/ 8 August 2013

Mo builds bows

A photographer travelling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN last week stayed behind and is seeking asylum in the United States.
A photographer travelling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN last week stayed behind and is seeking asylum in the United States.

"I really was a young dapper man and I couldn’t find any other bow ties that I really like,” he said in his Fox News interview. After his grandma taught him how to sew them at the age of nine, he started his own one-boy business. Now he owns Mo's Bows, a Memphis-Tenessee based website, where he's earned over $30 000 so far selling his creations.

Mo chooses his own fabrics and styles his creations himself. A visit to his website will give you a quick glimpse into his themed variations – from polka-dots to plaid.

"It's me, I'm starting young and that's all that matters. Plus I'm handsome," he told Fox News. The website has become popular as Mo has won the hearts of many. He's been featured in Forbes magazine and the O magazine and several boutiques have approached him to stock his bashful bow ties. And if that's not enough to win you over, Mo recently introduced a bow tie called the Go Mo! Scholarship Bow Tie, of which 100% of the proceeds go towards helping kids attend summer camp, "because I feel it's good to help the community and that's what I'm doing", he said.

In an email interview with ForbesMo said he looks forward to expanding his range.  “I see Mo’s Bows adding neck ties, pocket squares and other accessories for men,” he wrote in an email.

"I also want to get enough money to start a cool kids clothing company that has nice blazers and pants for kids who like to look good like me." 

Just so you know.

You can watch Mo's interview on Fox News here.