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Luke Bishop was over the moon. He had just received confirmation that he
was about to graduate from his Fashion Design course at university with a
First Class Honours degree. Not only was this an amazing reward for all
his hard work over the previous three years, but it also cemented the
offer of employment made to him by Zing Zang Zou Fashions. Their offer
had been provisional, subject to him getting this class of degree. He
could now start on his chosen career path with confidence having obtained
a starting position with a major fashion house.
Zing Zang Zou - (or '3Zs Fashion' as they were known in the trade) - were
a relatively new house, but one that was rapidly gaining a reputation for
excellence with both trade and retail sectors. They specialized in
designing funky, slightly way-out clothes for both women and men. This
was a lucrative and hence highly competitive market. 3Zs had carved out
niche for themselves by ensuring that they only produced clothes that
they had conceived and designed totally in-house. Many of their
competitors could not be bothered to undertake original design work and
focused instead on adapting the designs of prestigious couture houses and
producing rip-off copies that could be manufactured cheaply in Third
World sweatshops.
3Zs had two main areas of activity. They produced garments under their
own label that retailed through boutique clothing outlets. They also
undertook design work for a few, prestigious chain stores. They were very
selective as to whom they entered into partnership deals. One of their
criteria was an insistence that all their clothing had to be manufactured
ethically, with workers being paid a proper wage, and in safe, well
resourced premises. Luke felt himself privileged to be joining such a
high profile company which would not only give him an excellent grounding
in the trade but would also look good on his CV as he sought to progress
through the industry.
Growing up, Luke had always known he wanted to be a fashion designer.
Whilst other boys his age tinkered with cars and motorbikes, he would be
pouring over fashion magazines and making his own clothes. Now for most
boys such behavior would have branded Luke as a sissy and banished him to
the fringes of school society. Fortunately, however, Luke was not a shy
and retiring type. He was an excellent all-round cricketer, batting in
the middle order and bowling mean medium-fast seamers. He also wasn't
afraid to stand up for himself when confronted by bullies and, once
having blooded a few noses, he soon became to be accepted as a slightly
odd but 'decent chap'. He was also popular with the girls as, once they
discovered his skill as a tailor, he was inundated with requests to help
them make outfits for special occasions. All in all Luke had had a good
time at school and this had continued after he moved on to university.
Nearly all the other students on his design course were young women. This
did not faze Luke; in fact it proved to be a great advantage as most of
the other guys on the course were gay and this meant that Luke had the
pick of attractive young women for his girlfriends. Not that he had time
to get into any serious relationships. Having set his sights on obtaining
a good degree, he knew he would have to work hard during all three years.
And, of course, this dedication had eventually paid off for him.
Not that life at university was all work. Luke joined the Drama Club and
had a great deal of fun designing and making costumes for a wide variety
of productions. Fortunately, with the agreement of his tutors, much of
his drama work was able to be included in the practical assessment part
of his course.
Anyway that was all now in the past as Luke prepared to enter the big
wide world of commercial fashion design.
During his time at university Luke had developed a very personal and
idiosyncratic dress style. He invariably dressed entirely in black,
wearing clothes of a slightly androgynous style, which, of course, he
made himself. His trousers were always slim cut from fabrics more
conventionally used for women's clothing. He also favoured billowy,
lightweight shirts and shiny black-patent shoes. He grew his hair long
and wore it tied back in a Q with a black ribbon. But Luke did not look
camp. He presented himself in a way that was stylish and uniquely his
own.
Luke saw no reason to change his dress code on joining 3Zs, so on the
first morning pitched up wearing trousers made from raw-silk, a tight
fitting black tee-shirt under a waisted, single-button jacket, and black
patent ankle boots with a 1-inch Cuban heel. No one batted an eyelid; he
fitted in immediately!
After having gone through the usual processing with Human Resources, Luke
was introduced to the Designer for whom he would be working as a 'Second
Assistant'. (This title meant little; he was effectively a 'go-for',
expected to undertake minor chores deemed necessary by anyone higher up
the food chain.) Luke's boss turned out to be Lily St Clair. He was
delighted as Lily was one of the designers whose work he most admired.
