Of all female professions, the profession of a fashion model in today's Russia, in our opinion, is the most alluring for young creatures. Thousands, hundreds of thousands of young girls living in the big and small towns of endless Russia are seriously thinking about such a career. The ultimate dream for many is winning a beauty contest or a contract with a small modeling agency. Well, then? The brilliant memoirs of the famous Parisian fashion models of the mid-twentieth century, Praline and Freddie, will become a guide, a reference book for those who dreamed of a similar career, but did not make it; for those who thought of themselves as beautiful, but were not appreciated; for those who dreamed of living in Paris, but failed; and for everyone who loves fashion! Its secrets, mysteries, behind the scenes of this glamorous industry, which the French dubbed haute couture.