'When I slipped into my mother’s closet, I could channel her energy. Her things were like talismans that held her confidence and beauty.' Read more from SoulistaPhD's new book 'Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion.'
"Can I try it on?” I asked in excited anticipation. I was around eight years old. It was my first trip to Wilsons Leather in the mall. Moments before, the clerk had disappeared into the back before reemerging with a black Victorian-style leather jacket wrapped in a clear plastic bag with a long layaway ticket dangling from it.
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