The weekend she turns thirteen, aspiring clothing designer Teresa "Reesie" Boone is separated from her family by Hurricane Katrina but, during the horrific storm and its aftermath, begins to find strength in herself.

Cécile Rey, spending the summer volunteering with her friend Marie-Grace Gardner at a nearby orphanage, forms a special bond with a young girl named Perrine and decides to try and raise money for the children by helping in a huge benefit.

For thirteen-year-old Makena, clothes are a way for her to connect with others, but when some people make hurtful assumptions about her because she is Black, she discovers how to use fashion to speak up about injustice.