It’s a tie, yet everyone wins

Sir Darius Brown made his first bow tie at age eight and started crafting them for family and friends, and even for sale. In 2017, when he learned about the displaced animals following Hurricane Irma, he wanted to help. Darius imagined his bow ties adorning adoptable dogs and drawing much-needed attention from the public. His first donation to a New York shelter was a huge success. Since then, he has donated more than 1,000 handmade bow ties to animal shelters around the country, with a goal of giving his eye-catching accessories to organizations in all 50 states.