Nathan becomes infatuated with an attractive designer Andrea and starts promoting her clothes. But they don't sell and Nathan refuses to drop the line despite costing him financially.
Nathan is aware of his own mortality and decides he needs a family member to learn the garment business. Nathan chooses his nephew Marvin but the young man is more interested in Oriental philosophy than clothing design.
Nathan's brother-in-law Harry Karp has decided to invest in a Broadway show and Nathan sees an opportunity. He moves to end Harry's involvement in the fashion business and a live without his incompetence.
Nathan and his staff find themselves snowed in unable to get home. They are rescued by Nathan's arch rival Julius but unsurprisingly he has an ulterior motive for his good deed.