While attending FAMU, like most of her peers she worked in retail ---becoming a store manager—at Governor’s Square. It was there that she realized that she had a sense of style, and even began a fashion and lifestyle blog. She used the blog to create opportunities that led to an assistant stylist job, and used that as a stepping stone to acquire her own clients.
According to Forbes, "Before joining the Insecure team in 2015, Kimani snagged styling gigs for Jidenna, Usher, Issa Rae, and Tiffany Haddish before transitioning to becoming a full-time costume designer for the likes of Ava DuVernay, Jay-Z and more."
“I would work on short films, commercials, student films, web series, and indie films, anything,” said Kimani. “I worked with Issa Rae on a quite a few of her projects, so when Insecure got the pilot order, she asked if I would join.”
“I knew from working with her, the show was going to be big. It was an immediate yes,” Kimani added.