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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
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Related Party Transactions
 
Licensing Agent Agreement
 
On August 2, 2011, the Company entered into a licensing agent agreement with Adam Dweck, son of Jack Dweck, a former director of the Company, pursuant to which he is entitled to a five percent commission on any royalties the Company receives under any new license agreements that he procures for the Company for the initial term of such license agreements. Adam Dweck earned approximately $1,000 and $7,000 in fees for the Current Quarter and Prior Year Quarter, respectively, and earned approximately $2,000 and $14,000 in fees for the Current Six Months and Prior Year Six Months, respectively.
 
Todd Slater
 
On September 29, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement, which was amended on October 4, 2011 and on July 10, 2012, with Todd Slater, who is a director of the Company, for services related to the Company’s licensing strategy and introduction to potential licensees. In July 2012, the Company made a one-time payment to Mr. Slater of $163,000 in connection with the amendment. The Company incurred direct licensing costs with Mr. Slater from amortization of the one-time payment for the Prior Year Quarter and Prior Year Six Months of $8,000 and $16,000, respectively.
 
Benjamin Malka
 
The Company entered into a license agreement with The H Company IP, LLC (“HIP”) on December 22, 2014, which was amended September 1, 2015. Benjamin Malka, a director of the Company, is a 25% equity holder of HIP’s parent company, House of Halston LLC (“HOH”), and Chief Executive Officer of HOH. The HIP license agreement provides for royalty payments including guaranteed minimum royalties to be paid to the Company during the initial term that expires on December 31, 2019.
 
On September 1, 2015 the Company entered into a license agreement with Lord and Taylor, LLC (the “L&T License”) and simultaneously amended the H Halston License Agreement eliminating HIP’s minimum guaranteed royalty obligations, provided the L&T License is in effect. In addition, the Company entered into a sublicense agreement with HIP obligating the Company to pay HIP a royalty participation fee on an annual basis the greater of (i) 50% of royalties received under the L&T License or (ii) guaranteed minimum royalties. Guaranteed minimum royalties are equal to $0.25 million for the seventeen months ending January 31, 2017, and $0.75 million, $0.75 million, $1.5 million, and $1.75 million for the twelve months ending January 31, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively.
 
The Company incurred a $28,000 and $62,000 royalty participation fee with HIP for the Current Quarter and Current Six Months, respectively.
 
HOH has also entered into an arrangement with another licensee of the Company to supply Halston-branded apparel for the subsequent sale of such product to end customers. Under the Company’s separate pre-existing licensing agreements in place with the aforementioned other licensee and with HIP as described above, the Company earns royalties on the sales of such Halston-branded products.
 
Edward Jones, III
 
On May 14, 2015, and amended on June 24, 2015, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Jones Texas, Inc., ("JT Inc.") whose controlling shareholder is Edward Jones, a director of the Company. The agreement, as amended, provided for fees payable to JT Inc. up to $75,000 for consulting services related to due diligence on the C Wonder brand prior to acquisition. The Company paid fees to JT Inc. of $12,500 during the Prior Year Quarter and Prior Year Six Months. An additional $62,500 of fees was paid to Jones Texas in August 2015.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, Edward Jones performed consulting services for and received compensation from a certain licensee of the Company (the “Licensee”). Under the terms of the Company’s agreement with the Licensee, the Licensee may supply the Company’s branded products to our other licensees. Under the terms of the Company’s separate pre-existing agreements with other licensees, the Company would earn royalties on the sales of such branded products sold to end customers. To date, the Company has not earned or received any fees or revenues related to the Company’s agreement with the Licensee, but may earn or receive such amounts in the future.