Just a small town girl

I grew up in a small town where everyone seemed to know everything about everyone. Most people followed a similar path. There was a certain way you were expected to look, a certain path you were expected to follow. I desperately wanted to be unknown, to be different. Fashion became one of the first ways I learned to express my uniqueness. Shopping with my mom was our escape from our day-to-day and something we loved doing together. Years later, as a young lawyer, a mentor often told me, “Dress sharp. Feel sharp. Be sharp.” It all connected for me. I realized how much of how we dress is telling our story and expresses who we are. It can change the way we feel about ourselves. Because when you feel good in what you’re wearing, you carry yourself differently. You walk into the room differently. You show up differently. The opportunities you pursue and the way you approach them are different. That understanding has stayed with me and ultimately became part of what Into The Palms is today. I choose pieces because I see possibilities in them — different women, different lives, different ways of wearing them. And through Palm Edit, I get to take that one step further, helping women find the pieces that reflect how they want to see themselves, how they want to be seen, and who they’re becoming. Because great style shouldn’t make you look like someone else. It should make you feel more like yourself.