The year was 2018, our founder Sylvia was a student at James Madison University, and her and her friends needed cute gameday outfits. What started off as a hobby quickly turned into a budding business. What Sylvia didn't know is that it would one day become her full time job - something she never dreamed of!
The early designs of Tonguetied Apparel
In February of 2018, Sylvia opened an Etsy store to sell some of her unique creations, that became popular around JMU and other neighboring schools. After graduation, she started a full time job while maintaining Tonguetied Apparel on the weekend as a "side hustle". In 2020, Sylvia was laid off from her full time job during the COVID mass layoff period and decided to try and navigate Tonguetied as her full time job.
Celebrating 20k Instagram followers
Since then, Tonguetied Apparel has expanded to become one of the most popular reworked and custom clothing companies in the U.S. and is a go-to store for gameday outfits across various sports teams and leagues. We are grateful to our wonderful customers and the help we have received along the way!
