Getting the Serengeti Swimsuit ready for next week’s release. We are ONLY making a HANDFUL of them in each size so you will have to move FAST next week to secure yours! #swimwear #tribal #african
A hurricane don’t stop our show!- Last night Jill Scott wore her Afrikan Hologram Leggings for a second time in as many weeks. Guess it’s safe to say she likes them. Lol #nakimuli #jillscott #leggings #african #wegonegetthiswork
Finishing up a custom bow tie for one of my male customers. #mens #african #bowtie #nakimuli
Working on what will most likely be the very last pair of Afrikan Hologram Leggings for a VERY SPECIAL person. #nakimuli #leggings #african #prints
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wish i had designed this.
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new dookie bracelets.
coming in november.
new bows.
coming in november.
moving forward, the goal is to start creating more of our own prints. i am big onexclusivity and living in nyc, it is hard to buy printed jersey fabric without seeing at least one designer using the same fabric. smh.
but above (on the left) is just one of the new prints i got done; it is the adinkra symbol fawohodie, which means independence/freedom. you will be seeing some cute leggings and other garments done with that print.
the right is the zebra print for the lee dress/leggings. the lee dress is by far the best selling item we have created. so i got the screen done over since we are getting more & more orders for it.
got a couple other prints done; you will those soon.
can’t wait to unveil the new things we are working on…the timeline is getting pushed back but new things are a-coming!
yesterday visited my new african fabric supplier. so excited to start designing some new items. their inventory is amazing. almost had a heart attack from being so excited. and this pic only shows 1/8 of their collection. (was taking pics on the low cuz the saleswoman told me that the owner wouldn’t want me to take pics. thank god for iphones!)
can’t wait to use these fabrics to make some dope clothing!
soooo,
with a heavy heart, i must say goodbye to the afrikan hologram series…
such a bittersweet moment…the afrikan hologram dress was the dress that made people take notice of nakimuli. i debuted it in december 2009 on etsy and since then it has been one of my best sellers.
funny story: it took me a couple of months to decide to create the dress. i had gone to the fabric store and cut a whole bunch of swatches and had them lying on my bedroom floor. the african print and the silver hologram “magically” laid next to each other and i was like, “that’s it!” but i was hesitant to create it; “will people get it?” but after a couple of weeks of contemplating, i just decided to make the dress and it was an instant success with many women buying it to wear to their 2010 new year’s parties. all i could think is, women ringing in the new year wearing nakimuli. wow!
over the last 2 years, I have apparently been the only person buying this african print jersey fabric, as told to me by my favorite fabric store salesman. and in 2 years, i was able to make so many dresses, leggings, and skirts that i have lost count, which is pretty amazing, i think.
and it all started with this one little dress, with african print in front, silver hologram in the back, and pointy, shoulder padded sleeves.
i’m so thankful; the success of this dress gave me the confidence to move forward making my dream as a full time independent designer a reality. :)
Galliano for Dior 1997
