"An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success."
Diana Ross
as Mahogany
Billy Dee Williams
as Brian
Anthony Perkins
as Sean McAvoy
Marisa Mell
as Carlotta Gavina
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Christian Rosetti
Nina Foch
as Miss Evans
Beah Richards
as Florence
Lenard Norris
as Wil
Bruce Vilanch
as Dress Manufacturer
Obelo
as Campaign Worker
Achille Brugnini
as
Armando Tortorici
as Dress Studio Worker (uncredited)
Jerome Arnold
Pemon Rami
Ira Rogers
as Stalker
Ted Liss
as Sweatshop Foreman
Don Howard
Albert Rosenberg
Marvin Corman
as Cab Driver
E. Rodney Jones
as Radio Announcer (voice)
Jacques Stany
as Auctioneer - Fashion Show
as Salesman (as Achille Brunini)
Edward Van Sickle
as Ad Agency Executive
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Roger Browne
Dolores Calò
as Woman at Fashion Show /Seamstress (uncredited)
Angelo Lanza di Trabia
as Man at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Giuliana Farnese
as Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Jesse Kitten
as Unemployed Lathe Operator (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Giovanna Sanfilippo
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Alvaro Tei
as Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Townsend
as Extra (uncredited)
Berry Gordy
Director
John Byrum
Screenplay
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Gino Zamprioli
Makeup Artist
Cutry Zinner
Editor
Rob Cohen
Producer
Aurelio Crugnola
Art Direction
Michael Masser
Original Music Composer
Peter Zinner
Jack Ballard
Joe Scully
Casting
Leon Ericksen
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Gerry Goffin
Lyricist
Toni Amber
Story
Elizabeth R. Woodman
Franco Fumagalli
Franco Corridoni
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Wally Schwartz
Jerry Turnage
Piero Amati
Second Assistant Director
Bob Dahlin
Andrew Grieve
First Assistant Director
Curt Frisk
Boom Operator
Michael Galloway
Sound
Bobbe Kurtz
Loop Group Coordinator
Don H. Matthews
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
Don MacDougall
John D. Crededio
Key Grip
Peter Ewens
Camera Operator
Alan McCabe
Alvaro Romagnoli
Gaffer
Sergio Serantoni
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Additional Photography
Irène Galitzine
Costume Designer
Susan Gertsman
Wardrobe Coordinator
Jay Hurley
Costumer
Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca
Wardrobe Supervisor
Claudio M. Cutry
Assistant Editor
Gil Askey
George Brand
Music Editor
Lee Holdridge
Conductor
Music Arranger
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Francesca Roberti
Jho Jhenkins
Choreographer
Marcello Medoni
Property Master
Eugene Rizzo
Unit Publicist
Shelly Berger
Creative Consultant