"I'd hate to accidentally recreate it because I have the sketch around," he said with a smile and a shake of his head. "Better to hand over all original ideas to their creator so their out of my hands once the drafting is done."

He grabbed his scheduling book and jotted a few notes, then looked up at Nina. "I'll see you next Friday, around four o'clock? I should have the drafting done, so we can do the first fitting. It won't be to color, but it ought to be to weight. You'll have an idea of how it feels, more or less."