Empress Elisabeth of Austria is admired for her beauty, and her unique style triggers real fashion frenzies. In 1877 “Sissi” turns 40 and is forced to conform to a public image that corsets her ever more tightly, in every way. Her existence is reduced to a strictly representative role at the imperial court, although Elizabeth wanted a life full of activities and challenges. Soon, the empress revolts against her own hyperbolized image and devises a plan to express her true identity.