A French girl's new dress

The other day I met two young French women who were trying on many nice dresses at the Octavia shop almost opposite the Odeon Cinema in High St Ken. Eventually, one of them bought a beautiful dress but wanted it slightly altered. Asked if I knew of someone who could do the job for her, I recommended a friend of mine. We tried calling her there and then, but there was no answer. Well, maybe she was busy, we thought. Later on I contacted my friend only to learn that she had a new number. Then I realised that  her phone along with the whole bag had been stolen a week or so ago when she was on holiday in Spain...