Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. designs, sources, and markets a range of fashion footwear, handbags, and apparel in the United States and internationally. The company, through license agreements, also designs and markets apparel and accessories under its Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Unlisted, and Le Tigre brand names; and footwear under the proprietary Gentle Souls trademark. In addition, it designs, develops, and sources private label footwear and handbags for selected retailers. The company’s products for men include tailored clothing, dress shirts, dress pants, neckwear, outerwear, sleepwear, loungewear, hosiery, socks, underwear, belts, business cases, small leather goods, sunglasses, prescription eyewear, watches, jewelry, and fragrance products; and products for women comprise sportswear, outerwear, swimwear, sleepwear, leather goods, belts, sunglasses, prescription eyewear, watches, jewelry, and fragrance products. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. also licenses its luggage and children's apparel. The company markets its products to approximately 4,700 department and specialty store locations, as well as through full-priced retail stores, outlet stores, and its e-commerce Website. As of December 31, 2011, it operated 97 full-priced retail stores and outlets. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, New York. As of September 25, 2012, Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. was taken private.