On the home front in 1944, Kate Allen wants to do her part for the war effort. She'd prefer filling in for the window dressers at the department store where she works, but her mother keeps sending her on auditions for roles she never gets.

When relatives arrive from war-torn Poland with a mysterious steamer trunk and an even more mysterious story, Kate's aunt, who is suffering from dementia, tries to convince Kate she is in line to be the next keeper of the wardrobe for Cinderella's family--the real Cinderella.

If the family secret is true, this might be the most important role Kate has ever auditioned for. Will she get to the truth before the truth is forgotten?

CINDERELLA'S DRESS is a fairy tale set in the world of department store modeling and window design, spotlighting the importance of family and tradition in a world of constant change.