I Became a Clothing Designer in Another World - Chapter 30

With no uniforms ready and not knowing the knights' opinions right away, I spent a day drawing the formal dress design, after which Lady Rachel visited the knighthood.

"Here are the uniforms you requested yesterday and the knights' opinions."

Materials to do something in earnest were appearing one by one.

"Thank you."

I bowed my head slightly and took the uniform and paper that Lady Rachel handed me. First, I handed the uniform over to Emily, and then picked up the paper containing the knights' opinions.

"How many people's opinions are these?"

"Forty-two."

"That's a little more than half."

It would have been better if there were more, but still, more than half was a sufficient number of opinions.

"I didn't have enough time, so I could only ask that many."

"No, this is enough."

I tilted my head slightly, smiled at Lady Rachel who apologized, and waved my hand before unfolding the paper to check its contents.

Perhaps because I gave them the paper and had them write directly, round, girlish handwriting was lined up.

It was cute to see the gap between the people who showed such disciplined and charismatic appearances yesterday and the fresh feeling that emanated from their handwriting.

"Heh..."

I chuckled and slowly read the writing on the paper.

It's stuffy, uncomfortable, fixing underwear is miserable...

"Most of them are pouring out negative emotions about their underwear."

"That's right."

The only positive opinion in the paper that continued the relay with bad reviews was, "Tightening with a corset increases physical training efficiency," and even this was the only positive evaluation among dozens of bad reviews.

I wonder who wrote that kind of opinion...

"What about opinions on new underwear?"

"That's written on the second page."

"Ah."

I turned the paper over to the next page.

In this part, only one type of handwriting was lined up, probably because Lady Rachel listened to the stories and wrote them down.

"......"

Unfortunately, this is angular handwriting.

I was hoping that at least the handwriting would show some femininity, but this is the first time I've seen someone whose handwriting reveals such rigidity.

There are three main opinions about new underwear.

It should absorb sweat well, hold the body firmly, and be comfortable.

"Difficult..."

Sweat absorption is a matter of choosing the right material, but being comfortable while holding the body well is a difficult problem even in modern times.

The closer it sticks to the body, the more discomfort increases, so the two are incompatible no matter what you do.

The best thing to do is to compromise appropriately for the intended use.

What I need to think about is how to implement that appropriate compromise.

"Okay."

Now that I've confirmed the knights' needs, I need to start working in earnest.

"Emily."

"Yes, young master."

"Let's get ready to go out, I need to go to the market."

"I understand."

_

The most important thing for making underwear with good mobility is to use fabric with good elasticity.

This is because the best way to make it fit snugly to the body without being loose is to make it slightly smaller and stretch it.

Therefore, it is difficult to make clothes with strong elasticity without synthetic fibers, but if you ask if it is impossible, it is not.

The world is wide and resources are plentiful.

It is possible to reproduce it to some extent with natural materials, even if it is not as much as synthetic fibers.

Wool made from the wool of a special type of sheep raised in the western part of the empire is one example.

In the world I used to live in, it was called merino wool, but I don't know what they call it here.

This is a different world, but seeing that most of the nouns are the same as in the previous world, they probably call it the same here too.

How much does this wool stretch that it can reproduce synthetic fibers to some extent?

To put it in concrete numbers, it stretches about 20% from its original length, and in some conditions, it is similar to nylon.

But why don't they use such good material?

"Young master, wool is about the same price as silk...?"

"Yeah, that's right, so buy it, and pick up a roll of linen too."

"Huh..."

It's expensive.

Unlike nylon, which is extracted from petroleum, wool has to be sheared from sheep, so there is too much difference in production speed and quantity.

In addition, if you need a strong material that stretches well, you have to weave the fabric by mixing yarns of different materials, which is not a simple technique.

Even if you want to use blended fabrics, you have to grind people or run expensive machines, which ultimately leads to money.

Would anyone in their right mind put expensive materials that require a lot of labor and money into underwear, not dresses or formal wear?

Using expensive fabric that requires grinding people and money on underwear that can't be seen is something only high-ranking nobles do.

It would be okay if you could show it off like the nobles, but there are hardly any people who show off that they are wearing good underwear.

The reason why underwear has strings and buttons is also because of this.

Because tightening with strings or buttons is cheaper and simpler than using good materials.

But this time, the story is a little different.

Because I have my own cause.

I am working to improve the convenience of the clothes worn by the knights to improve the empire's combat power.

I'm saying it's not just wasting money.

"Young master, are these two fabrics all you need?"

