This year the Mantis collection includes 48 styles with over 50 colours to choose from, making it the most extensive range of men's and women's fashions available from stock through the leading distributors.

Taking the lead from international catwalks, Mantis has launched the super cool cotton-rich Women's Terry Collared Top and matching Women's Terry Mini-Skirt. The M50 Women's Terry Collared Top features a plunging rib/elastane trimmed V-neckline, finished with a delicate flat-knit collar and contrast piping detail. To match, Mantis offers the sexy M49 Women's Terry Mini-Skirt with a low cut waistband and contrast piping to match the M50.

A number of new designs have been developed using cotton/elastane fabrics for extra stretch and a better fit. Amongst these is the M48 Women's Sleeveless Raglan Top for a trendy, lightweight, sporty design.

The M51 Women's Ruched Halter Neck Top is another versatile high fashion style. Uniquely, it allows the wearer to tie the garment in a number of ways by adjusting the ruching to the V-neckline and positions of the straps around the neck. Straps are finished off with decorated wooden beads for an eye-catching detail.

Following the latest trends, Mantis has introduced three new 'double layered' styles to the range. For men, the M44 Mens Layered Long Sleeve Top with matching women's style M45 Women's Layered Long Sleeve Top available in stunning colour combinations such as Slate Blue/Dusty Blue and Camouflage Green/Nude.

A variation of this style is the M33 Women's Stretch Layered Capped Sleeve Top using lightweight cotton/elastane fabric with a raw edge finish to all hems and available in a mixture of dazzling contrast colourways including Kelly Green/Mint, Red/Fuchsia and Turquoise/Azure.

Adopting a 'sporty' theme, this year's collection also includes two Sports Striped tops with the M42 Mens Sports Stripe Top and M43 Women's Sports Stripe Top. Both styles feature contrast colour neckline and a single stripe across the shoulders making them ideally suited to sports related promotions.

The new M13 Women's Skinny Placket Polo offers a slightly more structured shape. This capped sleeve collared top is a modern adaptation of a classic style, with a daring deep neckline finished with delicate placket and buttons.

A smart-casual style for men is the new M46 Long Sleeve Curved Shoulder Top which takes a classic round neck long sleeve top and features cover-stitching detail to the neckline and broad curved armholes.

For details of European distributors or to order a free copy of the 2005 brochure, e-mail info@mantisworld.com or visit the website at www.mantisworld.com.

Humbugz - The first for children's promo fashion

Humbugz is the only brand dedicated entirely to fashionable promo wear for children. In 2005, you will discover exciting new styles and colours for boys and girls, as well as smaller sizes for children as young as two years old in the most popular styles, bridging the gap between complementary Babybugz styles (up to age 18 months) and the Mantis range for men and women.

With 21 styles and 35 colourways to choose from for 2005, you'll find some of the latest high street trends including the new Boys and Girls Layered Long Sleeve Tops (HM44 for Boys and HM45 for Girls) - which consist of a short sleeve T-shirt with contrasting inner layers to create the effect of two garments, worn one on top of the other.

Complementing other new styles in the Mantis collection are the HM42 Boys Sports Stripe Top, the HM43 Girls Sports Stripe Top. Featuring contrast colour neckline and single stripe across the shoulders, they are ideally suited to a variety of kids sports team and club uniforms.

The new HM14 Girls Tennis Dress offers customers a similarly 'sporty' alternative for girls, featuring the single stripe design to side seams. All three styles are available in range of contrasting colours for a look that really stands out.

So, now you can offer even the most demanding of little angels a choice of beautifully designed clothing which reflects the styles they really want to wear.

For details of European distributors or to order a free copy of the 2005 brochure, e-mail info@humbugzworld.com or visit the website at www.humbugzworld.com.

Babybugz - Born funky

This year sees the launch of the Babybugz, that introduces new styles, colours and sizes, so now your favourite fashion styles are available for babies, children and adults!

With a collection dedicated entirely to fashionable promo wear for babies up to 18 months old, Babybugz is the tiniest new addition to the Mantis World family. Customers can choose from six styles in 15 colourways that are designed to be comfortable and long lasting.

The entire range is made from 100% combed cotton Interlock so that garments not only look good, but feel soft against babies' sensitive skin - and retain their shape and colour wash after wash.

The new collection includes some of the most popular high street styles adapted for babywear, such as the BZ06 Baby Layered Long Sleeve Top in beautiful colour combinations of Slate Blue/Dusty Blue, Powder Pink/White and Red/White and the BZ04 Baby Ringer T-shirt. Both styles are also available in complementary styles in the Humbugz range for children aged two years and up and in the Mantis range.

The classic Baby T-shirt (BZ02) is found in a variety of popular pastel shades including Powder Pink, Dusty Blue and Mint. Other styles include the funky Baby Hat (BZ01) with two knots and a sweet wraparound Kimono Bodysuit (BZ05). The trendy Baby Baseball Top (BZ03) is a perfect complement to the Humbugz and Mantis short sleeve baseball top styles.

For details of European distributors or to order a free copy of the 2005 brochure, e-mail info@babybugzworld.com.

A little 'TLC' from Mantis

Mantis World has long been committed to the care and protection of our natural resources, with the belief that good quality clothing need not come at the expense of our environment.

In 2005, Mantis is further reinforcing this commitment with the launch of a unique collection of Natural Organic Cotton clothing, in a bid to address some of the problems caused by the overuse of chemical dyes, fertilisers and pesticides in the manufacture of cotton textiles today.

The new 'TLC' (Tender Loving Clothing) range will be available across the three Mantis World brands - Mantis for men and women (in styles M1 Women's Skinny Tee and M2 Stretchy T-shirt), Humbugz for children (in styles HM1 Girls T-shirt and HM2 Boys T-shirt ) and the new babywear collection - Babybugz (in styles BZ01 Baby Hat, BZ02 Baby T-shirt and BZ05 Baby Kimono Bodysuit.

Made from 100% certified organic cotton from Africa, the yarn used has been certified by the internationally accredited organisation EcoCert International. Certified organic cotton is grown and harvested without the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilisers. The cotton is grown in 'living soil' - soil which is free of toxic chemicals for at least three years and enriched by compost and other organic matter.

The final untreated organic cotton farmed from this land then goes through our manufacturing processes without the use of any synthetic chemicals or artificial substances. The fabric is left unbleached and no dyes are used so that the garments retain a natural 'ecru' colour and have the same softness and elasticity as conventional cotton clothing.

The Mantis TLC Organic range is produced using more sustainable farming and manufacturing methods. The result is a high quality, sof Fabric free of any artificial chemicals or pesticides and produced in a way that is kinder to the wearer's skin and to the environment.

If you care about what you put in your body, perhaps it's time to scrutinise what you put on your body as well. Consumers are increasingly aware of environmental issues and have become accustomed to seeing a choice of 'Organic' produce in the supermarket.

They use their purchasing power to make a positive difference to the environment, and by choosing to eat organic food and wear organic cotton - they feel they have voiced their opinion and contributed in a small way.

For details of European distributors or to order a free copy of the 2005 brochure, e-mail info@tenderlovingclothing.com or visit the website at www.tenderlovingclothing.com.

The Mantis, Humbugz, and Tender Loving Clothing ranges are all available in the UK from UK Leisurewear, Ralawise, Prestige Leisure UK and PenCarrie. Babybugz is available from PenCarrie and Prestige Leisure UK.

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