Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome.

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She has worked her way up from salesgirl to secretary and assistant to the head buyer at a luxury department store (modeled after, and filmed at, Marshall Field’s on State Street, Chicago).

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Her boyfriend Brian Walker, played by Billy Dee Williams, is running unsuccessfully for office in the district.

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When Brian insists Tracy give up her dreams for his, Tracy flees in the middle of the night for Rome, where she becomes a muse to a former client.

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Diana Ross with her daughters below

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Billy Dee Williams and Diana Ross dolls

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