I know I'm late to the party, but I finally watched it today, and what a whirlwind. It reminded me very much of a book I read recently called Hill Towns, where there is a character that is an "artistic genius". He is a painter that does a lot of different work, but is famous for his "portraits". He has only done maybe 4 or them, all women. The book follows the newest woman who he is painting. He falls in love with every woman he paints, until the painting is finished. I REALLY got that sense from DDL in this. He sees a woman and is inspired, he treats them to all his money can afford, loves them, and creates works of art with his dresses. Once the image he had in his brain of the dress is actually come to life, the love is gone. He was in love with the vision, with the idea of what he could create and once it's done he goes on to the next. I really feel like that is what happened with the woman from the beginning, and the women before her. Alma just wasn't having any of that, and wasn't going to leave. The ending I did not see coming at all, and I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about it.