For the first weeks - and then months - Luke labored at his trade. He
made endless cups of coffee; learned his way round the 'rag trade'
district s of London as he took samples and part-finished garments to one
establishment or another. He loved every moment of it. OK, it was
frustrating not to be able to work on designs of his own, but he had
known that this dogs-body role was an inevitable first rung on the
ladder. Anyway he could, and did, always work up new ideas in his
sketchbook during the evenings back at his flat.
One day, after he had been at 3Zs for about ten months, Luke was
unexpectedly asked by Lily St Clair to step into her office. "I hope you
don't mind," she started, "but last evening as I was leaving the office I
couldn't help noticing your sketchbook that you had left open on your
desk. I liked what I saw and have to confess to browsing through the
whole book. I hope you don't mind?"
"No of course not," Luke stammered in reply.
"Only I think you have developed a real sense of our 'house style' and
have taken your ideas in a direction I would love to explore further,"
Lily continued.
Luke blushed with pleasure and sought to bring himself under control.
"That is very kind of you," he responded. "I have always admired your own
personal work and have tried to merge my own ideas with what I am
learning from you."
"Well I think you should take some time off the treadmill and work up
some of your ideas into a proper portfolio and then bring them back to
me," Lily announced. "You are clearly comfortable working at the
boundaries of gender-specific style. I love your own androgynous
appearance and would like to reflect that in our new collection. What I
have in mind is a range of clothing that would appeal to both men and
women and which could be made up in exactly the same styles and fabrics
but cut in both male and female sizes. What do you think; would you be
interested in working on such a project?" Would he? It was an amazing
opportunity and Luke wasted no time in gabbling out his delight and
acceptance of Lily's offer.
"Well get stuck in and come back to me in two weeks with your initial
proposals," Lily instructed.
"Thank you so much," Like replied, backing out of the office, so eager
was he to get started. "I promise I won't let you down." He hurried back
to his desk and sat down, drawing deep breathes as he tried to calm
himself and take in the enormity of the offer that had just been made to
him. Here he was, a relatively 'new boy' at 3Zs, being given the chance
to make a serious contribution towards the next new collection.
The next two weeks sped by and Luke did not get much sleep as he poured
over his drawing board and hammered away at his sewing machine in the
evenings. At the end of the two weeks he had a portfolio of drawings,
together with a few sample garments, to show to Lily. Their meeting went
well. Lily was very admiring of Luke's approach. "I like the way you have
expanded your colour palette beyond black' she mussed, 'but your decision
to keep colours muted and to a limited range works well. Purple is going
to be the 'in' colour next season and your designs will look fabulous in
that palette range. I also like your choice of fabrics. Raw silk is a
favourite of mine, and the way you have combined it with voile and velvet
works extremely well."
"Now," she continued, "my brief to you was to design a range of clothing
that could be worn by both men and women. I see you have included skirts
and dresses in your portfolio. How do you think such garments will appeal
when on display in the men's departments of our stores?"
"I think the time is right to push the boundaries," Luke answered
cautiously. "Obviously, in the first instance it would only be the more
outr? men who might consider wearing a skirt. But one has to start
somewhere and I think it would be a gamble worth taking to make up a
small supply of skirts for men."
"I agree," said Lily. Luke breathed a sigh of relief. He had been very
nervous in including such designs in his proposal, but it had seemed a
natural progression to his design philosophy. "Would you wear a skirt or
dress yourself?" was Lucy's next, unexpected, question.
Luke blushed. "To be honest I'm not sure," he confessed. "I know many of
my clothes are quite effeminate but I have never considered myself a
cross-dresser and whilst my skirt designs flowed logically from my
original concept, I haven't really thought through the consequences on a
personal level."
"Well only one way to find out," Lily responded crisply. "Run yourself up
a skirt combo over the weekend and wear it into work on Monday!" Well
when your boss says 'jump' you tend to do so, and hence Luke's weekend
was spent cutting and sewing himself a skirt.
He had decided on a skirt in preference to a dress as he thought this
would provide more scope for accessorizing with masculine accouterments
and hence enhancing the androgynous look he was seeking to achieve.
