Elyse Jolie had always been a private person, but she was having a difficult time keeping it that way of late. Only Adèle knew that she had been dating billionaire playboy, Alexandre Beaumont-Durand, who finally announced his separation from his wife of several years, which only made the paparazzi hound him harder for a scoop on whom he might be dating. Well, Véronique and Eugenia also knew, because Adèle had to fill them in once Elyse agreed to be the face of a new makeup campaign that W was producing. Elyse was even going to walk the runway. “What have I done?!” Elyse wondered. The runway was far away from her formerly private life running her family’s finishing school. She knew once she became a model, she would be in the public eye every day. Now, as her name had surfaced as Alex’s possible new love interest, she was worried about even more attention!
Elyse begged Alex not to attend the upcoming runway show, where she was walking in a collab between W Cosmetics and Jason Wu’s haute couture line in Paris. But trying to get an uber-successful man like Alex to do- or not do- something was not an easy task. Making matters worse, Alex was an investor in W Cosmetics’ rival AvW by Agnes von Weiss. “Please, mon chère,” she begged. “I don’t need the cameras and the headlines. I don’t want to steal attention away from the W Cosmetics team.” “You are so beautiful when you worry about nothing,” Alex gushed, brushing off Elyse’s concerns and taking her face in his hands while he kissed her deeply. She knew he would do whatever he wanted.
The day of the show, Elyse was backstage, having her hair and makeup expertly done by the W Cosmetics team, where she would be showing off a new line called “Absinthe”. As she was set to close the show, before she moved from hair and makeup to wardrobe, she couldn’t help but peek into the audience. She spotted Alex in the crowd, chatting up someone. She couldn’t make out who it was, because, as she worried, cameras were going off all around him. When Alex had arrived at the show, he had noticed a familiar face in the audience, so he made his way to sit next to her. “What are you doing here, beautiful?” he asked, sliding into his chair. The young woman looked at him blankly and then laughed. “You must think I am Lilith!” Eden said. Alexandre looked confused but then joined the laughter as Eden explained that she and Lilith were identical twins. He told her how he was an investor in AvW and had met Lilith and become better acquainted in recent months. Their discussion was cut short by no less than five men with cameras and a handful of autograph seekers.
The show was about to begin. Elyse paced backstage, trying to be supportive of the other girls as they made their way down the runway. Finally, it was her turn. Elyse drew in her breath as she did her signature glide down the runway. She was effortless and looked like she was floating on air. Her beautiful updo showed off her cheekbones and the stunning Absinthe W Cosmetics palette. As she got to the end of the runway for her signature pirouette-inspired turn, she saw Alex and then saw Lilith next to him. Or was it Eden? It was always so hard to tell. She tried not to get distracted so she could do her job.
The show was a rousing success. However, Alex’s presence did cause a stir in the press. First was the rumor that he was in the audience to expand his portfolio and make an investment in AvW’s rival, W Cosmetics. Second was a bunch of photos and salacious headlines speculating that they had uncovered Alex’s new lover—and naming her as… Eden Blair.
Elegant asymmetrical fit and flare dress made of luxurious Jason Wu custom couture fabric (note: the original fabric used for the human version of this gown did not work in doll-scale, so Jason sourced the final fabric from the couture custom mill as his desired replacement);
Included:
- Jason Wu branded shoebox;
- Jason Wu branded protective pouch;
- Viper green slingback heels with buckle detail;
- Viper green satin clutch;
- Statement golden "emerald" earrings;
- Matching golden "emerald" ring;
- Pair of FR hands;
- Pair of long-manicured hands;
- Alternate pair of grip hands. read more
