Tangoleva was born in April of 1998, after Anne returned from her second trip to Buenos Aires. She had experienced the true "socialness" of Argentine tango as a social dance and discovered the need for clothing that one could wear out on the street as well as dancing tango. Before going to a milonga, which didn't start until after midnight, she would invariably go out to dinner, the theater or a concert with her husband and his family and feel foolish wearing a skirt with a slit up to her hip. After this first trip, she started making adjustments to her wardrobe and began designing outfits that would accommodate all functions, cultural and milongas. Inspired by the wide variety of fashion that the Argentine women wore in the milongas, everything from jeans to glitzy dresses, she launched the first Tangoleva collection at the Santa Fe Tango Retreat in June of 1999. The fashion show, the sales, the feedback was a resounding success. It was a hit. "So this is what I do now", she says, happily.
(excerpt from Tango Review interview, 2004)

Today we have a team of 3 in our studio and 2 taking care of business out & about.
Anne, Natalie and Kelley all sew, work with customers, ship and market. Ellen and Carmela represent at the tango festivals. Ann sews in her home studio and Rachel models.
We cut and sew every garment one at a time. It's not custom, but it's not mass produced, either. Everything is dance-tested by all of us. Anne has made a set of patterns that are sized consistently, so once you know your size there's no more guesswork. We love customer service and feedback. Tell us what you think!