A personal tactical system including a load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, at least one power distribution and data hub, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to supply power to the at least one power distribution and data hub. The at least one power distribution and data hub is operable to supply power to at least one peripheral device. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.

A protective shirt includes a chest portion made of garment material, including a lining on a side of the chest portion that is closest to the wearer of the protective shirt. At least one layer of neoprene is securely fastened to the lining. The layer of neoprene extends from a left side of the chest portion to a right side of the chest portion and is located at an area of the chest portion nearest to a clavicle of a wearer of the protective shirt. The layer of neoprene includes a plurality of spaced-apart segments of the layer of neoprene. The protective shirt includes a neoprene neck pad. Embodiments of the protective shirt include cap-sleeve, short sleeve, long sleeve, sleeveless, and tank top versions. In one embodiment, the garment material includes nylon and spandex.

System of production, measurement, combination and sizes of fabric, of garments and of bags aiming at their completion by any person individually and rendering each garment, clothing and bag unique, using a system of size and design determination, according on the body type and the uniqueness of each person. The system is composed of pieces of garments, parts of garments, garments, fabrics and bags and has as a goal to cover the needs of each person, while characterized by a system of combination of changes, exchanges, lengthenings, replacements, shortenings, enlargements, removals/subtractions, extensions, transformations and modifications, with the connections of parts of garments or/and of fabrics being detached, and therefore used simultaneously in any change. Due to the present invention, each type of garment is adapted to more needs of the user, with the direct results, firstly, of the creation of parallel and multiple options of clothing, and secondly, of the saving of the purchase cost of a completed garment, since the user, according to the invention, purchases pieces or parts of a garment.

A personal tactical system including a ballistic load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, an electronic processor, a communication device, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to power the camera and communication device. The processor runs image recognition software operable to identify approaching objects and alert the user. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.

A supportive clothing article for a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), including a belt, the belt including a first end with a first portion of a fastener and a second end with a second portion of the fastener, wherein the belt is structured to fasten around the torso of patient below the chest area of the patient, the belt including a first conductive mesh portion adjacent the first end of the belt or the second end of the belt, two straps, a back portion extending from the belt at an intermediary position on the belt to each of the two straps, the back portion including a conductive mesh, a first support receptacle attached to and extending from the belt and attachable to one of the two straps, and a second support receptacle attached to and extending from the belt and attachable to the other of the two straps.

A supportive clothing article for a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), including a belt, the belt including a first end with a first portion of a fastener and a second end with a second portion of the fastener, wherein the belt is structured to fasten around the torso of patient below the chest area of the patient, the belt including a first conductive mesh portion adjacent the first end of the belt or the second end of the belt, two straps, a back portion extending from the belt at an intermediary position on the belt to each of the two straps, the back portion including a conductive mesh, a first support receptacle attached to and extending from the belt and attachable to one of the two straps, and a second support receptacle attached to and extending from the belt and attachable to the other of the two straps.

A necktie is disclosed. The necktie includes a knot portion that can be secured at or around a neck of a wearer. The knot portion includes a simulated knot having a front loop and a first attachment mechanism positioned on the simulated knot and covered by the front loop. The first attachment mechanism is accessible via an opening. The necktie also includes a blade portion. The blade portion includes a second attachment mechanism that can releasably attach to the first attachment mechanism.

An outergarment has a shoulder strap attached to an upper portion thereof.

A hook and eye fastener for securing two pieces of a garment together includes a hook part for mounting on one of the pieces and an eye part for mounting on of the other of the pieces. The eye part comprises a frame having an open mouth defined by a circumferential lip. The lip has a pair of slots formed therein. The hook part comprises a body and arm. The arm comprises an inner portion connected to the body and an outer portion connected to inner portion. A plurality of ribs are provided along the rear surface of the inner portion and a pair of divider walls are provided along the front surface of the inner portion, nestled below the outer portion. The divider walls project forwardly for location in the slots of the lip. The fastener is relatively slim, easy to use, and capable of withstanding high tensile forces.

A garment worn on the upper body is disclosed having a right and left body portions that are joined at the front and rear by a corresponding fastening mechanism. This allows the right body portion and left body portion to separated from one another and interchanged with other body portions to vary the visual characteristics of the garment. The right and left body portions can have different visual characteristics.