He takes a look at the list. She seemed to have over calculated for most things, he didn't imagine anyone needing that much ribbon and lace, it was enough to make a tent. He goes through the other stuff, the fabric budget while higher then he expected was still somewhat close to what he imagined.

"You seem to have a lot of ribbon and lace, not to mention jewellery on the list. Though as long as you can justify the expense it should be ok. I'd advise you start out small, and make a few samples, just in case you end up with a surplus. Of course how you run the business is entirely up to you."

Whether she followed his advice or not really didn't matter to him, so long as she made the appropriate signatures.