The Warnaco Group, Inc. company was founded in 1874 and is based in New York, New York. The Warnaco Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets, licenses, and distributes intimate apparel, sportswear, and swimwear worldwide. It provides sportswear for men, women, and juniors, such as jeans wear, knit and woven shirts, tops, and outerwear; intimate apparel, including bras, panties, sleepwear, loungewear, shape wear, and daywear for women, and underwear, briefs, boxers, T-shirts, loungewear, and sleepwear for men; and swimwear for men, women, juniors, and children comprising swim accessories and fitness and active apparel. The company offers its products primarily under the Calvin Klein, Speedo, Chaps, Warneres, and Olga brand names. The company distributes its products principally to wholesale customers through department stores, independent retailers, chain stores, membership clubs, specialty and other stores, mass merchandisers, and the Internet. As of January 3, 2009, it operated 902 Calvin Klein retail stores worldwide consisting of 88 full price free-standing stores, 83 outlet free-standing stores, 1 on-line store, and 730 shop-in-shop/concession stores, as well as operated 1 Speedo on-line store. It also had 586 Calvin Klein retail stores operated by third parties under retail licenses or franchise and distributor agreements.

Under Armour, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Under Armour, Inc. develops, markets, and distributes performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth primarily in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers products made from moisture-wicking synthetic fabrics designed to regulate body temperature regardless of weather conditions. The company provides its products in three fit types: compression (tight fitting), fitted (athletic cut), and loose (relaxed) extending across the sporting goods, outdoor, and active lifestyle markets. Its footwear offerings comprise football cleats; and baseball, lacrosse, and softball cleats and slides. The company also provides baseball batting, football, golf, and running gloves, as well as licenses bags, socks, headwear, and eyewear that are designed to be used and worn before, during, and after competition. Under Armour sells its products through retail stores, as well as directly to consumers through its own retail outlets and specialty stores, Website, and catalogs.

Rosy Blue, Inc., its US arm, was officially established in 1974. Rosy Blue company designs, manufactures, and distributes fine diamonds and bridal and fashion jewelry across a wide range of price points to mass and independent jewelry retailers, as well as department stores nationwide. With offices in more than 15 countries, the company makes its own jewelry under the Orra and ROSIBLU names as well as jewelry for partners, such as Canadia and Vera Wang. In the 1970s, when many Indian diamond houses were moving their operations to New York City, Rosy Blue's parent company (India-based Rosy Blue Group) followed suit.

Founded in 1790, Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth a.s. was the first to invent graphite leads from graphite and clay. Today it manufactures and distributes art, office, and school supplies. Formerly a Czech state-owned company, it was privatized in 1992 and bought by Gama Group in 1994. Products include such items as crayons, pastels, pens, pencils and erasers, oil and watercolor paints, tempura and India inks, modelling clays, as well as office supplies such as ink cartridges, plastic injection moldings, and so on. Koh-i-noor products are sold in more than 70 countries. Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth a.s. company is owned by Gama Group, which, in turn, is held by G Group.

Amerex makes outerwear for men, women, and children. Founded in 1946, it has licensing agreements with brands such as Jones New York, London Fog, OshKosh, Mudd, and Wrangler. Amerex also produces outerwear under its own labels (1 Madison, Weather Tamer), sportswear (Adolfo), and swimwear (Isababies, Bombshell). Its products are sold in major department stores and specialty retailers throughout the US and Canada. Chairman and President Ira Ganger bought out retiring partner Fred Shvetz in 2006.

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in New York, New York. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, creams, lotions, cleansers, sun screens, and self-tanning products; and makeup products, which consist of lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eye shadows, nail polishes, and powders, as well as related items, such as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. The company provides its fragrances products in various forms, including sprays and colognes, lotions, powders, creams, and soaps. Its hair care products comprise hair color and styling products, shampoos, conditioners, and finishing sprays. The Estee Lauder Companies sells its products under the Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, M A C, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, American Beauty, Flirt!, Good Skin, Grassroots, and Ojon brand names. It also operates as a licensee for fragrances and/or cosmetics sold under the Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Sean John, Missoni, Daisy Fuentes, Tom Ford, and Mustang brand names. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty retailers, upscale perfumeries, pharmacies, salons, and spas, as well as through company-owned stores, spas, and Web sites; authorized retailer Web sites; stores on cruise ships; in-flight and duty-free shops; and self-select outlets.

Paul Frank Industries (PFI) the firm has been capitalizing on co-founder Paul Frank's cartoon Julius monkey icon -- and the cute-appeal wave he's been riding -- since the company started in 1997. It also boasts characters Skurvy, Clancy, Sheree, and Worry Bear. Its product lines have expanded from plastic wallets to a themed wardrobe for men and women, children's clothes, bedding, kids furniture, and accessories ranging from eyewear and watches to print towels. PFI also does product collaborations with other pop-icon owners. Its products are distributed through about 20 The Paul Frank Stores worldwide and thousands of specialty stores worldwide.

Owned by John Anderson, Topa has about 40 businesses involved in auto dealerships, beer distribution, insurance, real estate, and more. Topa's beverage operations include Ace Beverage, Mission Beverages, and Paradise Beverages; the firm dominates the Hawaiian beer market. Brands sold include all major US brews and leading US imports, including Guinness, Heineken, and Anheuser-Busch InBev products. Anderson started in 1956 as a distributor of Hamm's beer. UCLA's Anderson School of Business, to which Anderson donated $15 million, is named for him.

Dawson International makes and distributes cashmere apparel. The company also cleans and prepares raw cashmere fiber for use by other fashion businesses. In March 2004 the company announced the sale of its Ballantyne cashmere brand to Charme Investments of Luxembourg as part of a restructuring and refinancing effort. The company subsequently unloaded its Joseph Dawson fibres business to Bradford, UK-based clothing firm Purchaser in 2004.

Sexy Hair wants to take sexy from concept to reality. Named Sexy Hair Concepts, the company makes and distributes hair care products for sale in more than 60,000 US professional hair salons. Products include Fresh Concepts, its Sexy Hair line, Sex Symbol Aero Tan (self-tanning spray), and Formulas by Ecoly. The company in mid-2006 enlisted the help of American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee to serve as the face of the company in ads and promotional materials through 2007. Sexy Hair Concepts distributes its products in the US and internationally -- in more then 25 countries. Formerly named Formulas by Ecoly and founded by Michael O'Rourke, Sexy Hair Concepts hired Jim Morrison as its CEO in March 2006.

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