Intimate Apparel
In 1905 New York, Esther, a skilled Black seamstress, saves money to open a beauty parlor while sewing for wealthy women and prostitutes. She exchanges intimate letters with George, a worker on the Panama Canal, while developing a quiet bond with Mr. Marks, the Hasidic fabric shopkeeper. After marrying George, she discovers he deceived her and leaves with her savings; Esther returns to her sewing determined to rebuild her dreams.