[Tonic folds everything very carefully and sets it aside (rather than tossing the project into some pile, proving he can be nice to his things if he needs to be), looking charmed by the question.]

No darling, I always try to keep things as quick as possible. Most of my return customers are the kinds of people who don't have two weeks to wait around for a custom-fitted dress...

[he shrugs his mismatched shoulders as he begins to put things away, sending scraps and yardage back to whatever corner of the tent he thinks they belong in.]

It's the only reason I can claim the prices I do, honestly. There's a lot of competition down here, with access to a lot more materials...

[and the aesthetic he's created here is already appealing to a fairly niche market as it is.]