Bills Khakis company, headquartered in a refurbished Rust Belt factory, makes all of its premium khaki pants, five-pocket jeans, corduroys, seersucker pants, shorts, shirts, headwear, and other apparel in the US. Products are distributed through men's and women's clothing stores, including Nordstrom and specialty shops, as well as the company's Web site. Limited edition products are issued annually while retired items are "archived." CEO Bill Thomas founded the company when he could no longer find the WWII army surplus khakis that he loved.

Chanel No. 5, Chanel has been a haute name in fashion and cosmetics for decades. The company also creates watches and jewelry and has a single license -- for eyewear with Luxottica. Founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opened her first boutique in 1913, touting designs known for simplicity. Coco died in 1971, and Chanel's style stagnated for years until Karl Lagerfeld took over the designs and revived the label by tapping a younger market. The company boasts about 100 boutiques worldwide. Controlled by chairman Alain Wertheimer's family, Chanel also owns Eres and Paraffection.

Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. is a designer and marketer of branded men’s, women’s and children’s accessories, including belts, gifts, small leather goods, eyewear, neckwear, and sporting goods. The Company’s merchandise is marketed under brand names, including TOTES, WRANGLER, DOCKERS, DR. MARTENS, AMITY, ROLFS, CANTERBURY, PRINCE GARDNER, PRINCESS GARDNER, SURPLUS, as well as private brands for retail customers. It sells its products through retail distribution channels throughout North America, including mass merchants, national chain stores, department stores, men’s and women’s specialty stores, catalog retailers, grocery stores, drug stores, golf pro shops, sporting goods stores, and the retail exchange operations of the United States military. On July 9, 2009, the Company acquired certain assets from Chambers Belt Company (Chambers), a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.

Mutual Distributing Company, which started up in 1946, operates from seven branch offices located throughout the state. Wine and beer brands handled by Mutual Distributing include both domestics and imports and include Wyndham Estate, Robert Mondavi, Moet & Chandon, and Folie a Deux wines, and as well as Anchor, Real Rock, Heineken, and Sapporo beers. Nonalcoholic waters distributed by the company include Evian, Perrier, San Pellegrino, and Fiji . Mutual Distributing has customers in every county in North Carolina and employs more than 500 people.

I.C. Isaacs & Company is putting all of its jeans in one laundry basket. A leading US licensee for French designer Girbaud, the company designs and makes jeans and sportswear targeting a young, fashionable urban market. It has otherwise cleaned out its closet to focus entirely on its Girbaud brand. (In 2001 I.C. Isaacs terminated its licenses with BOSS and Beverly Hills Polo Club and discontinued its own Urban Expedition and Isaacs lines.) The company's clothes are sold in about 1,500 specialty and department stores. The family of designers Marithe Bachellerie and Franois Girbaud has increased its stake in I.C. Isaacs to about 70%, making it the company's biggest shareholder.

Randa Accessories has been making men feel constricted since its inception in 1935. The leading neckwear manufacturer has licensing agreements with Levi Strauss' Dockers, Perry Ellis, Phillips-Van Heusen, and Chaps for private-label department stores, such as Belk, Macy's, Kohl's, Saks, and Sears. Randa has responded to the last decade's trend toward casual wear by reaching into other men's accessories, such as wallets and small leather goods. Its purchases of Trafalgar and Humphreys Accessories brought belts and suspenders. The company, which operates from some 20 locations worldwide, also offers luggage, casual bags, small leather goods, business cases, and gifts for men, women, and children.

Gio! Giorgio Armani Corporation is the American arm of Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani S.p.A. The US operation, which generates about a quarter of its parent's revenue, makes and retails upscale apparel for men, women, juniors, and babies. It boasts a retail network of about 50 Armani Exchange stores, a dozen Giorgio Armani boutiques, and a pair each of Armani/Casa and Armani/Cafe outlets. The firm also has a dozen Emporio Armani shops and is expanding the banner in Hawaii. Giorgio Armani licenses its name to manufacturers of perfume, cosmetics, watches, eyewear, jewelry, and accessories. Its Giorgio Armani Cosmetics unit operates within its own stores, as well as through Nordstrom and Saks.

Silgan Holdings Inc. company was founded in 1987 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Silgan Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of metal and plastic consumer goods packaging products in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Its products include steel and aluminum containers for human and pet food; and custom designed plastic containers, tubes, and closures for personal care, health care, pharmaceutical, household and industrial chemical, food, pet care, agricultural chemical, automotive, and marine chemical products. The company also offers metal, composite, and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products. Silgan Holdings markets its products through direct sales force and a network of distributors primarily to consumer products companies.

Sarkli Repechage gives damaged skin a second chance. The company is a wholesaler and retailer of personal care products, including skin and body care items that contain seaweed and other botanicals. Products include the Repechage Four Layer Facial, Vita Cura antiaging creams, the Hydra Medic line of cleansers for acne-prone skin, fruit-scented body scrubs, SPF-enhanced cosmetics, and sunless tanning gel. Repechage's treatments are sold to spas in the US and internationally, as well as through its Web site. After opening Manhattan's first day spa in the late '70s, president and CEO Lydia Sarfati founded Sarkli Repechage in 1980.

Birmingham Budweiser was founded in 1966. Birmingham Budweiser company distributes alcoholic beverages from Anheuser-Bush InBev in the fine southern cities of Birmingham and Jasper, in the Yellowhammer State. Birmingham Budweiser, located in West Oxmoor Industrial Park, is run by members of the Kampakis family. The editors of Business Alabama magazine have named Birmingham Budweiser Distributing as one of the top 100 private companies in Alabama.

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