The designs are so appealing. Each bow tie is packed with fun prints, bold colors, and just the right touch of sophistication for the budding gentleman. The model’s featured on Thaddaeus’s website are so adorable you just want to reach out and pinch their cheeks. And honestly, can’t you just picture these tykes on a future cover of GQ?
As I learned more about Thaddaeus’s design philosophy, I liked his work even more. His main source of inspiration was from his childhood. Fashion choices didn’t seem to exist for him or the little boys he went to school with. He explained:
I grew up in a neighborhood where fashion didn’t exist. It wasn’t uncommon to wear the same thing to school three days in a row. During winter most kids came to school without boots, we wore plastic bags over our shoes instead. My mom packed two lunches for me so I could give one away, if she didn’t kids would steal my food. Growing up we shopped at thrift stores because we had to. Fashion became a way for me to express myself and be different.
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