Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 296 - 291: Ruining One’s Own Future

If Maison Yan II had been the first brand to think of using such a primitive runway design, some might have found it fresh.

But this trick had been consistently used by Hermes from start to finish.

Unlike Chanel’s Old Buddha, who was keen on creating lavish and highly realistic stage settings, Hermes had always aimed for the most "primitive" state possible in the venue.

This primitive runway design and the show style of the venue where "no design is the best design" had continued at Hermes for many years.

Now, suddenly having Maison Yan II adopt it seemed somewhat strange.

Maison Yan II’s shows had always been meticulously designed to achieve the highest compatibility with the clothes presented at the release.

The invitation stated that the theme for Maison Yan II’s Haute Couture show this season was the boundless starry sky, but the decoration of the entire venue did not allow for even a trace of association.

After the show started, seasoned fashion media noticed that this season’s Maison Yan II was very different from before.

The most apparent change was the number of garments shown.

Before this show, Maison Yan II had always designed a number of pieces each season aiming to meet the minimum requirements of Haute Couture.

The highest quality labels of Maison Yan II were its fabrics, patterns, and embroidery craftsmanship.

The least satisfying label was the quantity of each season’s works.

Yan Yan had always believed in being prepared for danger in times of safety and was unsure how long her design inspiration could last under such high work pressure.

She feared her creative well would run dry soon, so even if she completed more designs in a season, Yan Yan dared not release them all at once.

Yan Yan’s "stinginess" with the quantity of her works was notorious in the Haute Couture circle.

It was a disadvantage but also an important label.

The fact that "Yan II Fashion House" had few styles and choices yet still turned a profit was also a skill.

This label was not entirely satisfactory, but it wasn’t wholly derogatory either.

However, this season, less than half an hour into Maison Yan II’s fashion show, the number of pieces presented had already equaled the total from the last two seasons.

Haute Couture shows usually feature day and evening wear together, with models for both categories taking their turns on the runway.

In this show from Maison Yan II, so far, two models had come out together, with models from two different daywear collections walking simultaneously, suggesting a sense of competition but more so a feeling of rushing to finish due to the sheer quantity of garments.

Not only was the quantity large, but it also had no relation to the theme of the vast starry sky.

Only halfway through the show, the designer came out to take a bow. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Normally in a fashion show, there’s definitely only one finale bow, with the creative director appearing at the end of the entire show, or the most important guests coming out to take a bow together.

If it could finish so quickly, why the rush just moments ago?

Could it be that they were so poor they could only afford to rent the show venue for half the time?

Even more puzzling was that at Maison Yan II’s grand show, the designer taking the bow wasn’t Yan Yan.

Those who came out to bow were two handsome men, hand in hand, which was not strange in the fashion world.

But these two were new faces, and no one knew who they were, leaving the fashion journalists at the scene somewhat confused.

Had Maison Yan II changed designers this season?

However, a designer with the Haute Couture title, if they didn’t present the minimum required number of pieces, could be considered to have committed fraud.

No creative director of any brand would be absent from his own show while still actively designing and able to move freely.

The audience had too many questions about this season’s Maison Yan II.

Yan Yan’s "regular customers" thought they had walked into the wrong venue when they saw these two people come out.

The clothing that had just been shown differed greatly from Yan Yan’s previous style, and even after the designer had taken the bow, Yan Yan had not been seen.

It’s not to say that a Haute Couture studio could only have one designer, but a designer with the Haute Couture title must complete at least 35 works themselves.

Not daring to take a bow, then why even put on this show?

Some creative directors of studios, after achieving fame and success, suddenly run out of inspiration and copy others’ work or credit other designers’ work as their own.

Maison Yan II’s creative director had not chosen to plagiarize.

There had indeed been rumors that Yan Yan planned to debut two novices.

But introducing new designers was not done like this.

This was not introducing novices, but rather self-destruction.

Such a show could mark the end of Yan Yan’s Haute Couture title.

Nothing like this had ever happened in the history of Paris Haute Couture.

Because if you truly cannot design anymore, or truly do not have the funds to continue operating your own Haute Couture fashion house, a designer can completely withdraw.

The media journalists were a bit excited; watching a Haute Couture show and witnessing such big news was quite rare.

From the initial mystique to the current self-destruction, Maison Yan II really could do anything.

Yan Yan’s "regular customers" inside began to get restless, regretting that they had actually come to the scene to watch the show.

Just then, the entirely white venue suddenly changed.

A wave of VR glasses "fell from the sky."

Driven by curiosity, those who were about to leave started to put on the VR glasses.

A feeling of soaring freely through the Milky Way suddenly came over them.

At last, there was a hint of the vast starry sky theme mentioned on the invitation for Maison Yan II’s Haute Couture show this season.

While the audience was still immersed in the shock of the Milky Way’s Silver Crown, Galactic Halo, Silver Disk, Silver Core, and Black Holes, a little white dot suddenly appeared in the Black Hole.

The little white dot grew with the Black Hole, slowly revealing the shape of a person.

The music, which had ceased, started up again, now with a very dynamic robotic dance tune.

With the beat of the music, the little white dot began to dance, rhythmically executing a robotic dance.

The white dot grew larger and larger, and the figure it formed became more and more specific.

It looked like a fashion show, but the little white dot seemed to be dancing without wearing any clothes.

The little white dot kept growing, the music never stopped, and the dance moves of the little white dot began to sharpen.

Suddenly, the image in the VR glasses stopped without warning and was replaced by three lines of text in French, English, and Chinese, instructing the guests to remove the VR glasses.