The growth was primarily driven by strength across bras and panties, swimwear, Pink lounge and fragrance.

FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

Spanx, panties that help make a woman look more shapely, have made entrepreneur Sara Blakely a billionaire.

FORBES: Immune Cells Attacking Tumors, An iPad Under A Microscope, And The Medical Side Effects Of Spanx

Police say they were able to connect Biela's DNA with a sample left on panties found near Denison's body.

CNN: Tip line played key role in cracking cold case

They wanted to change the rules of the game, telling women that their power lay in their heads, not in their bras and panties.

CNN: Do powerful women need to tame their unsightly bulges?

At Century's Standard Textile factory, a partnership with the Israeli textile company Delta Galil, 300 women sit at industrial sewing machines making 14, 000 panties and undershirts a day for major U.S. brands, including Victoria's Secret and J.

FORBES: Issues & Ideas

Although the Beatles' album sleeve remains his most famous work, Sir Peter also designed the cover of the Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984), Paul Weller's Stanley Road (1995) and the Ian Dury tribute album Brand New Boots and Panties (2001).

BBC: A winning design?