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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheets of I.C. Isaacs Company Inc and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the consolidated statements of operations for
each of the years in the three year period ending December 31, 1999.
</LEGEND>

<S>                             <C>                     <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                   YEAR                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1998             DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                               0               1,345,595               1,193,093
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0              16,257,501              11,675,550
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0             (1,353,000)               (725,000)
<INVENTORY>                                          0              23,121,971              18,201,323
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0              42,053,872              30,994,755
<PP&E>                                               0              16,608,462              15,024,662
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0            (13,360,816)            (11,720,150)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       0              59,046,143              40,435,231
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0              10,476,813               8,384,541
<BONDS>                                              0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0               2,000,000
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                             0                     834                     834
<OTHER-SE>                                           0              37,312,238              27,749,856
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         0              59,046,143              40,435,231
<SALES>                                    161,445,362             113,720,799              84,525,372
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           161,445,362             113,720,799              84,525,372
<CGS>                                      109,693,828              90,660,582              61,694,122
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               35,548,692              37,427,736              31,470,244
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                              (19,046)               (663,110)               (192,134)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                             1,739,865               1,594,925               1,022,828
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           2,388,177               1,707,140               1,655,522
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             13,698,984            (15,441,549)            (10,102,382)
<INCOME-TAX>                               (1,349,000)               1,351,000                 110,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         15,047,984            (16,792,549)            (10,212,382)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                15,047,984            (16,792,549)            (10,212,382)
<EPS-BASIC>                                       3.68                  (2.15)                  (1.47)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.68                  (2.15)                  (1.47)


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