April 6th, 1890 — House of Lytton

The success of the House of Lytton was down to their good relationship with the customer. Marcus wanted each woman who ordered a dress at Lytton to feel at home, as though she was the only woman he created dresses for. That made them more inclined to visit his House and not one of the competitors. In the recent years of Lytton's success, a lot of new stylists had emerged that copied, in Marcus' opinion, his magical designs. He wasn't the first wizard to have thought about enchanting his clothes, but he was the one to be so successful at it so far!

The lady in his office/atelier was a good customer. It was her third time ordering a dress, so by now Marcus knew enough about her. They had discussed about society, about who's well dressed and who isn't (Marcus' opinion on that would change depending on who he spoke to!) and now the woman was telling him about how a gentleman had refused to dance with her!

"He didn't!" Marcus commented and put down his cup of tea. "Did he give you a reason why?"

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