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Ping Collection Mixes Performance and Style with Sport

12.08am 4th July 2011 - New Products

Golf’s leading specialist clothing manufacturer, PING Collection, have launched an enticing new range for Spring/Summer 2012. Combining performance with a sporty overtone, this all-encompassing range includes polo-shirts, trousers, shorts, knitwear, layering, outerwear, accessories and skirts for the warmer season. Using the highest quality, performance-driven technological fabrics, the brand have mixed a vibrant colour palette for its male and female collections with moisture movement properties to ensure maximum comfort on and off the course.

The range continues PING Collection’s tradition for maximising outfit coordination through consistent colour stories, allowing golfers to create exciting outfits for both on and off-course activities. Style and performance are again of the essence throughout the series, with absolutely no compromises on functionality. PING Collection has furthered their reputation for producing market-leading golf apparel, unmatched for weather resistance and moisture maintenance capabilities by creating a host of garments with comfort and performance at their core.

This season the designers have used subtle placement of bright colours in unison with more traditional tonal blacks and greys, impactful logos and modern graphics to provide a contemporary look and wider appeal in the marketplace.  Male, female and junior golfers are spoilt for choice with a complete range that has been specially designed and manufactured for the European market to offer a cool, dry and comfortable body temperature, whatever the weather.

PING Collection’s Spring/Summer 2012 is yet another step onward for the brand, with forward-thinking design patterns and stitch decoration that has culminated in a vast selection of classic, contemporary and modern clothing which caters for all age groups and genders.

Rebecca McElligott, PING Collection’s Product Manager, said: “We’re absolutely delighted with every aspect of the range. Every season brings a new challenge, and we continue to strive to make the most comfortable, functional and performance-centred golf attire on the market. I firmly believe that the Spring/Summer 2012 range has achieved this and our design team have made their most aesthetically pleasing ensemble to date.

“The colour palette we have chosen complements the Spring/Summer season particularly well, with a vibrant feel and subtle overtones. I’m very confident that these colour stories will be very popular with men, women and juniors. We’ve certainly created a diverse range that will cater for every style of golfer.”

Men’s Collection

The Spring/Summer 2012 men’s range begins with a contemporary and modern hybrid colour story entitled Sunshine. Included in this seasonal palette are six exciting shades, including corn, cement, white, black, paprika and mirage blue.

Continuing PING Collection’s heritage for flattering colour combinations, the Spring/Summer 2012 also comprises of a truly sporty palette, complementing the high-performance fabrics used throughout, appropriately titled Fiesta. This lively colour story consists of cerise, thistle, cement, white, black and mirage blue.

Completing the trilogy of colour stories, Desert Haze brings a spicy feel to the table, incorporating paprika, taupe, white, black, corn and mirage blue to the collection

Standout items from the collection include the Beck polo, available for merchandising with all colour stories and a prominent chest stripe and contrast collar as a key features. Elsewhere, the Rowley trouser, featuring signature moisture movement properties with an innovative checked design.

Women’s Collection

For this season, PING Collection have reverted back to the traditional logo, further emphasising the correlation between the men’s and women’s range. This year’s is a truly stunning collection, combining traditional fabric designs with innovative garment technology.

Two eye-catching colour stories form the foundations of the range, with Sunny Days reflecting the season’s climate through engaging and illuminating palettes consisting of sunshine, French navy, almond, blue mist and white. Complimenting this ensemble is Berry Delight, entailing a delightfully elegant palette made from cerise, French navy, almond, blossom and white.

At the forefront of the new collection is the brand new Eden lifestyle top. This casual, fresh design features a t-shirt-come-polo design with an attractive V-neck and yarn dyed strip detailing. Additionally, the 100% cotton Faith cardigan, containing a centre front zip with an elegant colour sequence throughout.

Junior Collection

The junior collection for Spring/Summer 2012 is appropriately vibrant, embracing a summery palette of paprika, corn, white and black. This warm colour story culminates in the Ollie polo shirt, which features a bold PING logo on the chest in front of graduating printed stripes and a classic robbed collar.

This collection, entitled 50/50, features an extensive range of exciting new items, from lively polo shirts to outwear and accessories.

 

PING Collection  www.pingcollection.co.uk

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