THE faces BEHIND the ELEVATED Collective

Four women with tattoos laughing and hugging in a kitchen, one woman is being lifted in the air.
Four women with tattoos enjoying drinks and celebrating in a kitchen.

Meet the Team

  • Black-and-white photo of a woman with long dark hair wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket, holding a vintage camera near her face, making a playful puckered-lips expression.

    Hailley Hawley

    FOUNDER/PHOTOG

    Instagram @elevatedelegancecollective

  • A woman with long brown hair and blue eyes applying red lipstick in a kitchen with white cabinets and granite countertops.

    Michelle George

    MAKEUP ARTIST

    Tiktok @michellegsmakeupcorner

  • Woman dressed as a witch in a black hat, with tattoos and orange hair, adjusting her hat

    Jessica Hall

    MAKEUP ARTIST

    Instagram @contouredbyjess

  • A woman with tattoos on her arm, wearing a white top and black shorts, standing in a kitchen holding a glass of white wine, smiling and winking at the camera.

    Shelby Nye

    SELF-WORTH COACH

    Facebook @ShelbyVi

  • A woman with light brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a black dress and glittery earrings, lying on her back and looking up, with her hand resting on her neck.

    Stefanie Harrington

    EVENT HOST

    Facebook @StefanieHarrington

A woman with dark hair, smiling with eyes closed, holding a vintage camera, wearing a dark top, jeans, and a denim jacket, sitting on the floor in a black and white photo.

I’M SO GLAD YOU FOUND ME

I’m Hailley, the founder of The Elevated Elegance Collective.

My experience isn’t defined solely by the 14 years I’ve spent behind the camera. It’s shaped by lived moments, the seasons of standing in front of the mirror and only seeing what I thought needed fixing. The quiet comparisons. The unlearning. The work of gently rewiring the stories I had absorbed about what a woman “should” look like.

I’ve stood where you’re standing.

The transformation I guide women through isn’t surface level. It’s the steady, compassionate shift from self-critique to self-respect. From harshness to softness. From performing confidence to actually feeling at home in your own skin.

I’m not here to change you. I’m here to help you see yourself differently and to remind you that a more peaceful relationship with your body is possible.

Hello
You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.
— Amy Bloom