Behind Malibu Skyye

Hi! My name is Tia Shabestari and I am the Founder and CEO of Malibu Skyye. Malibu Skyye is a clothing company incorporated in 2019, centered around lifestyle clothing items that prioritize comfort and style. I started my business almost 4 years ago at the age of 16 in my parent’s basement. I have always been a lover of everything fashion and clothing and even from a young age knew it was something I wanted to pursue as my full-time job when I was older. My dream was always to be a designer in the New York Fashion Week runway shows. What started out as a little side hustle in the beginning stages turned into my full-time job fast when COVID hit. When I took my business full-time back in 2020, I had a new sense of determination to chase my dream to a whole new level. I was working 12-15 hour days doing everything I could to get my business the exposure I knew social media could bring it. In June 2020, my business went viral

Receiving more than 15 million views across my social media platform. This little business I started in my parent’s basement was becoming something I never thought possible. From this point on when schools started opening back up I never returned to full in-person school and continued remote, I decided to focus on my business full-time and continue the hustle. As my social media began to grow even more it got hard to keep up at times, especially when I left for college back in the fall of 2021. The hardest obstacle I have had to deal with is making sacrifices in order to pursue my dreams. My college experience has been all but ordinary, with a lot of time spent in my office fulfilling orders and nightly post office runs, which I have grown to find so much comfort in. In late 2022 I got the call that changed my life. I received a call from the digital production team about an opportunity to showcase my work as a designer at New York fashion week 2024.

This moment single-handedly was a moment I hold so close to my heart. I know little 5-year-old me would not believe I would have this opportunity at just 20 years old. Getting to where I am at today has been nothing short of a journey with so many twists and turns along the way but I wouldn’t have my success without all these road bumps. I really feel my mindset through it all has been about being authentic to myself and having the courage to step out of my comfort zone and be willing to take a chance on myself.