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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-003708
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180124
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180125

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			XCel Brands, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001083220
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				760307819
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37527
		FILM NUMBER:		18548974

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1333 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(347) 727-2474

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1333 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NETFABRIC HOLDINGS, INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050516

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HOUSTON OPERATING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990402
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d)</B></P>

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reported):&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">January 24</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">, <B>2018</B></FONT></P>

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BRANDS, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.02</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Departure of Directors
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">On January 24,
2018, Deborah Weinswig   was appointed a director of Xcel Brands, Inc. (&ldquo;Xcel&rdquo;<B>).</B> Deborah Weinswig is an
award-winning global retail analyst and a specialist in retail innovation and technology. As Managing Director of Funding
Global Retail &amp; Technology (&ldquo;FGRT&rdquo;), the think tank for the Hong Kong-based Fung Group, since April, 2014.
She is responsible for building the team&rsquo;s research capabilities and providing insights into the disruptive
technologies that are reshaping today&rsquo;s global retail landscape. Ms. Weinswig was named one of the Top 50 Retail
Influencers by Vend in both 2016 and 2017 and received the Asia Retail Congress&rsquo;s Retail Leadership Award in 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Prior to leading FGRT, Weinswig served as Chief Customer
Officer for Profitect Inc<B>.</B> a predictive analytics and big data software provider. From March 2002 to October 2013, Ms. Weinswig
was employed by Citigroup, Inc., most recently where she was Managing Director and Head of the Global Staples &amp; Consumer Discretionary
team at Citi Research. She was ranked as the #1 analyst by <I>Institutional Investor</I> for 10 years and was named one of the
36 Best Analysts on Wall Street by Business Insider in 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Ms. Weinswig is a member of the Advisory Board of
several accelerators, including Alchemist Accelerator (where she serves as Faculty Mentor), The Cage (a Hong Kong&ndash;based accelerator
powered by The Lane Crawford Joyce Group), Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Grand Central Tech, New York Fashion Tech Lab,
Plug and Play, Revtech Accelerator, Techstars, TrueStart (UK) and XRC Labs. She is involved in early-stage investing through the
Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN) and Golden Seeds. Weinswig also serves as an advisor to companies such as Eventable, Fashwire,
Nanopay, RetailNext, Rubin Singer, Smartzer, TigerTrade, and TRIVVER.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">In addition, Ms. Weinswig is a member of the board
of a number of philanthropic organizations, including GoodXChange (where she is also Chief Research Officer), Soles4Souls and Street
Soccer USA. She is an Executive Board Member of The Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona and an
Advisory Board Member of the World Retail Congress. Ms. Weinswig also serves as an e-commerce expert for the International Council
of Shopping Centers&rsquo; Research Task Force and was a founding member of the Oracle Retail Industry Strategy Council. Lastly,
she is a member of the Board of Directors of Kiabi (affiliated with the Auchan Group).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Weinswig is a Certified Public Accountant. She holds
an MBA from the University of Chicago.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><A HREF="tv484092_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tv484092_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release of XCel Brands,
Inc. dated January 25, 2018</FONT></A></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(Registrant)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: January 25, 2018</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>DEBORAH
WEINSWIG NAMED TO XCEL BRANDS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">A leading retail analyst, Weinswig is also
a globally recognized innovator in retail and technology</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">NEW YORK, January 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xcel Brands,
Inc. (NASDAQ:XELB) announced today the appointment of Deborah Weinswig to its board of directors. A leading global retail analyst,
Weinswig is the Managing Director of FGRT (Fung Global Retail &amp; Technology), the think tank for the Hong Kong-based Fung Group.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Robert D'Loren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xcel
Brands, Inc. said, &quot;We are thrilled to add Deborah to our board of directors. She is a highly respected innovator in retail
and technology and brings deep expertise and thought leadership to our organization. I look forward to working together to drive
change and develop new solutions for today&rsquo;s retail challenges.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">As Managing Director of FGRT, Weinswig built the team&rsquo;s
research capabilities and provided insights into the advanced technologies that are changing the global retail industry. Earlier,
Weinswig served as Head of the Global Staples &amp; Consumer Discretionary Team at Citi Research. She was ranked as the #1 analyst
by <I>Institutional Investor</I> for 9 consecutive years, and in 2012 was named one of <I>Business Insider&rsquo;s</I> &ldquo;36
Best Analysts on Wall Street.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">&quot;It is exciting to be joining the board of Xcel Brands,
a company I have long admired for its bold leadership in disrupting the retail environment,&rdquo; commented Weinswig. &ldquo;The
combined forces of Xcel&rsquo;s senior executive team and board of directors will continue to leverage breakthrough technologies
that expand the business and create greater value to shareholders, retail partners, and consumers.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Weinswig is a member of the advisory board of numerous accelerators
including Alchemist Accelerator, where she serves as faculty mentor; The Cage, a Hong Kong&ndash;based accelerator powered by The
Lane Crawford Joyce Group; Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator; Grand Central Tech; New York Fashion Tech Lab; Plug and Play;
Revtech Accelerator; Techstars; TrueStart (UK); and XRC Labs. Weinswig also serves as an advisor to companies such as Eventable,
Enterworks, Fashwire, LincGlobal, Nanopay, Rich Receipts, Smartzer, Tooso, SupplyAI, TigerTrade, and TRIVVER.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Weinswig was
named among the top five retail influencers of 2018 and 2017 by Vend, the cloud-based point-of-sale and retail platform, and
is a recipient of the Asia Retail Congress&rsquo;s Retail Leadership Award. In addition, she serves as an e-commerce expert
for the International Council of Shopping Centers&rsquo; (ICSC&rsquo;s) Research Task Force and was a founding member of the
Oracle Retail Industry Strategy Council. She is a member of the board of directors of Kiabi (affiliated with the Auchan
Group); an executive board member of The Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona; and an advisory
board member of the World Retail Congress and a founding member of the Goodwill Retail Advisory Council. She also serves on
the boards of numerous philanthropic organizations, including GoodXChange and Street Soccer USA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Ms. Weinswig&rsquo;s appointment to Xcel&rsquo;s board
fills a vacancy following the retirement of Edward Jones. In accordance with Xcel&rsquo;s board procedures, Ms. Weinswig will be
a candidate for re-election to the board at the company&rsquo;s annual meeting of stockholders.</P>

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(<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.xcelbrands.com</U></FONT>)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Xcel Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:XELB) is a media and consumer products
company engaged in the design, production, licensing, marketing and direct-to-consumer sales of branded apparel, footwear, accessories,
jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products, and the acquisition of dynamic consumer lifestyle brands. Xcel was founded by
Robert W. D'Loren in 2011 with a vision to reimagine shopping, entertainment and social as one. Xcel owns and manages the Isaac
Mizrahi, Judith Ripka, H Halston, C. Wonder and Highline Collective brands, pioneering an omnichannel sales strategy which includes
the promotion and sale of products under its brands through direct-response television, internet, brick and mortar retail, and
e-commerce channels. Headquartered in New York City, Xcel Brands is led by an executive team with significant technology, design,
merchandising, production, marketing, retailing, and licensing experience and a proven track record of success in elevating branded
consumer products companies. With a team of over 100 professionals focused on design, production, and digital marketing, Xcel maintains
control of product quality and promotion across all of its product categories and distribution channels. The total lifetime retail
sales of its brands exceed $7.5 billion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Stephanie Taylor</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>staylor@xcelbrands.com</U></P>



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