Friday, August 27, 2010

My first sell in the boutique!

I was just told that a pair of my earrings sold yesterday at the boutique! I'm excited as I have not had fancy displays for them...they basically sold themselves. :-) God is good! I received new business cards in the mail today and I am actually going to use them as earring card holders/hangtags to enable consumers to keep in touch with me.

I will be adding rhinestones on the necklace and earrings of the card to give it a little bling. I think that will be fancy and regal enough to go with my pieces. Stay tuned!
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XOXO
Raina

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Fashion's Night Out 2010


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It's that time of year again! Fashion's Night Out September 10, 2010 NYC style. If you aren't in NY at the time don't fret my pet...you can check out the hundreds of NYC retailers online and see if they will be selling their FNO collection online. Hey, it's worth trying! Anyhow, the flyer above is for an FNO event at Callalilai. One designer will be sharing her fall 2010 collection while I will have a few paintings on display (and also for sell) along with my jewelry. :-) Stop by if you're in the area if not...well, I guess you will just have to see when I post online. Until then!

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Taking a dream and making it your reality.


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Elie Tahari has an inspirational story. Born in Jerusalem and sent to an orphanage after his parents divorced and later to an Israeli Air Force boarding school in Haifa; he managed to migrate to the US as an electrician. He moved to New York and sought work in the Garment District sleeping nights at a YMCA or the benches of Central Park. He learned about the retail business while selling clothes at a boutique in Greenwich Villiage. Elie then began to design women's fashion inspired by the NYC nightclub scene. Tahari became one of the first fashion designers to open a boutique on Madison Avenue in 1974. Today Elie Tahari is an American luxury designer for men and women with his clothing gracing five continents, more than 6,000 US stores and in five free-standing boutiques. That's a long way to come from sleeping in YMCA's and on park benches. Today model's wore t-shirts expressing love for ET as he cut the ribbon to the new lay of the ET shop in Saks Fifth Ave.







The art of a Legacy


Aaliyah Remembered By Nicki Minaj, Diddy, T.I.

Today marks the 9th anniversary of Aaliyah's death. I can't believe how many years have gone by when I heard about the tragic accident in my college apartment that took her life at such a young age. She was a remarkable talent and it still saddens me to this day to see such a beautiful talented life cut short. As she wanted to be remembered as a full on entertainer and good person I think her wish has come true as celebs via twitter, MTV, BET have paid tribute to her this very day 9 years later. That alone speaks volumes on what kind of person she must have been to those that knew her. May her family find comfort in knowing she is not forgotten. Click on the title above to read the article and watch video posted by MTV. Her style remains influential to whatever I design.
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Friday, August 20, 2010

The art of Pastels


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I have an inkling that Pastels are going to be the next trend. Neons, lace, fishnets, mohawks etc. made a comeback when everyone wanted to get with the 80's and now shoulder pads, wild patterns and prints, goth and mushroom bobs (aka the Halle Berry Boomerang) style came back when the 90's began to ease its way into fashion again. Now I know pastels will be next....wait and see. If you don't want to follow the trend then set your own.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The art of entrepreneurship

As a child I imagined my career to come with ease. I believed that I would have success at the palm of my hands once I reached adulthood. Now that I am thirty I do not have the career I envisioned. I ask myself what defines my success? Well, I have been pursuing many passions for many years. Some may say focus on one thing at a time but I find it hard to do so when I have been blessed with several creative outlets that allow me to breath life through. In all my thirty years I've learned that not everyone is going to be a man or woman of their word. Everything isn't always what it seems. There are crabs in a barrel out there. Some people are only in it for what benefits them. And if you aren't a star over night nobody wants anything to do with you. I've also realized the stars over night don't shine too long but those that have a story to tell have a long lasting career. If it takes time then you will appreciate it when it's ripe. I am currently working on establishing myself as a designer. The world can be so critical at times and when you choose a career where you are competing with unbelievable numbers you have to set yourself apart from the rest. Now is not the time to throw a pity party or get down and out on my "luck". What is luck compared to faith in yourself and God? If God gave it to you he wants you to use it. Someday I will own my own boutique with not only my pieces but other designers as well. Friend or foe whatever you are to me you have to go out and fulfill your hearts desires. You have to chase your dreams because they aren't going to chase you. I strive for entrepreneurship because like the french meaning "one who undertakes innovations" I do consider myself an innovator. So to answer my own question, being an innovator is what defines me and will be the backbone to what defines my success.
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