Le beau monde

Alice, a twenty-year-old girl of modest origin, lives in Bayeux, a small town in Normandy. She has an unambitious boyfriend, Kevin, and works at the the moment as a salesgirl in a bakeshop. But her passion is fashion and she has a gift for weaving wool. At the tearoom she serves a patron, Agnès, who spots her talent. Determined to help her develop her skills,the wealthy woman encourages the young lady to enroll at the Ecole Duperré in Paris, a prestigious school of Applied Arts.