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To have a dress by designer Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) meant the most in the dynamic era of resurgent post-war London. A lady had to have enough money, the proper pedigree and the appropriate manners to go to a party in his designs, which were always unique. But genius status took its toll in the form of Woodcock's total emotional emptiness. Cut off from the realities of everyday life, with his sister (Lesley Manville) taking care of all the practicalities, he equated all women with seamstresses. Although he always had a mistress or muse on hand, all he had to do was to butter his toast a little louder at breakfast in the morning and she was out of his life. When Reynolds discovered shy waitress Alma (Vicky Krieps) in a café in a seedy port town and decided to offer her the currently vacant seat at his side, he had no idea what he was dealing with. This seemingly harmless submissive creature quickly understood the rules of the game and decided to actively fight to avoid ending up like her predecessor. The fact that Reynolds has fallen in love with her makes things easier. However, the onslaught of feelings has begun to have a very negative effect on his work, and the artist's practical sister decides to take decisive action...