A fashion stylist and costume designer, Pernia Qureshi started her career with internships in New York at Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Catherine Malandrino after graduating from George Washington University in Washington D.C in 2006. Following her internships, Pernia worked as an assistant stylist in New York for Ann Caruso, a contributing editor at Harper's Bazaar. She continued on her fashion journey by doing some freelance work with Conde Nast in New York, before moving back to New Delhi in 2008.