pic of most of the new leggings.
hoping and praying that i can get the new collection up by november 22 (my birthday)- 28th…keep your fingers crossed people!
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also if you are a jewelry designer, we are accepting samples for our photo shoot, which will is scheduled for next week. feel free to email us with pics of your work and we will contact you if we are interested in your items.
info@nakimuli.com
Bad artists copy. Good artists steal. -Pablo Picasso
why do people copy?
well, let me rephrase that cuz we all copy/steal ideas. no idea is original nowadays. (except for the ones steve jobs came up with. lol. i digress…)
why do people copy to the tee? especially when a thing called the internet exists?
on sunday, my girl amina called me to tell me that once again, someone on etsy copied her work. here is her design on the left and the copy on the right:
now, it’s clear that the person who made these saw amina’s design on amber rose (“amber rose” was one of her etsy tags) and decided to make her own pair, which is cool…
but why would she try to make the SAME EXACT PAIR and then try to sell it? and on etsy no less? (last night yokoo tweeted “something really has to be done about etsy sellers copying.”) i mean, don’t you think that the earrings may have a designer who created them who may be on the internet?
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IT’S NOT WHERE YOU TAKE THINGS FROM- IT’S WHERE YOU TAKE THEM TO.
-JEAN-LUC GODARD
i think that is the problem with copying. everyone is inspired by what they see. we create so that others will have the courage to shine their light as well. but you should be inspired and take it to the next level. add your own voice to it. this post is not about shouting people out BUT about challenging others to bring forth your own creativity and to be cognizant of how it makes people feel when you copy their work. (it doesn’t feel good by the way.)
but at the end of the day, you gotta look at the positive, right? it’s great to have copycats. 1-you know you are doing something interesting and 2-they push you to tap into your creativity even more.
fixing amber’s jewelry before we take the shot. i think this is my fav piece from the ss11 collection.
dress: nakimuli (coming very soon)
jewelry by made by ag
i love the fact that i am surround by dope and supportive women.
my old intern, amina, recently launched her latest collection of cute jewelry. here are some of my favs:
ivory misstic $24
misstic magic $32
misstic earring turquoise $25. stone also available in pink and red.
girls best friend studs $32. also available in silver.
and amina is the originator of the africa shaped wire earrings. (saw some people copying it. gotta set the record straight. lol) we used to carry them on shop.nakimuli.com. might bring them back since they sold like hot cakes…
yoruba earrings $22. available in black and white.
the lovely camille rocking our dookie bracelets.
and she has on the key to the city earrings that she designs. funny cuz i am rocking my black key to the city earrings right now! love them.
we shoutin’ out Nakimuli in the PeaceImages lab today …my bracelets arrived yesterday and I couldn’t wait to start rockin’ em!
her FLY “dookie bracelets” x my “key to the city” earrings.
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made by ag SALE
my girl amina is having a sale!
sale ends in a few days so hurry up ladies!
holiday rush
damn i am sooo busy. only got 4 hrs of restless sleep. working overtime to get all my orders out before christmas.
about to run to the post office real quick, pickup fabric, then back to the showroom for more sewing. argh!
but i loooove what i do so it’s all good!!! and i appreciate u, my lovely customers/fans/stans. lol
cowl: naKIMuli
jacket: obey
dress: thrift
leggings: 99 cents store
leg warmers: deny (purple), naKIMuli (black)
boots: vintage
earrings: vintage from wwwetacarinae.bigcartel.com
ring: www.peaceimages.bigcartel.com
bangles: mali
doing big thangs/just in time for christmas
my girl/intern kelly just started her own line of tees and sweatshirts! so proud of her! here are a few items i love:
haters gonna hate cuz we black and they ain’t sweatshirt $40
and she even has her own logo buttons:
wanna see more? www.indiegoespop.bigcartel.com
(get’em gurl!!!!!!)
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and don’t forget about my girl/intern amina who has her jewelry line, made by ag.
she has some goodies up in her online store like the naKIMuli fan favorite yoruba earrings:
and my personal favorite, the fancy tale earrings:
made by ag online store: www.madebyag.etsy.com
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and last we have my girl tammi, who started her online vintage jewelry line. she had her first sale last week. congrats tammi! here is a taste of her collection:
five star medallion necklace $50
tammi’s online store: www.etacarinae.bigcartel.com
soooo proud of my girls!!!!
tammi’s online store
this is my bestie tammi.
(isn’t she hot? she wearing the naKIMuli tammi two tone leggings. wink, wink)
tammi just opened up her own online store TODAY selling vintage jewelry. here are a few pieces:
holiday cookie crunch earrings $25
make sure to visit her store: etacarinae.bigcartel.com
made by ag jewelry is now available! *updated*
been having some technical difficulties with the new shop. well, i still am, but i finally figured it out and will hopefully have it resolved by next week. *fingers crossed* but i have finally been able to upload amina’s made by ag jewelry line, including the new necklaces:
khafre necklace (fresh) $46 —-my personal fav
khafre necklace $46
teti necklace $42
and here are the oldies but goodies…
yoruba earrings $22
shugah + spice earrings $22
tri-nity earrings in turquoise, red $24
and now black!
tri-nity zharia earrings in turquoise, red $28
you can find all the above items here: shop.nakimuli.com
and make sure to check out amina’s blog to keep up to date with the new crack she is working on: madebyag.com
