Ironclad Performance Wear and 5.11 Tactical Join Forces to Provide Cutting-Edge Glove Technology to Law Enforcement, Firefighters and Military

Ironclad Performance Wear and 5.11 Tactical Join Forces to Provide
Cutting-Edge Glove Technology to Law Enforcement, Firefighters and Military
The Companies Sign a Long-Term Development and Supply Agreement

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ironclad Performance Wear
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ICPW), a leader in high-performance
task-specific gloves and apparel, and 5.11 Tactical®, which creates and
distributes products that enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance
of law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical and military
professionals, today announced that the two companies have entered into a
long-term development and supply agreement. The relationship combines the
renowned technical glove expertise of Ironclad, with the superior market
understanding and distribution capabilities of 5.11 Tactical.

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Under the terms of this development and supply agreement, Ironclad will
exclusively design and manufacture the full line of task-specific gloves which
will be sold, marketed, and distributed worldwide by 5.11 Tactical. The gloves
will carry the 5.11 Tactical brand, and will be further co-branded as "Built
Tough By Ironclad(TM)".

"Hand protection and grip enhancement are very important needs for police,
fire, first-responders and the military," said Ed Jaeger, Ironclad's founder
and head of business development. "By combining Ironclad's technical
expertise in designing task-specific gloves across a wide range of industries
with 5.11 Tactical's superior understanding of the end-users' needs and
industry requirements, we will be bringing the best, most advanced products to
this market."

The law enforcement, firefighting, EMS and military markets each have unique
requirements that demand creative and highly technical solutions. Gloves for
law enforcement require dexterity, breathability and puncture resistance,
while gloves for fire fighters must also be fire resistant, heat dissipating
and durable.

"5.11 Tactical has always prided itself on developing, producing and selling
the best products available for our customers," said Dan Costa, President and
CEO of 5.11 Tactical. "We realized that to meet this objective, we needed to
partner with the best technical task-specific glove company in the world.
We're confident that our customers will find our next generation of gloves
vastly superior to anything else on the market."

Design and production of 5.11 Tactical's gloves under this agreement are
already underway, and they are expected to be widely available through 5.11
Tactical's dealer network and Website in early 2010.

About Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation
Ironclad, which created the performance work glove category in 1998, continues
to leverage its leadership position in the construction and industrial markets
through the development and introduction of specialized task-specific gloves
for industries, such as oil & gas exploration and automotive. With its focus
on innovation, design, advanced material science and durability, Ironclad
engineers, manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of task-specific gloves
and performance-fabric apparel. Ironclad's products are available at hardware
stores, home centers, industrial suppliers, lumber yards, and sporting goods
retailers nationwide; and through authorized distributors throughout North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

For more information on Ironclad, please visit www.ironclad.com.

About 5.11 Tactical
5.11, Inc., doing business as 5.11 Tactical, creates superior products that
enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement,
military and firefighting professionals and sells these products under the
registered trademarks, 5.11®, 5.11 Tactical®. 5.11 Tactical Series® and other
marks. Built on a foundation of durability, quality and value, 5.11 Tactical
leads the industry in delivering functionally innovative gear, head to toe,
including tactical clothing, uniforms, outerwear, gloves, footwear, eyewear,
duty knives, tactical gear and holsters.

For more information regarding 5.11 Tactical or to locate a local dealer,
please visit www.511Tactical.com.

Information about Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" that include information
relating to future events and future financial and operating performance.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future
performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of
the times at, or by, which that performance or those results will be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time they
are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to
future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or
suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could
cause these differences include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in
demand for Ironclad's products, the timing of the introduction of the new
products under the development and supply agreement, the acceptance of such
products in the market place, Ironclad's ability to maintain customer and
strategic business relationships, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, growth in targeted markets, the adequacy of Ironclad's liquidity and
financial strength to support its growth, and other information that may be
detailed from time to time in Ironclad's filings with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. For a more detailed description of the
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Ironclad, please refer to the
Company's recent Securities and Exchange filings, which are available at
www.sec.gov. Ironclad undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

Contacts

Ironclad
Scott Jarus, CEO
(310) 643-7800 x120

Chris Miller, Director of Marketing
(310) 643-7800 x127

5.11 Tactical
Albert Audrey, VP of Marketing
(209) 338-1470

SOURCE Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation

Scott Jarus, CEO, +1-310-643-7800, ext. 120, or Chris Miller, Director of
Marketing, +1-310-643-7800, ext. 127, both of Ironclad; or Albert Audrey, VP
of Marketing of 5.11 Tactical, +1-209-338-1470