Cosalt is worth its salt when it comes to such products. The company designs and manufactures school uniforms, uniforms for the marine, motor, rail, defense, emergency, and utilities industries, as well as knotless netting, children's formalwear, marine safety equipment, and protective clothing. It also makes manufactured vacation cottages. The company began in 1873 as a collective of fishing vessel owners, from which sprang its endeavor to outfish fleets before ships set sail. Cosalt first floated on the public stock exchange in 1971.

Sugartown Worldwide is the company that makes and distributes one of the best-loved styles of shift dresses ever made: the Lilly Pulitzer. Named for the social butterfly who once designed the iconic fabrics and dresses herself, Lilly Pulitzers (or just "Lillies," to adoring fans) are back in circulation by way of more than 70 signature shops, a catalog (available only at the Lilly Pulitzer shops), select department stores, and through the company's Web site. Jim Bradbeer and Scott Beaumont acquired the trademark in 1993 and are now the company's owners.

Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited company produces more than 30 million pieces a year in a full range of cloth headgear, including baseball caps, sun visors, and winter caps, in more than 5,000 designs. It makes hats for well-known Hollywood films such as Batman and Robin, Superman, and Star Wars, and the NBA, Manchester United, Reebok, Timberland, and Fila. Its products are sold through large-scale retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. The company operates three manufacturing plants in China (Panyu, Shenzhen, Dongguan) and one in Vietnam. Chairman Ngan Hei Keung owns about two-thirds of the company.

Raymond Limited takes textiles every step -- from its beginning, on the back of the lamb standing in its pen, to its end, on the back of the man standing in the retail store. Raymond Limited manufactures textiles (from raw materials) and apparel in India. The company also operates more than 500 retail stores under The Raymond Shop banner in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Founded in 1925, Raymond Limited comprises two divisions: the textile unit and the files and tools unit. Subsidiaries Celebrations, Colorplus Fashions, Raymond Apparel, and Silver Spark all produce men's, women's, and children's apparel. Its Everblue Apparel unit makes jeanswear.

United Pet Group (UPG) stands united with pet lovers who want only the best for Fido, Precious, Chirpy, and their other companions. United Pet Group company makes and markets premium pet foods and supplies for a variety of pets, including cats, dogs, fish, birds, and small animals. UPG manufactures its products under such brand names as Aquarium Systems, Dingo, Eight in One, Tetra, Jungle Talk, Lazy Pet, Perfecto Manufacturing, Marineland, Nature's Miracle, and Poop Patrol. United Pet Group company's acquisition of the Jungle brand in 2005 was its most recent purchase in a spate of about a dozen deals since 1997. UPG's parent company Spectrum Brands and UPG emerged from six months in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August 2009.

Simple Shoes wants nothing more, nothing less, than to get you into a pair of shoes that helps you improve your ecological footprint. It makes clogs, sandals, and non-performance sneakers using sustainable materials, such as bamboo, organic cotton, recycled car tires, natural latex and cork combinations, recycled PET (from plastic water bottles), and other materials. Its Green Toe brand is a culmination of those efforts. Started in 1991 with the Old School Sneaker, Simple aims to be a fashionable eco-conscious footwear firm. The company, a subsidiary and popular brand of Deckers Outdoors, sells its products through shops that specialize in comfort footwear, international distributors, and its own Web site.

Gitanjali Gems doesn't do things the old fashioned way. In an industry known for tradition and family-owned firms like DeBeers, the Indian newcomer has set tradition at naught. It sources, machine cuts and sets, and retails diamond and gem jewelry offering a dozen brands (Gili, Asmi, D'Damas, Rivaaz) across several retail channels, instead of trying to build the prestige of one name. Gitanjali has production plants in India, Thailand, Vietnam, and China with marketing outposts in Europe, Japan, and the US. Retail outlets include Gitanjali Lifestyle stores (1,200+), Samuels and Rogers in the US, mass merchants, and catalogs. The company has also launched a designer apparel label under the Gitanjali name.

Eileen Fisher founded Eileen Fisher, Inc. in 1984 in New York. Eileen Fisher -- the woman and the company -- cares about customer's comfort as well as their sense of fashion. The company makes and markets upscale women's business and casual clothing, including eco-friendly items. Eileen Fisher's apparel is sold through about 40 of its namesake boutiques and outlets in about a dozen states, as well as through upscale department and specialty stores (including Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus) nationwide and in Canada. The company also offers personal shopping services for US customers.

Giovanni Marcolin Coffen founded Marcolin S.p.A. in 1961; his twin sons, Cirillo and Maurizio, later took over. The Marcolin family still controls the company, but brothers Andrea and Diego Della Valle now own more than 40% of it. Marcolin S.p.A. company makes designer eyewear (frames, sunglasses, and eyewear for sports) under its own Marcolin brands and licensed labels such as Kenneth Cole (U.S. market only), Miss Sixty, Roberto Cavalli, and Timberland. The company's Cébé subsidiary, based in France, produces sports-related eyewear. Marcolin sells its frames and other products through more than 50,000 outlets in some 80 countries.

Founded in 1944 by three businessmen (C. Maxwell Stanley, Clement T. Hanson, and H. Wood Miller), the firm originally made index card file boxes for kitchen use. Its original name was Home-O-Nize, later shortened to HON. he HON Company wants its customers to take a seat, and a desk, and a filing cabinet. It's a division of HNI Corporation and makes and markets office furniture for small and mid-sized businesses. The company's furniture line includes desks, tables, seating, files, and storage cabinets. HON sells through retailers nationwide. Brands include Park Avenue, Valido, Perpetual, and Simplicity.

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