1.   In the past few years, the jeans business has been fueled by different shapes.

2.   The company took over the Todd Oldham jeans business last year when it purchased Sun Apparel, which had held the license.

3.   The jeans business appears to be growing, thanks to the teen-agers who have adopted jeans as a school uniform.

4.   The shift back to the power of the designer to make fashion change is illustrated best by the jeans business.

5.   The financially beleaguered Warnaco Group, which is looking to sell off some of its assets, is reportedly shopping around its licensed jeans business to prospective buyers.