Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

The warmest film here, and a surprisingly detailed look at how a couture house sold its clothes. A 1950s London cleaning lady falls for a Dior dress and saves to buy one in Paris, which takes her into the salon, the fittings and the hand-finishing that made a single gown so costly. Jenny Beavan's team recreated twenty dresses for the runway show, working from Dior's 1950s archives, and the costumes earned an Oscar nomination. It is a gentle fairy tale rather than a business story, ideal for anyone who wants craft without cynicism.