Shopaholic's diary

Rebecca Bloomwood is back in New York, and her credit cards are burning a hole in her pocket. 'Just browsing,' she whispers, stepping into a boutique, but within an hour her apartment becomes a warehouse of unopened boxes. When her debts reach a critical point and her boyfriend Lucas starts asking uncomfortable questions, Rebecca is forced to take a job at a fashion magazine. There she meets the charismatic yet cynical editor Alastair, who sees her as just another victim of consumer fever. Her attempt to keep a spending diary turns into a raw conversation with herself, where each entry is a step from compulsive desire to the realization that happiness isn't for sale, even at a discount. The film explores the fine line between an appreciation for beauty and financial dependency, inviting the viewer to join the heroine in answering the question: what lies behind the 'must-have' label?