The company sells lingerie, nightwear, loungewear, ready-to-wear, underwear and other high-end women's fashion to upscale department stores in the US, and to at least 15 countries internationally.
[1] In addition to women's clothing, the company is also in the home furnishings industry, and has signed a licensing deal to sell Natori perfume.
[citation needed] After starting her career on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch, where she rose the ranks to become the first female Vice President in Investment Banking,[3] she decided to pursue a childhood dream of being an entrepreneur.
After considering a number of other entrepreneurial ventures from opening a McDonald's franchise, to reproducing antique furniture, she settled on fashion after a buyer at Bloomingdale's suggested she lengthen some peasant blouses sent to her from her native Philippines.
[4] The company celebrated its 30th anniversary in November, 2007, with a dinner that was attended by CEO's and top executives of the company's main vendors, including Saks, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale's.