(Courtesy of Emporio) Sam Rappaport, Emporio’s director of marketing, and Tony Raposo, store manager at the Emporio of Teaneck location, present Zev Cohn, the winner of Emporio’s Design-a-Tie contest, with the new Vertu tie designed by Zev (fourth from left).

Zev, a fifth grader at RYNJ, submitted a bee themed tie that was selected by the tie buyers at Emporio to be included in this season’s Vertu tie collection. Zev and his twin brother Ariel who also submitted an entry, were also awarded Amazon gift cards. Zev’s dad, Eli, and younger brother Kivi accept a $500 donation check from Emporio to Zev’s yeshiva.