by jodi hills

This denim jacket offers a much dressier look and tells my mom’s story on the back. It is a white denim, distressed in taupe, to give a sueded leather look. It looks great with a taupe skirt and heels. It reads, “It was just yesterday when she felt the breezes from Lakeside Ballroom, dreamed of Frank Sinatra, gave her heart, smelled the youth of her children, broker her heart, and trusted her heart again... It was just today when the wind brushed her skirt, she hoped and twirled like a little girl.” On the front cuff it reads, “and so she would dance.” It’s not just your heart on your sleeve, but your hopes, your dreams, and your life as well.