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Meet the owner of Originals by Mimike, Fred Pidgeon. He and his wife Germaine....one of the seamstresses have been creating custom Native American clothing since 1997. Fred designs and takes care of the business Germaine sews and coordinates orders

Ribbon, vintage Native American clothing, buttons, snaps, sweet grass, mostly supplies for the business.

Vintage Native American Clothing, the more worn the better

English

Fred and Germaine(Mimike) began collaborating in 1997 when they designed and created all of the clothing worn at their Native American wedding ceremony. Fred, an enrolled Prairie Band Potawatomi member, supplies the funding and business expertise. He selects the fabrics, helps to create the ribbonwork panels and is the final inspector for projects before they ship. Germaine sews...been sewing for 45 years now. She uses her skills as a pattern maker to bring the modern together with the traditional. The garments the couple create are very well sewn, made to be danced in and be worn. It is not uncommon for Germaine to recognize a shirt she sewed ten years ago still being treasured by the wearer. The clothing projects are stored with sweet grass while they await their turn at the sewing machine. Yes that's what the good smell is. The business name came from Germaine's childhood nickname. Mimike (mee-mee-kay) means butterfly in the Potawatomi language. May you find joy in today.

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