故事采用现在夹杂过去的半追述手法。2008年纽约，Simon和助手兼男友Sacha在设计Barneys橱窗，Simon开始追忆他1997年在英国雷丁的生活，那时他和好朋友Kylie已经认识到自己的与众不同，在古怪家庭、沉闷课堂和同学的欺负下苦中作乐，梦想着去伦敦过“美丽生活”。成年 Simon由Sam...

Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire, in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London "to live amongst the beautiful people." The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction. Episodes are self-contained, but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series. The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009.

Fan de tubes cultes, Simon raconte ses souvenirs d'enfance au sein d'une famille excentrique.