A large part of Caity's fashion endeavors was fueled by the lack of clothing that was available to her. With trial and error, a lot of recycled fabric, and a sewing machine, Caity was able to, and continues to, bring her visions to life.

“I was able to learn how to [make things] and it changed my life for the better,” Caity says. “I felt limited, but now I'm just like, ‘Oh, whatever. Just draw it! Go for it!’ ... I'm really excited about the things I'm going to make. Even searching for fabric, I mostly get them thrifted, like bedsheets or tablecloths.”

This has opened new avenues for Caity to shop as a little person. With new areas to explore, as well as new clothes to design, Caity feels confident and joyful when she shops, as opposed to feeling frustrated, knowing that she can bring her visions to life. Learning how to sew also means taking pre-existing clothing and tailoring it in a way that makes her feel good.

“So, it's like walking into the store, now I have new areas that I'm able to search and now it's just been a lot of fun,” she says with a smile. “So, that's been great and even fitting wise too. It was hard to find clothes that fit me, but now there are ways that I can make them fit me ... Fashion inclusivity with different body types is so important because I want people to like the feeling that I get when I make something for myself and it fits me is something that I want, like everybody to feel like, to have something on the rack that can bring them joy, that fits them.”

Being sustainable has allowed Caity to create one-of-a-kind outfits. These outfits even draw the attention of her friends and peers, who ask Caity if she can recreate these designs, which is impossible due to the nature of her outfits. Her technique allows for unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that give Caity a true sense of personal style that easily shows in her day-to-day life, in person and online. For sustainability, scraps and fabrics are carefully crafted from things such as pant hems, extra fabrics from designs, and thrifted clothing.

Caity points to what she is wearing, a zebra short sleeve top, and exclaims that she made it from a bean bag. Her creativity in finding different fabrics to use is so cool to see, especially seeing the way she pieces them together.

Caity’s overarching message and reasoning for creating her clothing is simple: confidence. While the fashion and beauty industry is changing to become more inclusive, there is still a lot of conversations to be had about what the future of fashion looks like. We continued to speak about fashion as a form of self-expression, and why it is so important that fashion as an art and a confidence booster should be accessible to everyone.

“I feel like it's important to just talk about accessible fashion and inclusivity,” Caity says. “Definitely now when I look at different brands, if I see more diverse body types, I'm like, ‘Oh, I want to buy from this company because they have different bodies and some that are the same as mine in different areas as well.’ So, I think it is really important in getting exposure and seeing more people that look like us. Another thing with exposure and seeing people, like with TikTok, I wasn't really exposed to many people with dwarfism [before] or who look like me, really, because there's, like, groups you can find in your communities. But nobody was really my age. When I was on TikTok, some other little person creators started following me...being able to see how they would wear certain clothing pieces or shoes.”