But slim suits have been back in style for about a decade now, with tailored clothing lines from mainstream chains such as J.
To compile the list, Forbes examined concert grosses, merchandising revenue, album sales and additional revenue streams from ancillary businesses: clothing lines, fragrance deals and endorsements.
So new clothing lines have centered on Jones Apparel's l.e.i. brand for juniors, plus an exclusive deal with Ocean Pacific, a surfware line from Iconix Brand Group.
Combs continued on, from his early days running Bad Boy Records, to become a cottage industry with everything from clothing lines to restaurant chains, not to mention music-making.
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Licensing deals buttressed the earnings of several Cash Queens, including Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez, who boast their own clothing lines and have stamped their names on popular fragrances.
And, we now consider musicians to be brand makers that not only sing and maybe dance, but that have clothing lines, weird fragrances, restaurants, acting careers, and music imprints of their own.
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Though the Beckham name and her Posh Spice fame surely helped to get to where she is now, what really makes her clothing lines such phenomena is that they resonate with women.
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The clothing retailer, which has seen trends increase in the U.S. in recent years with its unique clothing lines aimed at young adults, has been especially resilient to a downturn in consumer spending.
Stay tuned for his favorite clothing lines, including shoes he wears both on and off the court, and perhaps even the specialty cream that relieved the pain from his ankle after a recent sprain.
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Founded in 1976 by designer Claiborne (now retired), the company has branched beyond its signature line of stylish work clothing to lines like DKNY casual apparel, Lucky Brand jeans and Enyce hip-hop attire.
Infineon strategy and emerging business chief Dieter May says the company hopes to develop more lines of clothing that would incorporate electronic functions.
As it did with clothing and home decor lines, Target is making its discount stores seem upscale with a new design and expanded offerings.
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Some 10, 000 lines of clothing will be reduced to around 9, 000.
Design teams work directly with clothing manufacturers to create private-label lines, avoiding the mark-up applied by apparel companies which normally serve as middlemen between retailers and manufacturers.
Four out of five firms that manufactured clothing, metal products, textiles and plastics in 1981 either closed or changed lines of business over the next decade.
"I look at it as if the vase is the body and the flowers are the clothing, " says Mr. Leatham, who prefers crystal or clear-glass vases with clean lines.
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The company's back-to-basics strategy has helped win back formerly disillusioned customers who had strayed after the company began introducing trendy lines without much regard for its 34-year-old core business of blue jeans and other simple clothing staples like khakis and cheap shirts.
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