Nekia Whitfield started sewing at age seven. Today, she’s creating unique pieces and selling them out of her Iowa-based clothing boutique, Nik Star Boutique.
This is the first of a three-part series about Nik Star Boutique, a clothing boutique located in Des Moines. Check out more stories like this on the7times.com.
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Your videos are always so inspirational. Thanks for sharing info about these businesses!
Classic hero's/heroines journey and a story well told. Her normal world, call to action (grandma says "let's sew"), acquires knowledge, adventure (into the fashion and commerce worlds), has mentors (music artists, fashion stars, no villains or gatekeepers mentioned, I'm sure there are some), uses magic (technology) to become master of both worlds, new and old...thank you!