Every year we go to the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS DIFFA/DALLAS JACKET COLLECTION auction thinking surely everything that possibly could be done to a denim jacket has been done before – and probably several times – in the course of the fundraiser’s 19-year history. And every year, we’re happily surprised. More importantly, thousands of dollars are earned for Dallas-area AIDS service organizations.

The 2008 gala, dubbed Cinéma de la vie, takes place Feb. 23 (one month earlier than usual) at the Hilton Anatole Hotel with Neale Jones serving his second time as event chairman. On the block: More than 100 redesigned Arizona jean jackets by returning favorites such as Geoffrey Henning and Nicolas Villalba, as well as national names such as Nicole Miller, Kenneth Cole and Badgley Mischka. And on the runway? Heaven only knows – but you can bet it will be entertaining. For info and tickets, call 214-748-8580 or visit DIFFADallas.org. Tracy Achor Hayes