# Scientist-Designed Bow Ties The Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection is Patterned in Periodic Tables By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-11-12 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bow-tie-collection References: [fashionista](http://fashionista.com/2015/11/bill-nye) & [huffingtonpost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-nye-bow-ties_5640e741e4b0411d3071e3ea) The man who taught the millennial generation everything they needed to know about science via music video spoofs now has his own bow tie collection. According to USAToday, Bill Nye the [Science Guy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miracle-night) has a bow tie collection of almost 200 ties (and that was in 2013). While the beloved popular scientist was rapping about electricity and making periodic table puns, it was impossible not to notice his eye-catching neck accessories. Now, the Science Guy has his own bow tie collection, produced in collaboration with Nick Graham, founder of Joe Boxer. Among the highlights of the Bill Nye bow tie collection are a periodic table-patterned piece and one covered in silhouettes of the iconic Science Guy. There's also a Planetary Society-themed tie, decorated with the Nye-founded non-profit's logo. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Science-inspired Fashion:** There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by creating more science-inspired clothing items like the Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection. - **Collaborative Designs:** A trend in product design is for scientists and fashion designers to collaborate on unique pieces that merge science with fashion, like the Bill Nye bow tie collection. - **Celebrity-designed Products:** An opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry is for more popular celebrities to design and endorse their own product lines, like the Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can seek disruptive innovation opportunities by exploring science-inspired fashion items, like the Bill Nye bow tie collection. - **Product Design:** Innovators in product design can collaborate with scientists, celebrities or other unique personas to create products that combine fashion and science, as seen in the Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection. - **Celebrity Endorsements:** The fashion industry can offer disruptive innovation by capitalizing on the trend of celebrity-designed products and promoting them through strategic endorsements, like with the Bill Nye Bow Tie Collection. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mayo-Dispensing Bow Ties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/byo-bow.md) - [Space-Inspired Suitcases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solgaard-x-startalk.md) - [Iconic Rock Band-Inspired Menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-beatles-collection.md) - [Humorous Beer-Centric Formal Wear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cold-tux-and-brrrtie.md) - [Sci-Fi Series Jewelry Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pandora-x-stranger-things.md) - [Garden-Inspired Jewelry Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-york-botanical-gardens-x-alex-and-ani.md) - [Starship-Inspired Dynamic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magellan-automatic-star-trek-warp-speed.md) - [Testicular Cancer Awareness Boxers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/testicular-cancer-awareness-boxers.md) - [Space Agency Tech Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ridge-nasa-collection.md)