Question: Susie Tompkins Buell co-founded which publicly-owned manufacturer of clothing and jewelry?
Context: Abel Buell (1742–1822), born in Killingworth, Connecticut, was a goldsmith, silversmith, jewelry designer, engraver, surveyor, printer, type manufacturer, mint master, textile miller, and counterfeiter in the American colonies.  In 1784, Buell published "A New and correct Map of the United States of North America Layd down from the latest Observations and best Authorities agreeable to the Peace of 1783"; it was the first map of the new United States created by an American.  He was also an inventor.  He invented a lapidary machine to cut and polish gems, a minting machine that could product 120 coins per minute, and machines for planting onions and corn.  He was the first man to design and cast type in the United States. Value City was an American discount department store chain with 113 locations.  It was founded in 1917 by Ephraim Schottenstein, a travelling salesman in central Ohio.  The store was an off-price retailer that sold clothing, jewelry, and home goods below the manufacturer suggested retail price.  The chain focused on buyout and closeout merchandise, and occasionally irregular apparel and factory seconds.  The stores were branded Schottenstein's in the Columbus, Ohio, market and Valley Fair in the Northern New Jersey market.  The Schottenstein name was dropped in 2008.  Also, three stores in Metro Detroit were co-branded as Crowley's Value City.  From 1984 to 1995, Schottenstein also owned Shifrin-Willens, a jewelry store. Susie Tompkins Buell (née Russell) is an American entrepreneur and liberal political donor.  Tompkins Buell co-founded the Esprit clothing brand.  She is noted for her close friendship with Hillary Clinton and her financial support of various progressive political causes. Hemp jewelry uses hemp twine material which is made from the "Cannabis sativa" plant, otherwise known as “Common Hemp”, which is cultivated to make goods such as food, fuel, clothing and textiles, cosmetics, paints, paper, building materials, and plastics, among others.  Some types of hemp jewelry include bracelets, necklaces, anklets, rings, watches, masks, purses, and other adornments.  The jewelry can also make use of other materials, such as glass, wood, bones, rocks, or gems. Green Lake Jewelry Works is a Seattle jewelry designer, manufacturer, and retailer.  Selling mostly custom made jewelry, the company is known for a customer experience of personalized contact with traditional artisans that is profitably scaled up to a relatively large business operation, made possible by its use of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), in combination with effective use of e-commerce technology.  They maintain a relatively small physical inventory that is augmented by a "virtual inventory" of renderings of their offerings.  The company's sales volume grew quickly from about $2 million per year in the years 2003–2005 to over $7 million for 2006, reaching about $8 million by 2016. The Buell Motorcycle Company was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in East Troy, Wisconsin, and was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell. Esprit Holdings Limited () is a publicly owned manufacturer of clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the Esprit label.  The company is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen (near Düsseldorf), Germany.  In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit generated a worldwide sales of around €3.25 billion (as of 30 June 2008).  Esprit operates more than 900 retail stores worldwide and distributes products to more than 8,500 wholesale locations around the globe.  Esprit has more than 1.1 million square meters of retail space in 40 countries. Apparent Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit artisans’ guild that was co-founded by Shelley Clay, Marilyn Monaghan (current CEO), and Corrigan Clay in 2008.  Haitians of Apparent Project create stunning bracelets, jewelry, clothing, and beautiful art pieces made out of trash, metal, aluminum, dirt, and paper by the mothers and fathers of once orphaned children of Haiti.  Currently The Apparent Projects artisans include metal sculptors, jewelry makers, paper makers, bookbinders, seamstresses, and ceramicists.  They are looking to expand into new artistic ventures and love hosting small teams for intensive trainings.They produce jobs for mothers and fathers who don’t want to have to abandon their children to an orphanage because of extreme poverty.  They provide hope through the dignity of a job, training, and the ability to create something new out of something discarded and seemingly unusable.  Apparent Project is a socially and ecologically conscious business with a mission of stimulating the Haitian economy and bringing an end to poverty-based relinquishment of children in Haiti. ULTRA Diamonds was the largest seller of fine jewelry in factory outlet and value centers in the United States.  ULTRA was a manufacturer as well as a direct importer of diamonds, gemstones, and gold jewelry.  At one point, Ultra operated over 100 stores in outlet centers and 38 other format locations (primarily licensed jewelry departments).  After its acquisition by Signet Jewelers, ULTRA Diamonds stores were re-branded as Kay Jewelers. Black Hills gold jewelry is a type of jewelry manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  It was first created in the 1870s during the Black Hills Gold Rush by a French goldsmith named Henri LeBeau, who is said to have dreamed about the design after passing out from thirst and starvation.  Black Hills gold jewelry depicts leaves, grape clusters and vines, and is made with alloys of gold with standard yellow gold as well as green and pink gold.  In 1980, the 8th Circuit affirmed an injunction ruling that if a manufacturer was to call its jewelry Black Hills Gold, then it must be made in the Black Hills.  The state of South Dakota designated Black Hills gold as the official state jewelry in 1988.
Answer: Esprit