In a mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York, Pepper was picking out clothes for Natasha in her dressing room, helping her put together a look for her date that evening.
Perhaps surprisingly, Natasha's private lifestyle was quite simple. Her wardrobe was mostly casual clothes, with hardly any formal gowns for major occasions.
As a beautiful female agent, she did need to wear attractive clothes to infiltrate certain formal events. But the gowns she wore on those occasions were S.H.I.E.L.D. work supplies, not her personal property.
Before carrying out such undercover missions, professional agents would investigate the target and gain a complete understanding of his life and preferences. Based on that information, they would create an image most likely to catch his eye. Then professional stylists would dress Natasha. Her hairstyle, clothes, and accessories were not based on Natasha's personal taste, but decided by a professional team.
Normally, when Natasha attended friends' parties, she rarely dressed up. Most of the time, she would just wear a T-shirt and jeans, and no one minded. Everyone was used to it.
So when she suddenly needed to dress up properly and fully display her charm, she found that she did not have any fashionable clothes or jewelry. She could only ask Wanda and Pepper in the group chat where they bought their dresses.
And clearly, relatively high-end evening gowns needed to be custom-made. Ready-made clothes from stores might have decent tailoring, but the fabric could still give them away, not to mention matching jewelry. Without placing an order half a year or a year in advance, it was impossible to coordinate everything.
In the moms' group Natasha had started, Pepper naturally had the most gowns, because she attended so many formal occasions. Most of them were luxurious and dignified, perfectly suited