An iconic city under siege during World War II and the bravery of two women who joined the Resistance to save it. Paris, 1939. The closing of Maison Chanel thrusts haute couture dressmaker Lila de Laurent out of the world of high fashion and into occupation as Nazi soldiers invade the streets and the City of Lights slips into darkness. Lila's fight for survival turns into a series of rations, brutal restrictions, and carefully controlled propaganda that sees Paris cut off from the rest of the world. Yet in hidden corners of the city, the faithful pledge to resist. Lila is drawn to La Resistance and is soon using her skills as a dressmaker to infiltrate the Nazi elite. Paris, 1943. While cataloguing priceless works of art stolen from prominent Jewish families, Sandrine Paquet secretly forages information for the underground resistance. Beneath her compliant facade lies a woman bent on uncovering her missing husband's fate . . . but at what cost? The Paris Dressmaker weaves a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn't abide.