History comes alive and is interwoven through contemporary lives of people living in Buffalo New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. Edwardian Age fashions are featured at a Preservation Society Benefit becoming a catalyst for inspiration in a young woman, growing up during Buffalo's renaissance. Charles F. Worth created fashions that changed women's lives in the 1800's. Vanessa Sargenti and her fashion line are changing the lives of 21st women, as she and her family start changing their own styles of life.