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I've been running Bowtiful Ties (http://www.bowtifulties.com http://www.bowtifulties.com) as a side project for the last 4 or so years. Everything is verticall

by mohoyt 10y ago

I've been running Bowtiful Ties (http://www.bowtifulties.com http://www.bowtifulties.com) as a side project for the last 4 or so years. Everything is vertically integrated and hand made by myself, from the bow ties, to the packaging, to the website and all processes. Bootstrapped from the start, it's pretty low volume, but nicely profitable.

nbrempel 10y ago
Those look really sharp! I still tried wearing a bow tie. I've always been a necktie kind of guy. Maybe it's time?
- blacksmith_tb 10y ago
  I personally like them, but every time the subject comes up I am reminded of the surreal line from the original _Dress for Success_ "In general, I have found that people believe a man in a bow tie will steal."[1] 1: badly OCRed here https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131743317/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131743317/
  - nbrempel 10y ago
    Wow, interesting article. Thanks!
bravura 10y ago
Can you please offer Jackson style bowties? These look beautiful in so many settings, but are very hard to find. Diamond are quite nice too. Lastly, consider doing double-sided bowties, with different fabrics on each sides. But, Jackson bowties would be something I'd order in a heartbeat. http://jayaustinbowties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bow_tie_shapes_f_1_49_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_2_1_1_1_1_1_1.jpg http://jayaustinbowties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bow_t... (My email is in my profile, reach out if you do start offering these.)
- mohoyt 10y ago
  Absolutely - some of the earlier ties are more Jackson style rather than Windsor, but as most ties are made to order, I can made up any tie in a Jackson style should you wish :) Most of the ties available at the moment are double sided, with completely different patterns either side (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/72rT_CmzYZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/72rT_CmzYZ/)
ck_one 10y ago
On http://bowtifulties.com/behind-the-bow/ http://bowtifulties.com/behind-the-bow/ a picture is not showing.
- mohoyt 10y ago
  Fixed - thanks!
panorama 10y ago
That looks great! Have you ran any influencer marketing campaigns as a way to increase sales volume? I run a service that helps brands find influencers to work with called MightyScout[0]. My founder and I are working on different initiatives all the time in this space, and we'd love to partner with like-minded folks on something we're planning for the new year. If you're interested, send me an email (in my profile) - no catch (not trying to make a sale or anything), cheers! [0] https://mightyscout.com https://mightyscout.com

by mohoyt 10y ago

nbrempel 10y ago

Those look really sharp! I still tried wearing a bow tie. I've always been a necktie kind of guy. Maybe it's time?

blacksmith_tb 10y ago
I personally like them, but every time the subject comes up I am reminded of the surreal line from the original _Dress for Success_ "In general, I have found that people believe a man in a bow tie will steal."[1] 1: badly OCRed here https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131743317/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131743317/
- nbrempel 10y ago
  Wow, interesting article. Thanks!

bravura 10y ago

Can you please offer Jackson style bowties? These look beautiful in so many settings, but are very hard to find. Diamond are quite nice too. Lastly, consider doing double-sided bowties, with different fabrics on each sides. But, Jackson bowties would be something I'd order in a heartbeat. http://jayaustinbowties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bow_tie_shapes_f_1_49_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_2_1_1_1_1_1_1.jpg http://jayaustinbowties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bow_t... (My email is in my profile, reach out if you do start offering these.)

mohoyt 10y ago
Absolutely - some of the earlier ties are more Jackson style rather than Windsor, but as most ties are made to order, I can made up any tie in a Jackson style should you wish :) Most of the ties available at the moment are double sided, with completely different patterns either side (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/72rT_CmzYZ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/72rT_CmzYZ/)

ck_one 10y ago

On http://bowtifulties.com/behind-the-bow/ http://bowtifulties.com/behind-the-bow/ a picture is not showing.

mohoyt 10y ago
Fixed - thanks!

panorama 10y ago

That looks great! Have you ran any influencer marketing campaigns as a way to increase sales volume? I run a service that helps brands find influencers to work with called MightyScout[0]. My founder and I are working on different initiatives all the time in this space, and we'd love to partner with like-minded folks on something we're planning for the new year. If you're interested, send me an email (in my profile) - no catch (not trying to make a sale or anything), cheers! [0] https://mightyscout.com https://mightyscout.com