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Nature of Operations, Background, and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations, Background, and Basis of Presentation

1.   Nature of Operations, Background, and Basis of Presentation

Xcel Brands, Inc. (“Xcel” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a media and consumer products company engaged in the design, production, marketing, wholesale distribution, 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. The Company has developed a design, production, and supply chain capability driven by its proprietary integrated technology platform. Currently, the Company’s brand portfolio consists of the Isaac Mizrahi brand (the "Isaac Mizrahi Brand"), the Judith Ripka brand (the "Ripka Brand"), the Halston brands (the "Halston Brands"), the C Wonder brand (the "C Wonder Brand"), and other proprietary brands. The Company also manages the Longaberger brand (the “Longaberger Brand”) through its 50% ownership interest in Longaberger Licensing, LLC.

The Company licenses its brands to third parties, provides certain design, production, marketing, and distribution services, and generates licensing and design fee revenues through contractual arrangements with manufacturers and retailers. This includes licensing its own brands for promotion and distribution through a ubiquitous-channel retail sales strategy, which includes distribution through interactive television, the internet, and traditional brick-and-mortar retail channels.

In January 2018, the Company launched its jewelry wholesale and e-commerce operations and in November 2018, launched its apparel wholesale operations. The revenues related to these operations are presented separately from the Company’s licensing activities as "Net sales" and "Cost of goods sold (sales)" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.