you accidentally and subtly show just your calves, it's the end for appealing to Gongzi.

Then, are stockings absolutely necessary?

Of course.

Showing legs subtly between couples is an expression of affection, but Hayes and Gongzi are not yet in a officially acknowledged relationship.

You can tell just by listening to the story that there is some affection between them, but isn't there always a "what if" in life?

What if Gongzi feels disillusioned with Hayes showing her bare legs slightly?

So, the insurance here is stockings.

Stockings have a surprisingly deep history and tradition.

The reason is that stockings were originally just long socks.

The appearance of mini skirts and nylon stockings transformed them into a sexy fashion item that makes legs look pretty, but before that, stockings were just long socks for warmth.

And there are no nylon stockings or mini skirts here.

Therefore, there was a very big difference between exposing legs wearing long socks and exposing bare legs.

A very big difference that allows for excuses even if things go wrong.

Why did you wear stockings?

Because it's cold.

But why are the stockings so thin?

Because it's spring.

It's suspicious, but it's ambiguous to be suspicious.

Because stockings are for warmth.

Because they're just long socks.

Who would think that you intentionally wore long socks to seduce a man?

If you just add a "pretend to accidentally show them" on top of this, a perfect plan is completed where you can seduce Gongzi without Hayes taking any responsibility.

"Um... Young master."

While dreaming of the perfect plan and quickly drawing a design on paper, Emily, who had gone to the storage, called me hesitantly.

A voice lacking confidence.

Wondering if something was wrong, I put down the pen and turned around, and Emily, holding a pure white cloth in her arms and standing with an unconfident expression, came into view.

"What's wrong? Did you not have what I asked for?"

"That's not it... Is this really it?"

Blinking her eyes, Emily spread out the cloth she was holding wide.

Pure white silk.

Silk so thin that Emily standing behind the cloth was faintly visible.

I nodded with a smile at the cloth that was exactly the same conditions as what I had said.

"That's right, you brought it properly."

"You're not going to make clothes with this, are you? It's for embroidery, right?"

"Of course I'm going to make clothes with it."

"With just this one without any other fabric?"

"Yes."

"Can you cover anything with it? There's nothing you can make besides a veil, right?"

"Don't doubt me, I'll make something amazing and prove it."

"Hmm..."

Emily looked at me with suspicious eyes and handed me the cloth.

Taking it and holding it, the feel of silk felt on my hand.

It made me look forward to the clothes that would be made in the future.

_

Making stockings themselves is easy.

Cut the fabric appropriately, roll it into a circle, and sew it with thread, and it's over.

However, it is an obstacle that it must be made accurately because it is made of a material without elasticity and cannot be tightened with a string like other clothes, but that was not a big problem.

It's just tiring to pay more attention to it, but it's not a difficult task.

When the three days I told Hayes had passed, I was able to make a sample, albeit just one.

I wanted to make both if I could, but even if there's only one, it's enough to show what it feels like.

However.

If there is a real problem that is making me struggle separately.

"I don't want to."

That was convincing Emily.

I can't suddenly make Hayes or Miss Leticia wear stockings, and I can't wear them myself, and it seems like it would lack impact if I just showed them.

So, I made them to fit Emily's legs, thinking of making Emily wear them, but I didn't know that Emily would dislike it.

I thought it would be okay since everyone else is a girl except for me...

It was a disaster.

But I calmly looked at Emily and asked.

"Um... Can you tell me why you don't want to? Do you perhaps have scars on your legs? Or do you have complexes, if that's the case, I definitely shouldn't make you do it."

"No, I don't have those things."

"Then?"

"I'm embarrassed, I haven't taken care of them as much as the young lady, so they're unsightly."

"Hmm..."

Her hand and face skin are really clean, but are her legs a little different?

She said she doesn't have scars, so there's no way only her legs would be different...

"What can I do?"

"Anyway, I'm too embarrassed to do it."

"But, I made them based on your leg measurements."

Emily widened her eyes and took a step back.

A look as if she's looking at a criminal.

I don't know what she's misunderstanding, but it didn't seem like a good misunderstanding.

"... How did you know my leg measurements? You only measured the length last time."

"My mother and the head maid knew? When I asked them, they told me right away."

A few weeks ago, I told them that I wanted to keep making clothes for Emily in the future and asked them, and they told me without hesitation.

They said there was a record left when the maids ordered stockings as a group to prepare for winter?

So it was very helpful when making stockings.

"Huh, what kind of..."

Emily, as if dumbfounded, took a slight breath and lightly touched her forehead with her left hand.

"Th-That... You really can't?"

"Yes, there's even the result, can't you just show it as is?"

"Seeing it being worn is different from seeing it in an unworn state, if a person with pretty legs wears it, you'll be really impressed, you know?"

"You've never seen my legs, what basis do you have for being so sure they're pretty?"

"Usually, if your face is pretty, your legs are pretty too."

And statistically, they were long and firm legs

"Ugh...!"

Emily blushed slightly and her lips trembled.

It looks like she's holding back a laugh, but she's clenching her fists tightly, so I can't tell if she likes it or dislikes it.

I would keep trying to persuade her if I saw even a hint of hesitation, but I don't see any such signs.

"Tsk..."

I lightly clicked my tongue and put the stockings I was holding on the desk.

It would be painful to keep talking to her when she says she doesn't want to, so I'll have to just show Hayes the sample as is.

I'll show her by putting them on my hand roughly, so she can see what it feels like.

"Well, if you hate it that much, there's nothing I can do, to Hayes-"

"Um, young master?"

"Yeah?"

Just as I was about to give up neatly, Emily called me in a trembling voice.

"Th-That... I'll wear them."

"... Really?"

Emily nodded slightly.

"Instead, I'll wear them if you think they're pretty when you see them."

"Uh... What, what did you say?"

"I said I'll wear them if you think my legs are pretty."

"...?"

My head isn't working well.

What does it mean that she'll wear them if I think Emily's legs are pretty?

"What, are you going to show me your bare legs or something?"

"Yes."

"Huh?"

What?