Press Releases

Celebrity Fight Night

April 2008 - Neckties.com is proud to once again sponsor Celebrity Fight Night XIV. The prestigious, star-studded event was founded by heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to raise awareness and money to fight Parkinson’s disease. Throughout Celebrity Fight Night's thirteen year history over $45 million has been raised with the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute as the primary beneficiary. Numerous other charities have benefited and countless lives have been changed thanks to the tremendous generosity of supporters.

Celebrity Fight Night is one of the nation’s preeminent charity events. This year’s honorees include Kevin Costner, Clive Davis, Reba McEntire and LaDainian Tomlinson. It is Neckties.com’s honor to help sponsor the event for the third year in a row, outfitting every one of the 1500 donors with special edition ties in support of the cause. In addition, our Corporate & Custom Sales Division is donating $25 gift certificates to everyone who attends, redeemable for any of our stylish and distinctive neckwear crafted by world-renown designers. After all, when the Champ asks, we respond!

The story is truly compelling. For more information about Celebrity Fight Night XIV and to help The Greatest knockout Parkinson’s, go to www.celebrityfightnight.org.

Power Ties the Movie

May 2008 - Ever have one of those days at the office? Feel like you might go postal after getting put through the ringer? Mark Hatjakes has had his share and brings a fresh, fun and fantastical rendering of just such an experience in his short film, Power Tie.

Power Tie is the directorial debut for Hatjakes, who has been a graphic artist for 10 years. Having had a lifelong interest in film and following a major dotcom crash, he decided to go to film school. Finding himself both motivated by and frustrated at seeing others producing ideas that he’d also had, coupled with his experience of working for an overbearing supervisor, think ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ gave Hatjakes just the motivation he needed. The end result is Power Tie, the movie. Power Tie is a seven minute short about a neck tie with a mission to succeed at any cost.  Imagine if you will, “Office Space” meets “American Psycho.”

The partnership between Wild Attire, Inc. and Power Tie came when Hatjakes searched online for tie companies to make and donate ties for his student film. After many searches, he found that he was always lead back to the Wild Attire brand sites, one of which was WildTies.com.   “When Mark contacted me about his film, I immediately appreciated his sense of humor and the story he told,” said Morgan Dunn, founder and CEO of Wild Attire, Inc. “We are a spirited collaborative company and it seemed like a perfect fit.”

The star of show, ‘Power Tie’ will also be available for sales and will be prominently featured exclusively at www.WildTies.com. In addition, there are seven additional ‘Power Tie’ branded neckties that will also be available, also exclusively through Wild Attire’s retail website, www.WildTies.com.

Haven House

May 2008 - Neckties.com was proud to sponsor the Haven House Golf Classic for the second year in a row. The tourney, in its 5th year, took place at the Calabasas Country Club. The event raised funds and awareness for the Haven House, the oldest shelter of its kind in the United States. With over 150 sponsors and donations, the day was a success for both the organization and the participants. After a day of fun and golfing, the auction and dinner was emceed by the dazzling comedic talents of Cheryl Underwood.

The mission of Haven House is to help women and their children on their way to a life free of violence and alcoholism/substance abuse, and provide a safe haven as well as counseling services for adults and children in residence; follow-up support services for former residents, and counseling for community clients who are not residents of the shelter. Haven House also helps educate the public about domestic violence and acts as a public policy advocate for the needs of battered women. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.havenhousela.org.