Secret Society

Economic Downturn beware: your slumping, dipping dive cannot fully penetrate the shield of super-wealth. Most people with mega-money will hold on to their big bucks as they always have. It is more than likely that the women who have afforded couture before will still be shelling out sacks of cash for frocks custom made to fit them like a second skin. Who are the people who keep couture de rigueur? Watch this excellent BBC expose to find out.

Want more haute stuff? Here's parts two, three, four, five, and six.