▁During ▁his ▁absence , ▁Har ri et ▁sh ifts ▁money ▁from ▁Sher boy co ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁she ▁is ▁found ing , ▁stops ▁production ▁on ▁Sher boy co ' s ▁dress es , ▁and ▁begins ▁design ing ▁for ▁No ble ' s ▁department ▁stores . ▁ ▁Un aware ▁what ▁has ▁happened , ▁Ted dy ▁continues ▁to ▁take ▁orders ▁for ▁Sher boy co ' s ▁popular ▁low - cost ▁women ' s ▁wear ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁Not ▁until ▁bu yer ▁Herm ione ▁Gr ig gs ▁contacts ▁him ▁about ▁an ▁order ▁she ▁has ▁not ▁received ▁does ▁he ▁learn ▁about ▁Har ri et ' s ▁de ception . ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her ▁Sher boy co ▁partners ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁their ▁best ▁interest ▁to ▁align ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁No ble ' s ▁company , ▁but ▁Sam ▁and ▁Ted dy ▁prefer ▁to ▁declare ▁bank rupt cy ▁rather ▁than ▁join ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁competition . ▁Har ri et ▁prepar es ▁to ▁sail ▁to ▁Paris ▁with ▁No ble , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment ▁she ▁real izes ▁her ▁commit ment ▁to ▁Sam ▁and ▁Ted dy ▁is ▁too ▁important ▁to ▁ignore . ▁She ▁returns ▁to ▁Sher boy co , ▁where ▁she ▁adm its ▁she ▁lov es ▁Ted dy ▁and ▁asks ▁him ▁and ▁Sam ▁to ▁forg ive ▁her . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁We id man ' s ▁novel ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁business man , ▁but ▁his ▁gender ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Tw enti eth ▁Century ▁Fox ▁contract ▁player ▁Susan ▁Hay