Reynold Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a very powerful mal. As a fashion designer who dresses the royalty and the most famous and elegant ladies in London in 1950, Woodcock is a very successful man. But in order to accomplish his marvelous creations, a man needs his muses: an incredible number of women inspire him to pursue a brilliant professional career. Nonetheless, all of them are in his life only temporarily. At least, until a very special young girl arrives to his life: Alma (Vicky Krieps). With her innocent plainness, she quickly becomes the center of his attentions. That'll turn out to be very possitive at the beginning for both of them, but soon it will turn against Woodcock when he realizes he's falling in love with her and that feelings turn him into something he hates. Giving up control isn't in his nature or, at least, it wasn't until now.