简介：PROGRAMDESCRIPTION　　Thisfilmuncoverstheanachronisticandsurprisingfairytaleworldofhautecouturethroughitsplayerspastandpresent,featuringrarearchivefromtheBBCvaults.　　MargyKinmonthtakesajourneyfromParistoNewYorkandCaliforniatomeetbothdesignersandcustomersinthismuchtalkedaboutbutlittleexplainedpocketofthefashionindustry.Hautecouture’straditionalAmericancustomersaregettingoldanddyingoffnowandfewerwealthyyoungwomenaretakingtheirplacetoensureitssurvival.Shediscovershowmuchhaschangedandsurprisinglyhowmuchhasstayedthesameinthisstoryofdecadentdecline.　　SinceitsheydayafterWW2thenumberoffashionhousesshowinghautecoutureinParishasfallenfromoverahundredtobarelyadozentoday.MargyKinmonthgoesbehindthescenesatthehautecouturegiantChanelasitpreparesfortheJanuaryshowsinwhichitsspring/summercollectionislaunched.WearegivenarareinterviewandglimpseofthefamousKarlLagerfeldofChanelatworkdrawinginhisstudio.Wefollowthemakingandcomplicatedconstructionofonedresstofullyunderstandwhat“handmadeinParis”reallymeans.MargyinterviewsJohnGalliano,Dior’sdesigner,veteranItaliandesignerValentinoandFrenchfavouriteChristianLacroix.Wearetreatedtovintagearchiveofearlyhautecoutureshows.　　ThefilmfollowskeyhautecouturecustomersastheyvisitParistoseetheshowsandshopfordressesthatcancostupto100,000dollarseach.Kinmonthaskswhoarethesewomenandwhyaretheypreparedtospendsomuchmoneyononedress?Therearestrictunwrittenrulesforbelongingtothisexclusiveshoppingclub.Whatarethey?Whyisitallsohushhush?　　WevisitkeenhautecoutureaficionadoBetsyBloomingdaleinLosAngelesandseeherlargecollectionofhautecouture.Wemeetoneoftheoldestmulti-millionairecollectorsinNewYorkCity-CarolPetriewhoseweddingdresswasmadebyChristianDiorhimselfinthelate1940’s.WeseeU.SdesignerRalphRucci’scollectioninNewYork.HeisoneofthefewforeignersallowedtoshowhautecoutureinParis.　　Texanoilandgastycoon’swifeBeccaCasonThrash,SusanGutfreund–wifeofthe80’sbonddealerJohnGutfreundandDaphneGuinness,aBritwithapassionforhautecoutureareallinterviewed.TheymingleonthefrontrowsofthecatwalkshowsalongsidecelebritiessuchasVictoriaBeckham.InsiderBaronessHelenedeLudinghausen,whowasfor31yearsthedirectriceofYvesSaintLaurent,spillsthebeansaboutthesubjectnooneevermentions–howmuchthisfrockscost.　　Ishautecouturenowanartform?Thecustomersallthinkso.…