Monsieur Claude Reynaud is known throughout France for his talent at making fabulous clothes. The most elegant women in Paris regularly make the pilgrimage out to Senlis, 25 miles north of the city, to be charmed by the tailor in the quaint studio by the century-old apple tree.
For generations Claude's family has owned the business, nestled in the peace of this tranquil village and, despite his ex-wife's protests, Claude refuses to be lured by the promise of the Parisian fashion industry. His little studio is his only passion, and the only place he wants to be. But when Mademoiselle Valentine de Verlay wafts into his studio one day in a cloud of apple blossom and elegance, for the first time in his life, Claude falls head over heels in love...