Halston fashion house, known as a disco icon in the 1970s along with its namesake designer Roy Halston Frowick, has endured mostly through it licensing agreements. The company has resurfaced in the fashion industry, designing women's eveningwear and men's clothing. A trendsetter at the time, Halston began to license his name early on. Halston generates most revenue through licensing efforts. Halston's name is on eyewear, sunglasses, denimwear, handbags, and watches. The fashion house hopes to add licenses for women's suitwear, intimate apparel, swimwear, and footwear.

Draco Natural Products was founded in 1995. Draco Natural Products is nothing if it's not natural. The company wholesales more than 700 powdered herbal extracts for personal care products, nutritional supplements, nutraceuticals, and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Draco manufactures the Vital Treasures Botanical Ingredients, which consists of herbal extract ingredients designed to heal, nourish, and tone the skin. It was developed for cosmetic and personal care applications. The company also manufactures Full Spectrum Standardized Herbal Extracts and debuted the Tiaga mushroom extract in early 2009 for its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties.

Founded in 1979 by Harriet and Buddy Rose, the company also sells boxed collections and nail polish displays. Forsythe Cosmetic Group had the foresight to get its hands in the nail care market. It manufactures and distributes nail care products for beauty retailers, salons, and spas. Forsythe also offers private labeling for distributors and salons. Its products include nail care items, as well as nail polish, lipstick, and makeup available in more than 150 shades. Specializing in professional nail lacquer, Forsythe's brand names include Silicone Shield, Color Club, Art Club, and Funky Fingers.

Aspen Pet Products, Inc. company was founded in 1979 and was acquired by Petmate (formerly Doskocil Manufacturing Company) in 2006. Aspen Pet Products might be the blame for your pet's "Booda" belly or what brings out his or her "Dogzilla." The company makes and distributes pet treats, toys, and supplies, such as leashes and collars, bones, ropes and chews, litter, litter boxes, and shampoos. Some of Aspen Pet's better known lines include Booda pet toys, Yum-It-Up and Nummies treats, Snuffy's dog chews, and Buckaroo rawhides. The pet products provider sells its items to pet specialty retailers, mass merchants, and pet supply distributors and catalogs. Aspen Pet launched its Dogzilla line of dog toys in 2008.

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.

Quiksilver, Inc. designs, produces and distributes branded apparel, wintersports equipment, footwear, accessories and related products. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 90 countries in a range of distribution channels, including surf shops, ski shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, its concept stores, other specialty stores and select department stores. The Company has three operating segments: Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific. The Americas segment includes revenues primarily from the United States and Canada. The European segment includes revenues primarily from Western Europe. The Asia/Pacific segment includes revenues primarily from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Indonesia. On November 12, 2008, the Company sold its Rossignol business, which included the brands Rossignol, Dynastar, Look and Lange.

Delta Apparel, Inc. (Delta Apparel) is an international design, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing company, which features a portfolio of branded and private label activewear apparel and headwear. The Company specializes in selling a range of casual and athletic products through distribution channels. The Company operates in two segments: Activewear and Retail-Ready. Its products are sold to specialty and boutique shops, upscale and traditional department stores, mid-tier retailers, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. Delta Apparel also sells certain products to college bookstores and to the United States military. The Company’s products are also available direct to consumers on its websites at www.soffe.com, www.deltaapparel.com and www.junkfoodclothing.com. Its headwear products can be viewed at www.2thegame.com. Delta Apparel’s wholly owned subsidiaries include M. J. Soffe, LLC, Junkfood Clothing Company and To The Game, LLC.

Founded in 1877 by a sea captain named Helly Hansen, the eponymous company returned to Nordic ownership in late 2006 when Bahrain-based Investcorp sold the Norwegian outdoor-wear supplier to Sweden's Altor Equity Partners. The company is the British arm of Helly Hansen, a Norwegian maker of waterproof apparel for outdoor sports and work. The firm's foul-weather offerings feature three layers of apparel to keep the wearer warm and dry. The base layer uses polypropylene yarn that wicks moisture away from the body. The company makes clothing for men, women, and children.

Gruppo Buffetti S.p.A founded in Rome in 1853 by Giovanni Buffetti, began as a typography firm. Italian yellow page publisher Telecom Italia Media bought Gruppo Buffetti in 2000. Gruppo Buffetti markets office supplies, leather accessories, computer software, print-on-demand services, and even books and magazines. It primarily serves the small and medium-sized business markets. The retailer has more than 1,000 franchised locations across the country, but also sells its products via catalog and on the Internet.

Established in 1926, Paoli manufactured chairs for the home before transitioning to office furniture, a market that grew in popularity in the 1970s. HNI purchased Paoli in 2004 from Klaussner Furniture. Paoli does business in offices and boardrooms around the country. Its business is filling those rooms with furniture. Paoli makes wooden tables, desks, cabinets, and upholstered chairs. The company's goods are marketed through about 15 showrooms across the US and via its e-commerce site. Customers come from the corporate, education, and health care industries, as well as government agencies.

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