Otto, a young man working at a Moscow fashion house, is preparing for his wedding to his fiancée, Maria. At one of the shows, he meets a teacher he had a crush on in his youth. Their feelings are rekindled. This relationship leads to a series of problems and misfortunes, culminating in a murder in the very heart of the fashion house. This story has narrators—they debate throughout the film the artistic direction of scenes, the genre, and even the color scheme of the characters' outfits. Whether ...