A buttoned-up 50-something women’s-wear legend and a brash 22-year-old menswear prodigy fake a May-December romance to launch their “Boy Meets Woman” clothing line — only to discover the chemistry is real, the public is obsessed, and pretending to be in love has never been this complicated… or this much fun.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
83pp
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Budget:
Blockbuster
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details

BOY MEETS WOMAN is a sophisticated, emotionally charged romantic drama about GRETA VOSS, a legendary 55-year-old Manhattan fashion icon whose once-dominant couture brand is quietly collapsing under the weight of irrelevance, perfectionism, and eighteen years of emotional self-protection after a devastating divorce.

Enter KARL DEETER, a chaotic, wildly talented 22-year-old menswear designer from Brooklyn whose loud royal-blue embroidery and unfiltered energy have made him a viral curiosity but not a respected artist. He is drowning financially, one missed rent payment away from losing everything.

When Greta’s ruthless publicist proposes an outrageous solution — merge their brands and fake a scandalous May-December romance to reignite public interest — both reluctantly agree, believing it to be a six-month publicity stunt designed to save their careers.

The campaign explodes instantly.

As cameras follow their staged intimacy through New York’s luxury fashion world, Greta attempts to civilize Karl into a gentleman worthy of elite society, while Karl slowly dismantles the rigid emotional armor Greta has spent nearly two decades constructing around herself. What begins as performance evolves into something dangerously real as the two discover they are not merely attracted to one another, but profoundly transformed by one another.

But when leaked private audio ignites a public backlash accusing Greta of controlling Karl and Karl of exploiting Greta’s loneliness for fame, the fantasy they created threatens to destroy both their reputations and the fragile emotional truth growing between them.

Now, standing on the brink of Paris Fashion Week and the most important runway show of their lives, Greta and Karl must decide whether they are willing to stop performing love for the world… and risk being fully seen by each other.

Set against the glamorous backdrop of Manhattan couture houses, viral celebrity culture, luxury campaigns, and Paris runway spectacle, BOY MEETS WOMAN is a sweeping adult romantic drama about visibility, reinvention, intimacy, aging, and the terrifying vulnerability of being desired exactly as you are.

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The Writer: Daniel Doble

Daniel Edwin Doble is an award-winning screenwriter whose work explores trauma, memory, and emotional redemption with unexpected humor and heart. A good fit: producers focused on prestige drama and elevated character pieces. Go to bio
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