Perry Ellis International Moves Its Leather Products & Accessories Business In-House

Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ:PERY) and Westport Corporation announced today that they have agreed to not renew their license agreement for men’s accessories including wallets, bags, and gift sets under the Perry Ellis family of brands. The license agreement expires December 31, 2010. Westport will continue to manufacture and distribute accessories for Perry Ellis International until then. Effective January 1, 2011, Perry Ellis International will take over all aspects of its accessories business.

“Westport has been a solid partner for Perry Ellis International over the years, and we would like to thank them for the hard work, dedication, and expertise in producing our accessories under the Perry Ellis family of brands,” commented George Feldenkreis, Chairman and CEO of Perry Ellis International.

“We have built a strong accessories team, and have established a core competency in men’s leather products across numerous brands and channels of distribution. By bringing this business in-house we believe that we can further optimize these businesses as well as take advantage of cross-selling opportunities across other product categories and brands within our current portfolio,” continued Mr. Feldenkreis.

About Perry Ellis International

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, and fragrances. The Company's collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands including Perry Ellis®, Jantzen®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, C&C California®, Cubavera®, Centro®, Solero®, Munsingwear®, Savane®, Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®, Grand Slam®, Natural Issue®, Pro Player®, the Havanera Co.®, Axis®, Tricots St. Raphael®, Gotcha®, Girl Star®, MCD® John Henry®, Mondo di Marco®, Redsand®, Manhattan®, Axist® and Farah®. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties including Pierre Cardin® for men’s sportswear, Nike® and Jag® for swimwear, and Callaway Golf®, TOP-FLITE®, PGA TOUR® and Champions Tour® for golf apparel. Additional information on the Company is available at http://www.pery.com.

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