Xcel Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a brand management and development company in the United States. It engages in the design, licensing, and marketing of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, and home goods; and acquisition of high profile consumer lifestyle brands, including the Isaac Mizrahi brand, the Judith Ripka brand, and certain rights of the Liz Claiborne New York brand, as well as H by Halston and H Halston brands. The company licenses its brands to third parties and provides various design and marketing services to wholesale manufacturers, sourcing and design companies, and retailers for promotion and distribution through an Omnichannel retail sales strategy, including distribution through direct-response television, and the Internet. Xcel Brands, Inc. also provides marketing, advertising, public relations, and social media marketing campaigns for its brands; and markets the Mizrahi brands through its e-commerce site at isaacmizrahi.com. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.