If you told 12-year-old Karleigh this is what she would so wholeheartedly want to do with her life… She wouldn’t believe you. I was quite the tomboy back then and my fashion sense was far from noteworthy. But I will say, I did have a knack for matching my gym shorts to my chosen softball tournament t-shirt of the day! One day it hit me - I wanted to feel confident in what I was wearing. I wanted the world to be my runway and on that runway, I wanted to share the energy I felt on the inside, outwardly.

I graduated undergrad over a decade ago and my career has taken many twists and turns. From event planning to TV news to public relations, I’ve taken on the whole of the Communications field spectrum. All the while though, the dream of a job in fashion has been beating in my heart. Last year, I decided to get my Fashion Styling Foundations certificate from the Fashion Institute of Technology and jumpstart this journey.

Styling has also taken on a whole new meaning for me as I navigate a postpartum body. I’ve dealt with extreme body confidence issues in this phase of life. Of course your body changes in pregnancy, but I’ve had a really hard time getting mine back. On the days when I nail my outfit, that insecurity goes away.