On the Monday morning Lily was sitting in her office when there was a
knock on the door; it was Luke. He walked in and stood in front of her
whilst she examined his new style. He was wearing a dark purple, raw
silk, mid-thigh skirt; coupled with a man's shirt in a lilac voile
material and a silk tie that matched his skirt. Over this he wore a knee-
length, black leather jacket - again in a masculine cut. His long,
slender legs were clad in sheer, black nylon hose and on his feet were
knee-length, black patent leather boots which had a 3-inch block heel,
and buckled up the sides with four shiny silver clasps. His hair was
pulled back in a tight ponytail tied low on the nape of his neck and a
plain black leather satchel hung from his shoulder. (He no longer had
trouser pockets into which to stuff his belongings and, like women, found
a bag an essential accessory.)
Lily liked what she saw. As she walked round him, she enquired, "Have you
shaved your legs?"
Luke nodded his agreement. "I didn't think to initially," he confessed,
"but once I had the tights on it became obvious that leg hair was not an
option."
"Quite right," Lily agreed, "hairy legs just don't work with sheer hose."
Having made an initial assessment of Luke's new appearance, the two of
them got down to a serious professional discussion of the pros and cons
of each individual item in his ensemble. Luke found Lily's comments
extremely helpful and he made copious notes as to subtle changes that he
would need to consider. Overall though Lily expressed herself highly
impressed with Luke's work. "I think we will run with this," she
announced. "As of now consider yourself promoted to Assistant Designer.
HR will sort out the paperwork and your new salary in due course, but I
want to press on with this whilst our ideas are flowing." Luke was only
too happy to go along with what she suggested.
The whole effort of Lily's design team was now turned to working on
Luke's ideas. He received no snide comments about the fact he was wearing
a skirt and hose and several members of the team, men as well as women,
told him privately that they admired his courage and liked the new style.
Weeks of detailed work followed as Luke's concepts were developed into a
comprehensive range of clothing cut and styled to be worn by both men and
women. The final range included: slim cut trousers, palazzo pants, capris
and shorts in a range of muted colours and in several different fabrics.
Silk featured highly, but linen and stretch man-made fibres were also
used. Tops include tailored shirts, loose cut blouses, and tees in voile,
silk, cotton, and linen. Jackets went from high-waisted 'bum-freezers';
through single and double-breasted styles with one, two or three buttons;
to longer knee-length or mid-calf - again in leather, wool, linen, or
voile. A range of hose for men was also developed in both sheer and
opaque styles; and footwear ranged from brogues and 'flatties' to spike
heeled pumps, and boots. Naturally the collection also contained dresses
and skirts; both casual and formal and included some stunning floor-
length numbers.
Lucy was delighted with the new offering and Luke was exhausted! Although
the collection appeared to offer a wide range of styles and cuts, in
essence all the clothes were variations of three or four basic concepts.
Individual garments were cut longer or shorter; made in softer of more
structured fabrics; but all from the same basic underlying design that
emphasized the androgynous nature of the collection.
Weeks of hard work followed as sample garments were made up, critically
examined, and improvements and alterations discussed. At times Luke
despaired of ever obtaining 'sign-off' from Lucy. He realised, however,
that this process of constant refinement was an essential part of the
design process.
Eventually Lucy declared herself satisfied. Now is the time to put your
work on display for the trade" she announced. The date for 3Z's New
Season Fashion Show was a few weeks hence and Luke was charged with
ensuring that all the basic elements of the collection were ready and
available in a variety of materials and in several different sizes. "If
we want to launch a range of clothing that will appeal at one and the
same time to everyday men and women, there is no point our showing the
designs on willowy models - of either sex - who tend look somewhat
androgynous anyway" she explained. "Of course we will need some top
models, but I also would like to feature less well known people who look
more like the folk we hope will buy our clothes." She set one of her
Assistants to finding and booking models, whilst Luke oversaw the making
of the clothes.
Luke was kept so busy until the evening before the show, that he had no
time to participate in the rehearsals and the selection of which models
would be used in the show to display the various garments.
