In The News / the richmond
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Sep 30, 2012
TastyTies' Bow Ties Match SF Districts
Read more →"I made the first tie so he could match my outfits," she says. Her boyfriend, Kevin Long, a tall marketing executive, blushes and taps his sequined bow tie, which perfectly matches Hartford's gold dress. "These are meant to celebrate San Francisco," she adds. Like miniature cupcakes, custom-made bow ties are precious, nostalgic and expensive. Historically seen as either a sign of a wealth and erudition, the bow tie is entering a new era. "Bow ties are back," says Matt Hartz, 29, and a resident of Pacific Heights. "It's an attitude." Read more...
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Sep 30, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle - Ties Fit For The City
Read more →Pacific Heights was there in white silk, the Marina in seersucker, and the Mission in vintage gingham with a silver mustache tacked on. Tasty Ties, a tiny new fashion startup, has come out with a line of 15 neighborhood-specific bow ties set on changing how San Francisco decorates its Adam's apple. "Bow ties are unique, full of character and often misunderstood," says founder Jen hartford, 28, who has turned her living room into a small factory. "Just like San Francisco's neighborhoods. So I started to make ties that felt like a ride down the 22 line." September 30, 2012 -...
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Sep 27, 2012
We now have our own bow tie - "The Richmond"
Read more →It’s always interesting when businesses design neighborhood-themed products – you never know how they will choose to represent a certain part of the city. (But this is how we know the blog is making a real impact on the city – the Richmond District used to not be included in these kinds of things! LOL) Today’s hyperlocal product is from Tasty Ties, started by a local designer named Jen Hartford who is “fascinated by the iconic power of the bow tie”. Read more...