On Friday, December 7, we will officially be 1! We are so incredibly thankful to everyone that has supported our business and rocked our neckties! It has been a year of learning with major highs and major lows, but all in the name of starting and growing a business. See our greatest hits from our first year!

Our power neckties make a great gift for any women or girl in your life, but it can be tough to decide which necktie would be the best fit for your special friend or family member. See our guide below for an expanded list of the necktie personalities.

Over the summer we took you into our designing world, but let GIFs tell the story. We have now compiled a gallery of photos taken throughout the process of designing our second collection of neckties. 

You will see that we have several iterations for each necktie design before settling on the one...and a lot of bathroom mirror selfies ;)

We will be ladies of the town this fall and winter! With events on both coasts, you can find us in Seattle and New York in the coming months. See the list of events and even some giveaways!!

There are power in numbers, especially when it comes to gathering women together. We recently hosted a group of amazing women to talk influence, necktie designs, and styling - not to mention it all took place at a cafe named after Ada Lovelace! It was a magical evening. Here are a few of the photos.

We want to let you in on a little behind the scenes action as to how we select our women muses and tackle the design process. With a little help from Giphy, we are taking you through the many steps and accompanying emotions we experienced when designing our second collection of neckties.

Welcome into our world :)

We have been loving doing events and talking with people about our women inspired neckties! And with each event or conversation, we always get the question of "how did you decide on the first set of women to design after?" 

It is a perfectly valid question as selecting the first seven was the most difficult part of the design process, but arguably the most fun at the same time. 

As you are probably already aware, each of our neckties come with a storyboard that includes a unique illustration of the woman and a write up on what makes her such a badass. Read on to see what was written on the boards for each woman! We think it's a worthy read :)

On this Mother’s Day, we thought, how fun would it be to try and design a necktie inspired by ‘Moms’.

We understand this is nearly an impossible task, as moms are as diverse as we all are as people, so we took on the mission like we do with all our designs and turned to our research to help us determine the most genuine design.

Everything old is new again and that couldn't be more true for women's neckties (aka pussybows). It has been a relevant garment accessory for centuries, been a symbol of demureness, femininity, and power AND it has been called a host of different names including neck bow, floppy bow, bowtie, neck scarf, necktie, and pussybow to name a few. Take a stroll down memory lane with us as we look at how the women's necktie has transformed over the years.

At andieanderin, we are anxiously awaiting March 20th to ring in the start of Spring and plan our many necktie ensembles for the new season. But we are dually excited to celebrate our first National Women's History Month since our inception. 

2017 was a monumental year all around. We know it was chock-full of headlines, movies, books, albums, events, etc., but honestly, what comes to mind when we think of the year is: Wonder Woman and a plethora of powerful women - those that marched to start the year and those that continued to make waves and lead conversations throughout the last twelve months.

What a ride! The last 30 days has been some of the most challenging, rewarding, and emotional (in a good way) days of our lives! Our Kickstarter campaign closed at 136% of our financial goal and our new website launched, all on the same day. The moment was worthy of a celebration, so we threw a party with family, friends, and new collaborators. 

Neckties (or pussybows) used to be reserved for the workplace with a blouse and suit.  Those days are long gone. I mean, don't get us wrong, they still look great with a power suit and any collared shirt, but you should also feel free to pair a necktie with a variety of necklines. With our first collection consisting of seven neckties, we have assembled an outfit guide detailing a look for every day of the week - each amplified by adding a one-of-a-kind necktie designed after an influential woman. 

2017 was a big year for women. And by looking at the sheer number of books published just this past year on the topic of strong women, you may agree. Check out these 20 books on amazing women! 

Our first collection of neckties are designed after a diverse group of amazing women and can therefore make a great gift for any woman or girl in your life. In case you are not sure which necktie would be best for your special friend or family member, see our guide for an expanded list of the necktie personalities.

Fashion is such an arbitrary word. Don’t get me wrong, I adore fashion. I mean you’d have to if starting a company in the fashion industry! It’s distinctive and often constant as it relates to how a person dresses. Fashion is also the prevalent styles induced by the newest creations of textile designers. Thank god for fashion designers!

It is reported that in the U.S., 69% of men and 58% of women would prefer to be their own boss than work for someone else.⁽¹⁾

We sympathize.

And this is how we got started :)