On the morning of the Show Luke awoke with a mixed sense of excitement
and terror. The outcome of the day would, to a large extent, determine
his future career. If his designs were liked by the trade and received
good reviews, he was on his way up the career ladder. If, however, the
show flopped, he would find it hard to recover the ground lost. He went
into work with a lump in his throat. For 'luck' he decided to wear the
trademark black ensemble he had chosen for his first day at 3Z's.He was
the first one into work although Lucy and the rest of the team were not
far behind.
The show started and the first models set off down the catwalk with a
well-known presenter describing the concept behind the collection. To his
relief Luke could hear the buzz of excitement rising from the audience.
"Well done," Lucy breathed in his ear. "We not only have most of the top
Fashion Editors from the Press here but a goodly number of A-list
celebrities as well. This will ensure we get plenty of coverage
tomorrow's papers and later in the glossy magazines."
The show continued and Luke busied himself helping models get into and
out of the different garments. All too soon the climax of the show was
approaching. This was to be a 'walk down' featuring Luke's eveningwear;
cocktail dresses, full-length gowns, tailored trousers, tuxedos, all were
to be featured. Lucy took Luke aside. "There hasn't been time to discuss
it before" she announced "but it is traditional for the Designer of each
new Collection to appear at the end of the final walk-down. Now, as the
'Lead Designer', it is technically my Collection. But everyone knows it
is principally your work, so I want you to join me on the catwalk. Go and
get ready. I have asked Muriel - (her senior PA) - to put an outfit out
for you."
Luke took a deep breathe; he wasn't prepared for this but if Lucy said
so.......it had to happen. He hurried away to get changed. "I hope Muriel has
put out the purple velvet trouser suit with the slim cut, ankle-length
legs which, for men, are worn with black nylon hose and flat, patent
pumps," he mussed. "With the waisted jacket and the open-neck, lilac
voile shirt I shouldn't look too much of an idiot."
Well, fortunately, this outfit was one of those Muriel had laid out in
the changing area, but, as it transpired, it was Lucy who got to wear it
as she walked down the runway acknowledging the cheers of the crowd.
"Thank you," she started, once she could make herself heard, "but the
real star of our show is, of course, Luke Bishop. I am delighted to have
this young man on my design team and I predict that over the coming years
his ideas are going to reshape the fashion industry. So come on out Luke
and give everyone a glimpse of the future."
Nervously, and trying to smile, Luke stepped through the curtain into the
limelight. He bowed as the applause once again erupted. He bowed,
although he might well have curtsied as he was dressed in the most
gorgeous patterned voile evening gown. The fitted bodice was cut low in a
vee at the front displaying Luke's firm, hairless chest. The sleeves
billowed out before being caught in a long, buttoned cuff. The flowing
skirt was actually cut as palazzo pants, below which his nylon hose and
spike-heeled shoes peeped enticingly.
Luke's hair had been released from its customary ponytail and now,
brushed out, fell softly across his shoulders. Muriel had applied a light
makeup of lilac eye shadow, mascara, and pale pink lipstick. Long silver
earrings hung from Luke's pierced ears and he wore a couple of rings on
his fingers. Luke was the epitome of the androgynous male he and Lucy had
striven so hard to design for. (Well, actually he probably had fallen
somewhat on the feminine side of 'androgynous' in this particular
ensemble!)
Acknowledging the applause of the crowd, Luke slowly allowed reality to
sink in. His designs were a success! From now on he would be on his way
and, in due course, would no doubt be able to offer clothes under his own
label. But for now this was enough. He knew he still had much to learn
and that Lucy was the ideal person to teach him. He grinned inwardly as
it suddenly struck him that from now on he would probably spend as much
time wearing skirts and dresses as he would trousers. Heels, makeup and
jewelry would become routine elements in his personal grooming. Still,
this was the 'look' he had wanted to promote and it was only right that
he, personally, should take the lead in publicizing it. "I wonder what
Mum and Dad will make of this when they see reports and photographs in
the papers in the morning?" he mussed inwardly. "I just hope they will be
proud of me."
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