Anthony for Men is a manufacturer and marketer of men's skin care and bath and body products. The firm's products are natural and allergy-tested and include Action, Anthony Logistics for Men, and Anthony Sport for Men face, shaving, body, and hair care items. The line is available in almost 2,000 stores, including Sephora and Nordstrom, in some 25 countries, and online. Products include glycerin cleansing bars, facial scrubs, body sprays, astringent, lip balm, razor burn repair, algae facial cleanser, alcohol-free deodorant, mud scrub exfoliating bar, and hair gel. The company also makes a Little Men line of hair and body wash for babies. A percentage of proceeds is donated to prostate cancer charities.

Nine West Group has put its footprints all over the shoe industry. The top designer and marketer of fashionable women's shoes sells footwear (casual, career, and dress), clothing, and accessories through more than 420 of its own retail and outlet stores and in department, specialty, and independent shoe stores in the US. Nine West also licenses its name for stores outside the US. The footwear firm makes and markets its shoes and accessories under several brand names. These include Nine West, Easy Spirit, Bandolino, and Enzo Angiolini. Manufacturers in Brazil, China, and Italy make the company's shoes. Nine West is owned by Jones Apparel Group, which acquired the company in 1999 for about $1.4 billion.

Swallowfield wants its customers to live clean lives. The company is a contract manufacturer of toiletries, household goods, and cosmetics for major department and specialty retailers around the UK. It caters to such customers as Marks & Spencer and PZ Cussons. The firm boasts production operations in the UK and the Czech Republic. Swallowfield is expanding its presence in China through a joint venture with Jahwa, IE (a subsidiary of one of China's largest players in the toiletries sector) formed in 2008. The company, once a subsidiary of Cadbury, was spun off in a management buyout in 1986; later it was floated as a public company.

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.

New Wave Group was founded in 1990 by Torsten Jansson, who remains the group's largest shareholder as well as its chairman and CEO. This new wave group has a lot of style -- it isn't stuck in the 1980s with A Flock of Seagulls haircut. The retail company boasts a portfolio of about 40 brands in Europe of promotional apparel and gifts, work clothes, sports and athletic wear, men's and women's casual wear, shoes, glassware, and home décor. Its brands include Cutter & Buck (golf apparel), James Harvest (sportswear), Sköna Marie (shoes), Orrefors Kosta Boda (glassware), and ProJob (work clothes). The company also is licensed to sell the Easton, Speedo, and Umbro brands in Northern Europe.

Hydron Technologies, Inc. company was founded in 1948 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Hydron Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer and professional products, primarily in the personal care/cosmetics field, in the United States. It develops various consumer products using Hydron polymers, including skincare, hair care, bath and body, dental, and sun care lines. The company also offers evaporating emulsifier technology for use in cosmetic treatments and acne products. In addition, Hydron Technologies owns the United States and international patents on a method to infuse oxygen into the skin and tissue topically without using the blood stream. Further, it operates as a contract manufacturer of cosmeceutical and other personal care products. Hydron Technologies markets its products through catalog and Web site.

Von Zipper makes sunglasses and goggles for sports-driven entertainment and for wearers who care about their flair. The company distributes its products through its own Web site, as well as through select eyewear and surf/skate/snow/hipster specialty stores. Von Zipper also peddles its eyewear and goggles through Web sites in the US and in several countries worldwide. Founded in 1999 by Orange County, California, surf and sunglass veterans, Von Zipper was bought by Aussie surfwear company Billabong in 2001.

The family of founder Hamilton Carhartt owns the firm, which was founded in 1889. The clothing manufacturer offers rugged overalls, flame-resistant work wear, outerwear, sweatshirts, sportswear, and pants favored by farmers and hard-working blue-collar types. Its clothes and footwear have shown up in such popular films as "The Perfect Storm" and "The Horse Whisperer". Most of Carhartt's products are manufactured in about 10 US factories; the remainder is produced in Mexico and Europe. Carhartt's apparel is carried by major chains (Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's) and regional retailers in North America, Europe, and Japan.

totes>>Isotoner has the goods to keep you dry and comfortable. It makes and distributes weather gear, including umbrellas, gloves, rubber shoe covers, rain hats and raincoats, and water-resistant tote bags. It distributes them through about 30,000 department stores in the US, the UK, and France. totes>>Isotoner also operates a network of more than 100 owned outlet mall-based stores. The company bought flip flop and canvas shoe maker ESNY from E.S. Originals in 2006 and Northern Cap Holdings, which makes headwear, scarves, and gloves, in 2008. totes>>Isotoner was owned by Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co. until early 2007, when MidOcean Partners acquired a majority stake for $288 million.

J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc. was founded in 1958 by John J. "Joe" Taylor, originally a Knickerbocker Beer distributor servicing the greater Brockton area of Massachusetts. J.J. Taylor Companies distributes beer in Florida through its Ft. Myers and Tampa locations, as well as in Minnesota, where it owns the former East Side Beverage Company. Now named the J.J. Taylor Distributing Company of Minnesota, it serves the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The company, which has some 10,800 retail customers, sells MillerCoors brands, in addition to a mix of imported and microbrewed beers.

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