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Chicago, Ill.-based Y-Tie Neckwear, Inc. has unveiled a new line of neckwear that requires no tying and contains no clips, ribbon hooks or other typical clasps used to tighten and hold a necktie.
The Y-Tie features a hidden zipper that is pulled up to tighten the tie, and down to loosen it. This patented feature earned Y-Tie "New Product of the Year" from the Apparel Industry Board.
Advantages to the Y-Tie include allowing users to dress quickly and comfortably while still maintaining a perfect knot all day long, assisting people with disabilities to dress themselves, and offering children a chance to tie their ties independently. The children's ties feature a safety device to prevent choking.
Y-Tie offers its neckwear in a variety of designs and fabrics including hand-woven silk, silk jacquard, satin and poly-silk blends. Children's sizes range from toddler through boys 4-12, and men's sizes go all the way up to an extra long tie for big and tall men.
Y-Tie launched after 2 1/2 years of research and development. CEO Sharon Thomas invented the Y-Tie to solve a problem she experienced when she was promoting runway shows: the male models weren't able to change quickly enough because they spent most of their time tying ties.
Programs featuring the Y-Tie include the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas; Metra, the northeast Illinois regional commuter railroad; Salvation Army; Pace, the suburban bus division of Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority; and some of Chicago's public schools.
For more information or to order a catalog, please call 888-296-YTIE or visit their Web site at www.ytie.com.
Elbeco Incorporated has introduced its new Duty Plusª uniform program featuring innovative stretch fabric.
 The Duty Plusª trousers feature a blend of Reflexxª super-stretch fiber and Rayon. This innovative weave provides 15 percent permanent stretch resulting in an extremely soft yet durable fabric in a professionally creased dress trouser that stretches for supreme comfort throughout the day.
The stretching innovation is enhanced by further design improvements. Elbeco's Comfort Cut style adds more fabric in the seat and thigh, making the Duty Plusª trouser 30 percent roomier than traditional trouser designs.
Elbeco's new ComfortStretch waistband, which features a stretch band with a smooth flexible silicone channel, is half the weight, more durable and more comfortable than Snug-Tex. Together, these new features make the Duty Plusª trouser the most "giving" and comfortable uniform trouser available.
These comfort improvements have been added to the standard features that have made Elbeco's uniform trousers a superior choice for years, incorporating double plied, cotton blended crotch lining, extra-deep pockets, one-inch belt loops, french fly and Creaset permanent-press front creases.
The Duty Plusª series also includes a full line of matching uniform shirts. This exceptionally soft fabric features better perspiration absorption than cotton blended fabrics and an open-weave construction for superior breathability and comfort. Duty Plusª shirts and trousers are available in men's and women's sizes in a variety of colors to meet the full range of custom uniform programs.
For more information, contact:
Andrew L. Foss
Elbeco Incorporated
800-468-4654
services@elbeco.com
The Career Apparel Institute (CAI), a division of the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD), is now accepting entries for the 2002 Image of the Year competition. The program is open to any current user of a career apparel program regardless of type or size, whose supplier is an NAUMD member.
A minimum of three color photographs depicting employees in a career apparel program must accompany a completed entry blank. Photos may be mounted on presentation boards, if desired, but there must be at least one unmounted group picture for publicity purposes. Presentation boards may not exceed 2 1/2 x 3 feet. Boards exceeding this size will not be considered and will not be returned.
A panel of garment and fashion image experts independent of the NAUMD and the CAI will judge entries using the following criteria: image projection, neatness, practicality, use of color, originality and coordination of garments with accessories. Ten Image of the Year winners and 10 Outstanding Achievement recipients will be selected. Award winners will be notified as soon as the results have been determined. Additional pictures may be requested for publicity purposes.
The deadline for entries is December 15, 2001. Contact Melanie Kanegis-Mader at the NAUMD (212) 869-0670 for more information.
The Career Apparel Institute (CAI), a division of the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD), is now accepting entries for the 2002 Image of the Year competition. The program is open to any current user of a career apparel program regardless of type or size, whose supplier is an NAUMD member.
A minimum of three color photographs depicting employees in a career apparel program must accompany a completed entry blank. Photos may be mounted on presentation boards, if desired, but there must be at least one unmounted group picture for publicity purposes. Presentation boards may not exceed 2 1/2 x 3 feet. Boards exceeding this size will not be considered and will not be returned.
A panel of garment and fashion image experts independent of the NAUMD and the CAI will judge entries using the following criteria: image projection, neatness, practicality, use of color, originality and coordination of garments with accessories. Ten Image of the Year winners and 10 Outstanding Achievement recipients will be selected. Award winners will be notified as soon as the results have been determined. Additional pictures may be requested for publicity purposes.
The deadline for entries is December 15, 2001. Contact Melanie Kanegis-Mader at the NAUMD (212) 869-0670 for more information.
Not all fluorocarbons have been discontinued. Only Scotchgard's PFOS (perfluorooctanyl sulfonate) has been discontinued. Other fluorocarbons, including Teflon's TFE (tetrafluroethylene) telomerization, are currently used for soil repellency and soil release and are considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. "Release What You Can't Repel" from Spring Summer 2001 mistakenly reported that all fluorocarbons had been discontinued. MADE TO MEASURE apologizes for this miscommunication.
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