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                               APPAREL GROUP, LTD.

                                    EXHIBIT A

December 2, 1998

Mr. Aron Goldfarb
200 East 65th Street
New York, New York 10021

Dear Mr. Goldfarb:

This letter will confirm the following agreement between G-III Apparel Group,
Ltd. (the "Company") and you.

1)   You will continue to be a Consultant to the Company.

2)   In consideration of your consulting to the Company, you will continue to be
     paid $1,000 per month.

3)   The Company shall continue to provide medical insurance to you and your
     wife Esther Goldfarb.

4)   The Company shall continue to provide you with an automobile or shall
     reimburse you for the cost thereof.

5)   The Company shall continue to furnish you with office space, secretarial
     support and other office services for so long as you shall desire.

6)   If you shall pre-decease your wife, this agreement and all benefits
     hereunder shall terminate, provided, however, that the Company shall
     continue to provide the medical insurance referred to in Section 3 to your
     wife.

If the foregoing accurately sets forth our understanding, please execute both
copies of this letter and return one executed copy to the undersigned.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.


                                        By /s/ Wayne S. Miller
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Accepted and Agreed to:

/s/ Aron Goldfarb
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