{2026 New Release} Clothes to Make You Smile : Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams by: Eric Darnell Pritchard, Shannon Wright Clothes to Make You Smile is a picture book biography about Patrick Kelly, one of fashion’s most influential Black designers, joyously told by fashion expert and educator Eric Darnell Pritchard and beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Shannon Wright. Patrick Kelly was one of the most influential fashion designers of the twentieth century, but growing up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he didn’t see many boys who liked to sew.

Patrick learned the art of sewing at his grandmother’s knee before taking over the fashion world. Clothes to Make You Smile celebrates the joy clothes can bring us and reminds us that there’s nothing wrong with having a style all our own. #newrelease #EricDarnellPritchard #ShannonWright