G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/
FIRST AMENDMENT OF LEASE AGREEMENT
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                            FIRST AMENDMENT OF LEASE

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT OF LEASE ("AMENDMENT") is made as of the 1st day
of April, 2004, by and between 345 W. 37TH CORP., a New York corporation, having
an office at 341-345 West 37th Street, New York, New York 10018 ("LANDLORD"),
and G-III LEATHER FASHIONS INC., a New York corporation, having an office at 512
Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10018 ("TENANT").

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         WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into a certain lease ("LEASE"),
dated as of February 1, 2003, pursuant to which Landlord leased and demised to
Tenant, and Tenant hired and took from Landlord, Suite 500 ("EXISTING PREMISES")
on the 5th Floor of the building ("BUILDING") known as 341-345 West 37th Street,
New York, New York; and

         WHEREAS, Tenant desires to hire and take from Landlord additional space
at the Building and to extend the Lease term in connection therewith, and
Landlord desires to lease and demise to Tenant such additional Building space
and to permit such Lease term extension; and

         WHEREAS, in connection with Tenant's lease of additional space at the
Building and the parties' extension of the Lease term, Tenant desires to modify
its rights under the Lease to reflect Tenant's increased commitment to the
Building and Tenant's status as the tenant occupying the most rentable square
footage thereat, and Landlord desires to permit such Lease modification upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as
follows:

1. INCREASE SIZE OF PREMISES. Effective as of April 1, 2004 ("NEW
PREMISES COMMENCEMENT DATE"), Landlord does hereby lease and demise to Tenant,
and Tenant does hereby hire and take from Landlord, subject and subordinate to
the Qualified Encumbrances (all



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capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings
ascribed thereto in the Lease) and upon and subject to the provisions of the
Lease, for the term hereinafter stated, certain first and second floor space at
the Building substantially as shown hatched on the diagrams annexed hereto as
Exhibit A ("NEW PREMISES"). From and after the New Premises Commencement Date,
the term "PREMISES", as that term is used in the Lease, shall mean the Existing
Premises and the New Premises. The parties hereto agree that as of the New
Premises Commencement Date, the Premises will contain 10,100 rentable square
feet. Tenant hereby accepts the New Premises in their "as is" condition as of
the date hereof.

     2. LEASE TERM EXTENSION. The Lease term shall be extended from the current
expiration date of January 31, 2006 until January 31, 2014. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, from and after February 1, 2009, Tenant shall have the right
on such date and on each anniversary of such date up to and including February
1, 2012, so long as Tenant is not then in default beyond the expiration of any
applicable notice and cure periods set forth in the Lease, to terminate the
Lease term by delivering written notice ("TERMINATION NOTICE") to Landlord. The
Termination Notice shall be effective not less than one (1) year from the date
of delivery thereof to Landlord. In the event Tenant shall deliver a Termination
Notice to Landlord in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
paragraph, the term and estate granted under the Lease shall expire as of the
date specified in the Termination Notice with the same effect as if such date
were the date initially specified in the Lease as the expiration date, and the
fixed rent and additional rent payable by Tenant under this Lease shall be
apportioned as of such termination date.

     3. FIXED RENT ADJUSTMENT. As of the New Premises Commencement Date, the per
annum fixed rental rate for the Premises shall be as follows:



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          (i) Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($98,500) for the
     period from the New Premises Commencement Date through January 31, 2006;
     and

          (ii) One Hundred Eleven Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($111,100) for
     the period February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2014.

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, so long as Tenant is not then in default
beyond the expiration of any applicable notice and cure periods set forth in the
Lease, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of fixed rent, in the amount of
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), to be applied against fixed rent due for the
period commencing on the New Premises Commencement Date and ending when such
rent abatement amount has been fully applied ("FIXED RENT ABATEMENT PERIOD").
During the Fixed Rent Abatement Period, Tenant shall be liable to perform all of
its other obligations under the Lease, including, without limitation, the
payment of additional rent.

     4. SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONTRIBUTION. In light of Tenant's
particular need for assistance from the Building's security and maintenance
personnel, Tenant shall, from and after April 1, 2004, pay to Landlord as
additional rent the sum of Two Thousand Eighty-Three and 33/100 Dollars
($2,083.33) per month as Tenant's contribution to the salaries of the Building's
security and maintenance personnel. Such sums shall be paid at such time and
place as fixed rent shall be paid to Landlord pursuant to Article One of the
Lease. In consideration of Tenant's payments of such additional rent, Tenant, as
among the other Building tenants, shall be entitled to priority service from the
Building's security and maintenance personnel.



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     5. ADJUSTMENT IN TENANT'S SHARE. From and after the New Premises
Commencement Date, Tenant's Share (as that term is defined in Section 24.1 of
the Lease) shall be twenty-eight percent (28%).

     6. BUILD-OUT. Landlord hereby consents to Tenant's build-out of the
Premises as described in Exhibit B annexed hereto and made a part hereof
("TENANT'S WORK"). Tenant's Work shall be performed by Tenant at Tenant's sole
cost and expense, in accordance with applicable laws and in a good and
workmanlike manner. Tenant shall obtain, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, all
permits necessary to perform Tenant's Work. Tenant shall not be obligated to
remove any of Tenant's Work at the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease term. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any term or provision of the Lease
to the contrary, Tenant may remove any or all of Tenant's Work from the Premises
provided the cost of repairing any damage to the Premises or the Building
arising therefrom is paid for by Tenant.

     7. COMMON AREAS. Section 1.1 of the Lease is hereby amended by adding the
following to the last sentence thereof:

        , together with rights of ingress and egress over the common areas of
        the Building.

