Before Christina could speak the shopkeeper, who briefly and formally introduced herself as Miss Evert, had taken her by the hand and was leading her to a large wardrobe at the far end of the shop. She opened it to reveal a lengthy rack of what looked like fancy dress costumes. What was this - did Miss Evert want Christina to play dress up or something? The answer to that question quickly became apparent.
"Well, don't just stand there gawping, I need you to undress." Miss Evert ordered.
"Don't you have a changing room?" Christina replied nervously.
"We aren't a clothes shop" the older woman rolled her eyes impatiently "Now hurry up, you're wasting my time"
Christina scanned the shop hurriedly to confirm there was nobody else there before unbuttoning her jeans. She couldn't quite believe she was doing this, but something instinctively told her not to defy the mysterious store owner. Soon she was stood in front of Miss Evert in just her white cotton bra and knickers. This felt so wrong.
"And the rest" Miss Evert instructed coldly.
"What?! But I'll be completely naked!" Christina protested.
"Of course! That will be necessary for the costume to have the desired effect on you" the shopkeeper replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world "Trust me, you don't want your underwear complicating things."
Christina sighed and again scanned the room for other customers. Then, to her own disbelief, she unhooked her bra and dropped int on the floor before pulling down her knickers and stepping out of them.
Miss Evert looked her up and down wordlessly before rummaging around the clothes rack to find a costume for her. Whatever it was, Christina would be grateful just to have something to wear.
"Ah, this will do nicely!" the older woman smiled eagerly as she handed Christina an item from the rack. It was a costume of a..