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.

Mo, a young woman growing up in the trenches of an urban neighborhood, faces drugs, crime, violence, and poverty. All become driving factors that will test Mo's decision to rise above her circumstances as danger grows beyond her control.