1.   He and a partner set up on their own and built a successful fashion company.

2.   The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.

3.   Although Isaac Mizrahi announced last week that he is closing his fashion company, he does not plan to sit around twiddling his thumbs.

4.   And as these sports have garnered more interest, fashion companies have followed the lead.

5.   And as smaller designers close their doors, the big fashion companies command even more influence with retailers and gain more space for their clothing in stores.

6.   And no doubt more fashion companies will be putting activewear on the runways to heat up the competition even more.

7.   And sportswear manufacturers, like fashion companies, are opening stores in fashionable areas.

8.   As for the fashion companies, charity is taking precedence over partying.

9.   A number of Italian fashion companies -- including the houses of Valentino, the late Gianni Versace and Trussardi -- are considering initial public offerings.

10.   A year ago, she abruptly left Tocca, the fashion company whose sweet cotton dresses established the Dutch-born Ms. Oudejans as a hip designer.