Tassel Toppers, LLC

The idea for Tassel Toppers was sparked back in 1997, when our Founder, Marc Goldberg, graduated from Indiana University. On Graduation day, each graduate had to wear the same color cap and gown and then were herded into an auditorium with thousands of other graduates. At least Marc’s parents got to take plenty of pictures to remember the special day. When his parents got the film developed (this was back in the day when you actually had to load film into the camera), Marc and his family saw that his mom had taken pictures of someone else during the entire commencement. Laughter set in and then a feeling of disappointment. Marc’s mom swore she had spotted him, but was sitting so far in the distance that it was very hard to tell who was who. Could you blame her? Everyone was all dressed the same. Even though it was quite funny that the whole time during the ceremony Marc's parents were watching some other student, Marc thought to himself that there had to be a better way for students to stand out from one another. Back then, only a few students decorated their caps themselves and no matter how long or how much they spent to decorate it, it never looked as good as planned. That's when Marc sought out to create a professional product that one could be proud to wear and didn’t require hours to make or require any artistic abilities either. It could be removed for pictures and it wouldn’t disrupt the age-old traditions of a commencement ceremony. After many years of procrastination, Marc finally launched his idea and now has made graduation fun for every student as well as every parent. Tassel Toppers was born! Tassel Toppers are the perfect way to convey your message in a professional way that can also be framed along with your diploma. Marc has found a way to bring individuality and personalization to graduation day and to let students send a tasteful message during graduation.