Leslie Rose Watson interviewed by her Father

Dad: Your new Christmas dress is lovely. It’s low-cut, off the shoulders, and it has a nice, wavy green belt.

Leslie: Well, it’s not actually a belt. It’s a tie-around that is attached to the dress.

Dad: Oh, so it just looks like a belt. Where do you find your inspiration?

Leslie: I find my inspiration from Mom wearing all her dresses, like the one with all the sparkles on it, and how it shines in the moonlight. And I was thinking about making a candy dress too.

Dad: Ooh, that sounds yummy. Tell me about that.

Leslie: It’s going to have a rainbow lollipop on the chest. And a licorice belt, and a maybe Laffy-Taffy shoes.

Dad: I bet you would feel funny wearing shoes like that.

Leslie: No, they’re hard. They never melt.

Dad: Back to the Christmas dress. The bottom seems to slant to one side. Is that a new fashion?

Leslie: It’s actually going to the back of the dress, like a wedding dress.

Dad: And what is that in her hair?

Leslie: I did that to show my strawberry-blonde hair. You could use ribbon, or die, or…

Dad: Licorice?

Leslie: No. That would be for the candy dress.

Dad: I love the heads you draw for your models. Tell me how you came up with your model’s look?

Leslie: If you look at people straight in front of them, their heads are mostly flat. Plus, my friend Maria taught me to draw like that.

Dad: What’s next after the candy dress?

Leslie: Maybe a cotton candy dress?

Dad: I see a candy theme developing here. Aren’t you afraid people will eat their dresses?

Leslie: You can only eat the dresses if you own them. And I plan on making them cheap, about two dollars, so everyone in the world can own one.

Dad: Sounds like a great marketing plan. Thank you for talking with me today. I can’t wait to see your next creation.

Leslie: Thanks. I had a really fun time. And, we might be able to send this to the president. His daughters might like my designs.