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	May 31, 2022	Apr. 20, 2022	Oct. 29, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021	Jul. 01, 2021	May 07, 2021	Apr. 26, 2021	Apr. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other disclosures
Compensation expense									$ 720	$ 720
Non Management Directors
Other disclosures
Compensation expense									310	170
Employee
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)	33,557
Other disclosures
Compensation expense									$ 410	$ 550
Senior Management
Other disclosures
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 280
Restricted Stock
Number of Other than Options
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)									815,833
Granted (in shares)									347,623
Canceled (in shares)									0
Vested (in shares)									(830,123)
Expired/Forfeited (in shares)									0
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)									333,333	815,833
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning balance (in dollars per share)									$ 4.00
Granted (in dollars per share)									1.58
Canceled (in dollars per share)									0
Vested (in dollars per share)									3.11
Expired/Forfeited (in dollars per share)									0
Outstanding, ending balance (in dollars per share)									$ 3.71	$ 4.00
Other disclosures
Compensation expense									$ 300	$ 400
Unrecognized compensation expense									$ 100
Weighted average period of recognition									1 year 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock \| Isaac Mizrahi
Number of Other than Options
Vested (in shares)	(522,500)
Restricted Stock \| Non Management Directors
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)		50,000						50,000
Other disclosures
Award vesting period (in years)		2 years						2 years
Restricted Stock \| Consultant
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)		20,064		16,892	9,399		14,045
Restricted Stock \| Consultant \| Isaac Mizrahi
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)	65,275
Restricted Stock \| Employee
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)			12,489
Restricted Stock \| Senior Management
Number of Other than Options
Granted (in shares)		178,727				181,179
Other disclosures
Compensation expense											$ 300
Restricted Stock \| April 1, 2022 \| Non Management Directors
Other disclosures
Percentage of options vested per tranche		50.00%
Restricted Stock \| April 20, 2023 \| Non Management Directors
Other disclosures
Percentage of options vested per tranche		50.00%