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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-07-13</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000821002</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GIII</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326150</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Prentice Capital Management, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>623 FIFTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001326156</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Zimmerman Michael</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>900 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2000000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrant</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>11.00</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2007-01-13</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2011-07-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>375000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Prentice Capital Management, LP (the &quot;Investment Manager&quot;) serves as investment manager to a number of investment funds
 (including Prentice Capital Partners, LP, Prentice Capital Partners QP, LP, Prentice Capital Offshore, Ltd., Prentice
 Special Opportunities, LP, Prentice Special Opportunities Offshore, Ltd. and Prentice Special Opportunities Master, L.P. )
 and manages investments for certain entities in managed accounts (such funds and accounts, the &quot;Investment Entities&quot;).
 Michael Zimmerman (&quot;Mr. Zimmerman&quot;) is responsible for the supervision and conduct of all investment activities of the
 Investment Manager, including, without limitation, for all investment decisions with respect to the assets of the Investment
 Entities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Persons hold the reported securities indirectly through the Investment Entities.  Each of the Investment
 Manager and Mr. Zimmerman disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported securities to the extent such beneficial
 ownership exceeds such person's pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">THE REPORTING PERSONS AND THEIR AFFILIATES ARE PROHIBITED FROM EXERCISING THE SECURITIES LISTED IN TABLE II, IF AFTER SUCH
 EXERCISE THEY, AS A GROUP, WOULD BENEFICIALLY OWN MORE THAN 4.99% OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK; PROVIDED THAT THE
 REPORTING PERSONS MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE SUCH PERCENTAGE TO ANY OTHER PERCENTAGE NOT IN EXCESS OF 9.99% UPON NOTICE TO THE
 ISSUER; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH INCREASE WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE SIXTY-FIRST (61ST) DAY AFTER SUCH NOTICE
 IS DELIVERED TO THE ISSUER.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The exercise price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events, including customary weighted average
 price anti-dilution adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>PRENTICE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP,  By:  Michael Weiss as Chief Financial Officer,   /s/ Michael Weiss</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-07-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
