It’s a new year and 2020 is behind us. Sinatra sings it best, that’s life! When I think back on 2020 and gear up for 2021, I’m singin’:

“I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet

A pawn and a king

I've been up and down and over and out

And I know one thing

Each time I find myself

Flat on my face

I pick myself up and get

Back in the race!!”

Simply put, that’s life! Month after month, 2020 came swingin’ at us. We hope you made the best of it, no matter what hand you were dealt. 

Made by Tony was founded a week before the pandemic hit the US hard in March… It felt like placing a live bet on your favorite team, and moments later your star player gets hit by a bus on the field! At that point, we were already in it, so we did what we could to make it work. April came and we launched our first line of graphics: Prosciutto! What’s for Dinner! Fuck you, pay me! Vodka Sauce! While people were home quarantining and staying safe, the launch of these graphics was a hit! On the other hand, producing these items and shipping them to all of you was an uphill battle through COVID-19 restrictions and limitations. But you hung with us!!

Collaborations with our friends at Sauce Pizza and NYC Nature, two great small businesses looking to help people amidst the Pandemic, spread positive energy as we marched on through 2020. 

As the end of 2020 has rapidly approached, we’d like to thank everyone for their support this year and ask that you stick with us in 2021. We have an exciting pipeline of things to announce for the new year, so stay tuned! As you reflect back on 2020, put on some Sinatra and pour yourself a cold drink.

Sing it, Frank!

“That's life and I can't deny it

Many times I thought of cutting out but my heart won't buy it

But if there's nothing shaking come this here July

I'm gonna roll myself up

In a big ball and die

My, my”

It ain’t time to die yet, though, Chindon!