Photography by Nubia Creative Images
Meet Mo (Moziah Bridges), a 10 year old mogual in the making. His grandmother, Helen Galloway, showed him how to make bow ties from scrap material using hand sewing and a machine. He began to make them for himself, but when they drew compliments and recognition, he sensed a market that is "Mo's Bows".
Moziah Bridges at Harlem's Fashion Row, A Fashion Art Exhibition: Memphis, TN
At this tender age Moziah is a business entrepreneur of “Mo’s Bows”, a bow tie company. He attends Rozelle Elementary Creative and Performing Arts School.
Moziah, when did you start making bow ties?
In June of 2011, so just a couple of months.
What inspired you to start making bow ties at such a young age?
I just really like to dress up and I wanted to make original ties so I could wear them.
Did you ever think that you were going to start making bow ties for other people? Or did you just only intend to make them initially for yourself?
I kind of knew I was eventually going to start making them for other people because they turned out really good.
What are some of the names you’ve come up with to brand your bow ties?
Um, let’s see here, I have Buster Brown, Cha-Cha-Cha-Cheetah, Picnic In The Park, Pumpkin Plaid, Fancy Nancy, Dinner With Mom, Teacher’s Pet and some other names I can’t think of right now.
Due to your recent popularity and getting worldwide press, how has it been doing everyday things like going to school or grocery shopping?
People are like—WOW, I can’t believe you are ten! and HEY, that’s the Mo’s Bows kid!
Do you have any advice you want to give men to help them advance their swagger?
Get your own business because, it’s just great! Be yourself and like I always say, “I want to look good and I want to feel good”, so the same for you, if you want to look good and feel good, do that! So get Mo’s Bows and pick the one(s) that fit your personality the best.
Lastly, do you have any advice to give other children who aspire to do other things just to encourage them?
Figure out what you like doing and figure out how you can make money doing it! Also, you want to make money while sleeping right? So figure out how you can do that and make your money work for you! “If it’s going to be, it’s up to me”, and that’s a quote by Fredrick Douglass.
There’s nothing like a kid who knows his fashion! Moziah has a great upbringing and is an inspiration to many who meet and read his story. He is wise beyond his years. This past December Moziah had his first trunk show where he was able to meet his existing clientele and gain potential customers. There he showcased his massive collection of original bow ties and took custom orders. To date he has also been interviewed by WREG Live at 9 Channel 3 News, Fox 13 News, ABC News, The Memphis Flyer, The Memphis Business Journal, The Commercial Appeal, and Atlanta’s Fox News segment which has already run in Atlanta and Detroit and is set to run in Memphis this February. Outside of press interviews Moziah has also been doing a lot of public and motivational speaking. Last year he was the keynote speaker for the graduating class of Economic Empowerment at the New Olivet Baptist Church in Memphis , TN and he has quite a few speaking engagements scheduled for this year including speaking to a youth minor league team of his peers.
Please support this young man! He is on the verge of greatness. You can visit his online shop: MosBowsMemphis and also view his Facebook Page wall for updates.
Read more of the interview to find out what Mo's plans are for the future, upcoming projects, and what fabrics he covets the most over at
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