When charismatic designer Jon Donnell assumes the artist "Max" Foster is male, she plays along in hopes he will promote her painting career. She doesn't anticipate he will pursue her, or that she will become "Millie", the woman of his dreams. In desperation, she enlists her brother to step into the spotlight as "Max". Mistaken identities and innocent deceptions lead to romance, jealousy, arrest and true love in Houston's art community