Chapter 45 Peter's First Fashion Show at the Court
After handling this matter, Peter was thinking about whether to go to the military camp to have a look. He had gone there several times since the last inspection. Now he has completely controlled the Guards and is more familiar with the future Gods of War. He is now
At this time, the maid reported:
"Your Majesty, the Countess wishes to see you."
"Come in."
Peter sat on the chair, looking at the rough map on the table, thinking about other things.
"His Majesty."
Vivian bowed respectfully to Peter.
"What's up?"
Peter did not raise his head. His eyes fell on the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world with an area of 386,000 square kilometers. The Don River and the Volga River have not yet been connected. Peter wondered whether funds should be invested in this area.
The Caspian Sea has huge oil and gas resources, but Peter hesitated when he thought that the steam engine could also be driven by burning coal at first.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is going to attend a fashion event. Do you want to attend?"
Vivian's voice made Peter take back his thoughts.
"Auntie wants to participate? Are the princesses from various countries participating?"
Peter asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty,."
After thinking about it, Peter said: "Then I will participate."
If the intellectual property rights go well, he may have to make money for a year or two before taking the next step. The influence of fashion and culture will be further intensified, and probably no Europeans will think of Russia as a backward Asian country.
Vivian was a little surprised. Peter stood up and said to the maids:
"Give me a change of clothes."
Vivian quickly said:
"Your Majesty, let me serve you. I am very good at this."
Peter nodded.
This fashion event was unusual. Not only the princesses from various countries were present, but also envoys from various countries. Queen Elizabeth and Peter were sitting at the top, admiring the scene in the most spacious hall.
Thanks to the expansion of the influence of fashion, the manpower of the palace tailoring department has been expanded several times, and almost all the outstanding tailors in Moscow and St. Petersburg are converging into the tailoring department.
This also results in a wide variety of combinations being available.
And this audition will not only select people from the nobility of Moscow, but also aristocratic women from all over the country.
According to the selection criteria provided by Peter, they must be at least 173cm tall and not too fat. Simply put, they are like models in previous lives. Although there are many Slavic aunties, there are also many young girls who meet this condition.
When Moscow's fashion event was first warmed up, it had already spread throughout the country and swept the entire aristocracy. Everyone was eager to attend the event, which was simply the greatest honor.
And according to Peter's idea, a T stage was set up here, and the style of the catwalk made Peter happy to watch.
"Aunt, how do you feel?"
Peter asked with a smile as he looked at the various rococo clothing styles worn on the women, showing off their grace to the fullest.
Elizabeth said calmly:
"That's true, but why did I hear that after this event, you asked Vivian to hold a separate event for you, and it was very vulgar?"
Although there was a reproachful tone, Elizabeth's voice was lowered so that only Peter could hear it.
Peter glanced at the ambassadors who looked at them with astonishment, and smiled:
"Aunt, isn't this creating a good reputation?"
Elizabeth guessed the reason for her nephew's behavior and was not prepared to interfere.
Anyway, no matter what his nephew does, she trusts her nephew, and what the emperor wants to see is, she hopes to stimulate his nephew's desire to reproduce.
Then the two czars began to watch a modern show of the eighteenth century.
Queen Elizabeth was right. After this splendid, arrogant, gentle or beautiful catwalk, there was a separate internal show with a small audience. There was the organizer Vivian, and there was only one male, Peter.
This was due to the inspiration of Duke Golitsyn. Peter was naturally happy to see his reputation expand through such behavior.
At this grand event, Peter saw two French princesses.
Princess Louisa has been too honest. Ever since the palace physician Lestock was exiled, Louisa has become a transparent person. She knows that everything has been exposed because the Duchess of Polya gave her the money on behalf of the Queen.
warn.
Louisa knew that the reason why she didn't do anything to her was entirely for France's sake.
Even though she knew that the most she could do was to be expelled, Louisa did not dare to go through any further trouble, because as long as Russia sent back the news that she wanted to kill Adelaide, she would not end well.
It is no secret that her father Louis XV loved Adelaide.
Fortunately for her, neither the Queen nor Peter, the newly ascended emperor, seemed to intend to do this, and they did not cause any trouble for her.
Louisa originally planned to stay in hiding until Peter and Catherine's wedding, and then leave immediately.
But he didn't expect that Vivian, the celebrity in front of Peter, would invite her.
Moreover, other princesses and envoys were invited, so she had to come out.
Originally, she didn't care about any fashion festival held in Russia. The standard of civilization was in France, but when she watched it live, she couldn't help but be shocked. It was hard to imagine that she was in Russia now.
The gorgeous, beautiful and tall women, each with a different temperament, have a different style in the spotlight. Is this still barbaric Russia?
Especially the clothes they wore, although they all felt of the same genre, there were many varieties, which made Louisa feel light, luxurious and graceful, and also had a slight attraction to the opposite sex. This formed a clear contrast with the previous heavy Baroque style.
contrast.
She couldn't help but be stunned.
At this time, a maid came forward and whispered in her ear:
"Princess, you can tell us which fashion you like. We are very honored to tailor a brand new one for you. You can take it back to France. This is His Majesty the Emperor's gratitude to you for watching the ceremony."
She didn't like the maid Louisa at all. She just nodded lightly, glanced at the other princesses, and found that there were maids whispering to them.
Obviously, this kind of treatment is not unique to France.
Louisa couldn't help but look at Peter sitting above, feeling resentful in her heart:
"If the matter hadn't been exposed, the Crown Princess might have been her, and the current Queen said she was also her, but now she is a loser who was not selected and can only attend the ceremony. There is a high probability that she will marry a nobleman when she returns to France in the future.
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The thought of marriage made Louisa melancholy.
She knew that she had no choice. Her father had more than a dozen daughters. Except for Adelaide, his father would never prepare huge dowries for his daughters. If she hadn't worked hard to save over the years, she wouldn't have been able to prepare enough for herself.
dowry.
Thinking that more than a dozen sisters would go to the convent to live a lonely life, Louisa couldn't help but feel happy secretly. She quickly got rid of her depression and started to be an honest spectator.
She doesn't want to cause trouble at all now.
Just when Louisa became an honest person, Vivian, the person in charge of fashion, was very excited.
Because it can be seen from the performance of the princess and envoys that this fashion event was very successful.
And she also saw a smile on His Majesty's face, which really made her so excited!