clothing – dara t. mathis

For Girls Whose Mamas Dressed Them Like Boys

I never devised an appropriate way to get back at my mother for the shame of it all. I dreamed of it for years, though. We were shopping in the Post Exchange department store (called the PX by military folk). I stood still as she whipped a pair of jeans from the rack and heldContinue reading “For Girls Whose Mamas Dressed Them Like Boys”

Rainbow Sherbet Fashionista

I am perpetually fashion challenged, although I like shopping for clothes. For this reason, I was slow to buy into the colored jeans trend I saw everyone wearing. But one day, at my favorite store, I saw my absolute favorite color on a pair of jeans and I was sold. Today, while wearing said seaContinue reading “Rainbow Sherbet Fashionista”