Emily, who was looking at the merino wool with wonder and picked it up along with the linen, asked.

"Yeah, there are more things I need, but I can't get anything other than fabric here."

"If you can't get it at the market, where can you get it?"

"The Magic Tower."

"Pardon?"

"Let's go to the Magic Tower now."

"......"

Emily looked at me like I was crazy when I said I was going to the Magic Tower just for one piece of clothing.

I don't want to do this either, but I had no choice.

_

The Magic Tower, which I headed to straight from the market.

Thanks to the Magic Tower being near the imperial capital, I was able to arrive quickly.

I was able to pass through security with a free pass by handing over Ms. Heini's business card and metal badge, and was able to enter Ms. Heini's laboratory without any obstacles.

"I'm glad to see the young master of Count Humes again!"

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Heini, how have you been?"

The magician Ms. Heini, whom I saw again after a month, greeted us with the same lively appearance.

Her complexion was better than when I saw her a month ago, so it seemed that things were going well after the request we gave her.

"Of course, thanks to Countess Humes, my recognition has increased slightly, so my workload has increased!"

"That's a relief."

"But, what brings you here today?"

"I came to ask you to make parts to use when making clothes."

The reason why I endured Emily's subtle gaze and went all the way to the Magic Tower was to make hooks to fix the underwear and 왈자 rings to adjust the shoulder straps.

It is enough to have only strings or buttons to fasten and fix clothes.

However, the clothes I am making this time are not custom-made, and must be worn alone, and must be easy to put on and take off.

However, in the case of strings or buttons, there were many inconveniences under the above conditions.

Strings failed in terms of convenience, and buttons are easy to use and manufacture, but if you want to wear them alone, they must be in a position where you can easily reach them, but that is difficult in a bra, let alone panties.

You might think that you can just put the buttons on the front like a front hook, but then it is difficult to adjust the size.

This is because it is not custom-made, so it is necessary to have some leeway in size adjustment.

That's why bras have hooks on the back, which are inconvenient even when worn alone, and have several hooks so that the length can be adjusted in three stages, even though one seems to be enough.

왈자 ring is a ring in the shape of 曰 that is used to adjust the straps.

It's the one you see on bag straps or gun slings.

"I would like you to make the things drawn here, is that possible?"

I took out a piece of paper from my arms and handed it to Ms. Heini.

Ms. Heini quickly snatched the paper and stared at it before opening her mouth.

"The shape itself is not difficult, and the ring can be made easily to this extent, but the hook seems a little difficult, it's too thin."

"Is 2mm too thin after all?"

"It's not impossible, but it will take time to make."

"How long will it take?"

"Um..."

Ms. Heini tilted her eyes upward and let out a faint moan before answering in a vague voice.

"Since there are no machines, it will take 10 minutes to make one."

"That's fine."

"How many do you need? If it's such a small item, you'll probably need a lot."

"I need 10 hooks and 4 rings."

"Only that much?"

Ms. Heini frowned and looked at me.

"I can't take on the request with only that much, unless it's hundreds..."

And she trailed off, showing her intention to refuse.

I expected this kind of reaction, so I smiled and approached Ms. Heini.

Then, I carefully looked around and brought my head close to Ms. Heini's ear, and whispered softly enough for only Ms. Heini to hear.

"I can't tell you the details, but I'm currently working on something under the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"The Cro...!"

"Shh!"

I put my finger on my lips and signaled Ms. Heini to close her mouth, who was about to scream.

Then, Ms. Heini opened her eyes wide, covered her mouth with her hand, and nodded her head frantically.

"If this goes well, we may mass-produce dozens or hundreds of the parts we are requesting this time, or we may request a machine to make them."

"...!"

"Even if things don't go well, the parts Ms. Heini made may attract the attention of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Hup!"

The opportunity to show an item she made to the second-in-command of the empire is rare, so Ms. Heini made a gasp and began to tremble.

"Ms. Heini, how is it? Don't you suddenly have a lot of interest in this request?"

"...!"

Ms. Heini nodded her head frantically.

"When can you make them?"

Ms. Heini held up two fingers.

"Two days? That should be enough..."

Ms. Heini shook her head.

"Two hours is enough, if you wait a moment, I'll make them right away!"

"Uh... I understand.. Then, the money..."

Before I could even mention the money, Ms. Heini turned her body and ran deep into the laboratory.

"Wow."

I stared blankly at the back of Ms. Heini, or the space where Ms. Heini disappeared, and let out a small exclamation.

The Crown Prince effect is amazing.