Women are tickled Pink as Safety clothing shapes a tighter, brighter and mightier future
RTG, a world-wide specialist in textile and contract manufacturing, has brought the first pink high vis clothing range to the high street. The design-led move successfully blurs the line between safety and fashion to shape a tighter, brighter and mightier future for high vis clothing within the leisure and sportswear market.
"We’re redefining safety clothing and it’s going to be massive," says Andy Drake, Director RTG. He says that as well as injecting pink into its high vis range, RTG has also added a milk chocolate twist into the mix, combining it with traditional Saturn yellow for a softer, tastier solution. "Safety clothing definitely saves lives but it doesn’t have to be ugly and people don’t have to feel ridiculous wearing it. Our new fitted designs are flattering to the face and figure, compliment a woman’s existing wardrobe and kids don't have to be cajoled into wearing them," he adds.
The first company to benefit from RTG’s R&D breakthrough is the 'all girl' equestrian performance clothing brand Rockfish Riders. Its ‘hot to trot’, Rflex 360 collection is taking stables across the country by storm, and with RTG’s technology at its core, is filling a gap for garments that harness ‘want to wear’ appeal for the ‘need to wear’ market. "RTG’s pink high viz solution is a massive leap away from its bulkier, bright yellow, work wear cousin," says x.
"It's the hottest hi viz range we’ve ever seen," says director Jules Aldred, Rockfish Riders whose 2009 collection also incorporates the first fully compliant high viz western style jean jacket for equestrian clothing. "RTG has been instrumental in the success of our new collection, providing fresh, clever and creative designs in imaginative colours that customers have been asking for, for years," she adds.
RTG's high viz range for Rockfish Riders is compliant to EN1150:1999 and available in pink, graphite, or a saturn yellow and milk chocolate mix. It incorporates fleeces, all weather jackets and trousers, t-shirts, polo shirts, tabards and body warmers that are waterproof, breathable and windproof. Catering for girls aged 6 – 13 and available in sizes 10 – 18, it also incorporates the innovative performance properties of RTG's revolutionary Brightskyn, Coolskyn and Thermoskyn technology in one.
"Our Skyn’s performance clothing range is manufactured right down to the weave in our own factory and knitting facility, enabling us to keep costs low and quality high. Our experienced team of in house designers has created the ultimate sports fabric in a high viz range for those people who have dress sense as well as road sense," says Andy
Rockfish Riders' new Rflex 360 collection is available across the UK in Equestrian Outlets, Derby House, Robinsons, Large Country Stores, Mole Valley Farmers and can be viewed online at www.rockfishriders.com.
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Editor’s notes
Coolskyn is a high performance 100% polyester fabric, which has been developed specifically by RTG to keep the wearer dry, cool and comfortable in all conditions and environments. Demonstrating ultra rapid moisture transfer, pill resistance and dimensional stability its stay dry technology controls body climate by absorbing sweat and transferring it away from the skin, eliminating coldness and 'skin cling'.
Thermoskyn harnesses the power of nanotechnology, controlling body climate and boasting superior stain, water and oil resistant properties.
Brightskyn incorporates Coolskyn and Thermoskyn with additional compliance to BS EN 471:2003/EN1150:1999.
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