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Spark up new sales with these glittering ideas.

Below are the top five companies in the apparel, accessories and luxury industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on Nov. 7's trading activity as we searched for stocks that have the potential to outperform. 

Give into your dark side and embrace your inner black knight with Castle Merchandising Inc.'s Plated Black Stainless Steel Watch with Diamond Dial. Dark and elegant, the watch is perfect for the man who's over princesses and would rather a lady who likes her steaks rare, her wine more like whiskey, and knows how to handle herself around a dragon.

Victoria is not the only one with a secret! As risqué as this topic may be for our industry, we have to talk undergarments. They are a huge part of retail sales, and believe it or not, undies have a promotional appeal. Aside from seeing boy cut briefs with prints on the back side, thongs have become quite the novelty item.

Michael Williams, who runs A Continuous Lean, a men's style blog, ditched his Timex when he got his first cellphone in 2001.

Tyler Thoreson, the head of men's editorial for Gilt Man, the flash sale website, often kept his forgettable watches stashed in a drawer.

And Eddy Chai, an owner of Odin New York, a downtown men's boutique, gave up wearing watches regularly in his mid-20s, when he outgrew his Casio.

We're out at PROMOTIONS EAST today for the final day of exhibits, and after four days of Atlantic City weather and booth browsing, we've got some summer trade show-themed Editor's Picks lined up for you.

Bamboo isn't the perfect green product most consumers think it is.

The stalks and leaves are green, and some of the claims made by retailers are true: Bamboo grows like gangbusters without fertilizer or pesticides, it shoots up again after being cut and it's incredibly hardy.

So hardy, in fact, that it must be spun with harsh chemicals before it can be used to make textiles, including towels, clothes and baby diapers.

The resulting cloth is not natural bamboo fibre. It's man-made rayon or viscose fibre, made from bamboo pulp.

Sneakers designed by teenagers help raise money for school arts programs.

Prom season is here, which means it is time to break out the tiaras, imprinted prom court sashes and themed decorations.

Gildan Activewear announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the common shares of Gold Toe Moretz Holdings Corp. for a total purchase price of approximately $350 million.