Nautica sails the deep blue seas to provide classic American apparel. The upscale clothier designs, makes, and retails men's sportswear, outerwear, underwear, swimwear, and sleepwear. It also licenses its name for apparel and accessories. The company reversed course and tweezed women's wear from its wardrobe to focus on its men's sportswear, licensed products, and Web site. It still sells women's sportswear and sleepwear through Nautica.com and in select Nautica outlet stores. Namesake items are sold through more than 200 licensed Nautica stores worldwide; V.F. operates some 100 Nautica stores in US outlet malls. The manufacturer and retailer is owned by V.F. Corporation.

Richline Group company manufactures and distributes necklaces, bracelets, earrings, charms, pendants, and rings in gold, ranging from 10 to 18 karats. The merged entity has retained its existing brands, which include AuraGem (precious and semi-precious gemstone jewelry) and Leach & Garner (offering nickel-free hypo-allergenic pieces). Products are sold at thousands of jewelry retailers including Hannoush, Misiak Jewelers, and Touch of Gold. Norwest Equity Partners sold Aurafin to Berkshire Hathaway, in July 2007.

Zac Posen really knows how to strike a pose. The young designer's women's apparel includes glamorous, often flowy dresses, skirts, and ensembles. The company sells its products through department stores such as Barneys, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Marshall Field's, and Neiman Marcus, as well as through a select few specialty apparel shops in the US and more than 40 other countries. His designs have been seen on Natalie Portman, Cameron Diaz, Mischa Barton, Jennifer Lopez, and others. The company is owned by Zachary Posen through his holding company, Outspoke LLC. In recent years Diddy of Sean John Clothing formed a joint venture with Zac Posen, making an undisclosed long-term investment in Outspoke.

Esprit Holdings got its start in San Francisco in the 1970s. Esprit Holdings aims to put shoppers in the buying spirit. The firm sells a wide range of fashion items through about a dozen product lines -- including women's, men's, and children's apparel, footwear, accessories, assorted housewares, and jewelry under the Esprit label. Women's apparel and accessories account for nearly two-thirds of sales. The company also sells cosmetics and skin care products under the Red Earth brand name. Esprit Holdings controls retail space of more than 817,000 square meters and has about 15,000 wholesale outlets in 40-plus countries, including about 1,640 owned and franchised stores. It also licenses the Esprit name.

Gerber Childrenswear LLC company makes infant and toddler clothing sold under the licensed Gerber and Curity labels, as well as its own Onesies brand. Products include sleepwear, underwear, playwear, cloth diapers, footwear, and bibs. The company sells its products primarily through US mass retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Toys "R" Us, and through department and specialty stores. Gerber Childrenswear also offers its Gerber Beginnings baby apparel collection exclusively through retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co. Kellwood Company, which purchased Gerber Childrenswear in mid-2002, sold the company in November 2008.

Sothys USA wants women to be able to wash away the stress of the day so that they can keep their girlish glow alive and well. Sothys USA offers high-end skin care products, including three collections: basic, specialized care, and intensive care. In its licensed salons, trained estheticians create custom skin care programs for individual clients, including spa treatments, classes and workshops and home skin care. The firm also provides sun care, body care, and makeup items. Sothys USA is a subsidiary of Sothys Paris and has had a US presence for more than two decades.

From its earliest beginnings, Crayola has been a color company. Crayola came into being when cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith took over Edwin’s father’s pigment business in 1885. More than 120 years later, color – along with creativity, learning and most of all, fun – is the hallmark of Crayola company. Crayola has called Easton, Pennsylvania its home since the early 1900s. Today, the company’s world headquarters and major manufacturing facilities are located there. And downtown Easton is the home of The Crayola FACTORY® , a one-of-a-kind celebration of creative fun for everyone! In 1984, Crayola became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards and has since played the lead role in Hallmark’s personal development strategies.

The Scottish stationery firm was founded by John Letts in 1796 in London, and produced the first commercial diary in 1812. Letts Filofax Group produces diaries for personal and business use, clinging to a tradition of entering data into an analog, paper-based storage device, rather than the handheld electronic organizers and personal digital assistants. Its business comprises a dozen operating divisions that support the Filofax and Letts brands in major countries.

Stahl Soap just might benefit when naughty children need their mouths washed out with soap. The custom soap manufacturer can also make soap to match your guest bathroom. The company markets bar soap for use in hotels, institutions, and government agencies. Stahl Soap, run by president June Stahl and her husband Ken, also caters to the business gift and private-label segments of the market. The company can custom design soap in any number of colors, fragrances, shapes, and packages. Stahl Soap was founded by Ilbert Stahl in Vienna more than 50 years ago. It was acquired by rival Bradford Soap Works in 2009.

SCA Hygiene, a division of Sweden's Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), makes and sells a comprehensive line of tissue and personal care products worldwide. It makes products such as baby diapers and incontinence, feminine hygiene, and other absorbent tissue products. In addition to selling its products to home consumers, it sells to hotels, health care facilities, and industrial and service institutions. Hygiene products account for about 50% of the parent company's total sales. Its consumer brands include Edet, Tork, Zewa, and Velvet. The hygiene products operations are conducted through four business groups: SCA Tissue Europe, SCA Personal Care, SCA Americas, and SCA Asia Pacific.

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