Cressida Collins is the queen of makeovers. With a well-placed stitch button or seam she can transform any frock in The Vintage Dress Shop and give customers their Cinderella moment. Cress's life away from the shop is just as orderly as her beautifully organised workroom. But when her boyfriend of 15 years drops a bombshell it explodes all the plans Cress had for her future. It's going to take more than needle and thread to put Cress's own life back together. Will she ever be brave enough to say goodbye to her old dreams and start over? But after designing a dress for a customer and transforming her into the woman she always wanted to be Cress realises that it can be fun not to follow a pattern. Then there's her blossoming friendship with Miles a very handsome and very sexy film director. . .