The shop assistant took a thick album from the side and opened it. "These designs were specially commissioned by our Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce from a Master of Attire. All the styles in this album are widely loved."
"Master of Attire?" Wei Fan raised an eyebrow and began to look through it.
The clothing in this world was rather conservative, mostly long robes and gowns. Although the colors and fabrics were luxurious, they felt uncomfortable to Wei Fan, who had modern aesthetics. They lacked distinctiveness.
"Yingying, are there any styles you like on here?" Wei Fan asked.
His main purpose for coming was to buy clothes for Wei Yingying.
As for himself, these clothes were clearly not suitable and would hinder combat.
When he transformed, his body would swell significantly, and these delicate fabrics would be torn apart instantly.
"Brother, you pick for me. Whatever you think looks good is fine!" Wei Yingying said with a smile.
"Alright then!" Wei Fan flipped through the album but didn't find any clothes that satisfied him.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Fan asked, "Can you cut and make clothes here according to my ideas?"
Wei Fan planned to design a set of clothes himself. Based on his memories from his previous life, ancient Chinese-style dresses, Hanfu, JK uniforms, and Lolita dresses were all very distinctive.
Moreover, Wei Yingying was naturally beautiful, a perfect clothes hanger. She would look even more stunning in these.
"Make clothes according to your own ideas?" The female attendant was a bit taken aback. "Don't you like the works of these masters, sir?"
After all, very few people made such requests. The master's clothing styles were widely popular, and basically, no one disliked them.
The professionally trained female attendant showed no displeasure and smiled, "Yes, we can, but the price will increase by thirty percent."
"That's no problem!" Wei Fan nodded.
The price of a set of clothes was around three taels of silver. Even with the increase, it would only be four taels, which was a bit expensive for most people.
But Wei Fan now had a fortune of eight hundred taels, so he naturally didn't care about this small amount.
Hearing Wei Fan's generous reply, a glint flashed in the female attendant's eyes.
Then, the female attendant brought paper and a pen. "Sir, you can draw the style of clothing you want on here."
"Okay!" Wei Fan picked up the pen and began to draw from memory.
Although Wei Fan wasn't skilled at drawing, his martial arts foundation gave him perfect control over his body, making his pen strokes smooth and natural.
Seeing Wei Fan's actions, many women selecting fabrics nearby turned their gaze towards him.
The female attendant also looked over, but she didn't think Wei Fan could draw any good clothing styles.
After all, Wushan Village was just a remote corner of the mountains. Many people never left their entire lives, so their aesthetic standards couldn't be very high.
But as she watched, the female attendant's expression shifted from calm to surprised, and then to shocked.
In about the time it takes for a cup of tea to steep, Wei Fan had drawn a 'Ruqun' from Hanfu.
The top was a narrow-sleeved, right-opening garment with a rectangular cross collar; the lower skirt was made of four pieces of plain silk joined together, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with pleats at the waist, fastened by a silk belt.
This top-and-bottom style was very modest and elegant, yet it perfectly showcased the gentle beauty of a woman's figure.
"Can you make this?" Wei Fan asked the female attendant after he finished drawing.
"This..." The female attendant stared blankly at the Ruqun drawing Wei Fan had made.
"What's wrong?" Wei Fan frowned slightly, wondering if the Hanfu from his memory didn't fit the aesthetic of this world.
The female attendant quickly composed herself and bowed apologetically, "I lost my composure. I'm sorry, the attire you've drawn is truly beautiful. We can definitely make it. It will take one day."
"I need three sets, in different colors," Wei Fan said.
"The deposit is five taels of silver. We'll need to measure your sister's height and waist circumference, and then select the fabrics," the female attendant replied earnestly.
Wei Fan paid the deposit, then selected comfortable fabrics and colors.
After finishing these, the two prepared to leave the fabric shop.
"Please wait, sir. Do the clothes you designed have a name?" the female attendant quickly asked.
Wei Fan paused and said two words, "Hanfu!"
"Hanfu?" the female attendant murmured, her eyes full of anticipation.
Because the Hanfu Wei Fan had designed was so beautiful, it would surely look stunning when made.
At this moment, many young women who were purchasing fabrics wanted to come closer and take a look.
The female attendant put away the paper and walked towards the inner area.
Wei Fan and Wei Yingying continued to stroll around and saw a shop surrounded by many people ahead.
"There are a lot of people over there, let's go take a look!" Wei Fan's interest was immediately piqued.
A shop called 'Curio Pavilion' was surrounded by many people.
"Take a look, take a look! Here are rare treasures and oddities discovered by the Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce all over the land. Don't miss out!" a merchant with a handlebar mustache shouted.
"There are too many people. Wait for me here!" Wei Fan said.
"Okay!" Wei Yingying nodded.
Wei Fan squeezed into the crowd and saw various strange and exotic items displayed on the stall.
In a corner, several ancient-looking books were piled up.
Seeing these, Wei Fan's eyes lit up. "Let me take a look at these old books!"
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