     8. REMOVAL OF FIXTURES. Section 4.1 of the Lease is hereby amended by
adding the following as the last sentence thereof:

        Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 4.1 to the
        contrary, (i) Tenant shall be permitted to remove its trade fixtures
        at or prior to the expiration or termination of the term of this Lease
        subject to restoration and repair obligations set forth above, and
        (ii) Tenant shall not be required to remove any Fixture identified in
        any plans approved by Landlord unless Landlord shall have notified
        Tenant at the time such plans were approved by Landlord that Tenant
        will be required to remove any such Fixture.

     9. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Section 6.1(b) of the Lease is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced by the following:

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              (b) observe and comply with the rules and regulations annexed to,
         and made a part of, this Lease, which rules shall be enforced against
         the Tenant in a non-discriminatory manner, and such other and further
         reasonable rules and regulations as the Landlord hereafter at any time
         may make and communicate to the Tenant and which, in the judgment of
         the Landlord, shall be necessary or desirable for the reputation,
         safety, care or appearance of the Building, or the preservation of
         good order therein, or the operation or maintenance of the Building,
         or the equipment thereof, or the comfort of tenants or others in the
         Building; provided, however, that in the case of any conflict between
         the provisions of this Lease and any such rule or regulation, the
         provisions of this Lease shall control;

     10. ALTERATIONS. Section 6.1(e) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced by the following:

              (e) except as otherwise set forth herein, make no alteration,
         change, addition, improvement, repair or replacement (an "Alteration")
         in, to, or about the Premises, and do no work in such connection,
         without in each case the prior review and written consent of the
         Landlord, and then only by workmen and contractors reasonably
         acceptable to the Landlord, and upon terms and conditions and at
         times, reasonably consented to by the Landlord and in accordance with
         the reasonable rules, regulations and guidelines of the Landlord
         pertaining to the performance of such Alterations, and make no
         contract for nor employ any labor in connection with the maintenance,
         cleaning or other servicing of the Premises (a "Tenant Service")
         without like consent, which consents shall not be unreasonably
         withheld or delayed; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
         foregoing, Tenant may make non-structural changes to the Premises
         which are purely decorative in nature, without first obtaining
         Landlord's consent, provided that Tenant obtains Landlord's prior
         written consent to any contractor to be used in performing same; in
         addition, the Tenant shall:

     11. ASSIGNMENT, MORTGAGING; SUBLETTING, ETC. Article Seven of the Lease is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

                                  ARTICLE SEVEN

         7. ASSIGNMENT, MORTGAGING, SUBLETTING, ETC.

              7.1 The Tenant covenants, for the Tenant and its successors,
         assigns and legal representatives, that neither this Lease nor the
         term and estate hereby granted, nor any part hereof or thereof, will
         be assigned, mortgaged, pledged, encumbered or otherwise transferred
         (it being agreed that (y) issuance by the Tenant of stock and/or the
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          issued stock/partnership interests, in one or more transactions so as
          to transfer control or transfer 50% or more of an interest in the
          Tenant, other than through over-the-counter or national securities
          exchange transactions or (z) sale or transfer of 50% or more of the
          assets of the Tenant in one or more transactions, other than in the
          ordinary course of business, shall, in either event, be deemed an
          assignment of this Lease), and that neither the Premises, nor any part
          thereof, will be encumbered in any manner by reason of any act or
          omission on the part of the Tenant, or will be used or occupied, or
          permitted to be used or occupied, or utilized for desk space, for
          mailing privileges or as a concession, by anyone other than the
          Tenant, or will be sublet, or offered or advertised for subletting
          without the Landlord's prior written consent in each instance, such
          consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
          provided, however, that the Tenant may assign this Lease or sublease
          part or all of the Premises without the Landlord's consent to: (i) any
          corporation, partnership or other entity that controls, is controlled
          by, or is under common control with, the Tenant; or (ii) any
          corporation resulting from the merger or consolidation with the Tenant
          or to any entity that acquires substantially all of the Tenant's stock
          or partnership or membership interests, or substantially all of the
          Tenant's assets, as long as such assignee or sublessee assumes the
          Tenant's obligations under the Lease.

     12.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Section 11.1 of the Lease is hereby amended by
deleting therefrom the last two sentences of that provision. In addition,
Section 11.2 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety.

     13.  SUBORDINATION. Article Thirteen of the Lease is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced by the following:

               13.1 The Tenant agrees that this Lease shall, at the request of
          the Landlord, be subordinate to any mortgages or deeds of trust that
          may hereafter be placed upon the Premises or any portion thereof and
          to any and all advances to be made thereunder, and to the interest
          thereon, and all renewals, replacements and extensions thereof,
          provided the mortgagee or trustee named in said mortgages or trust
          deeds shall agree to recognize the Lease of the Tenant in the event of
          foreclosure if the Tenant is not then in default in the performance of
          its Lease obligations beyond applicable notice and cure periods. The
          Tenant also agrees that any mortgagee or trustee may elect to have
          this Lease a prior lien to its mortgage or deed of trust, and in the
          event of such election and upon notification by such mortgagee or
          trustee to the Tenant to that effect, this Lease shall be deemed prior
          in lien to said mortgage or deed of trust, whether this Lease is dated
          prior to or subsequent to the date of said mortgage or deed of trust.
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          mortgagee or any trustee, it shall execute whatever reasonable and
          customary instruments may be required to carry out the intent of this
          Section 13.1

     14.  CONDITIONS OF LIMITATION. Sections 15(b), (c), (d) and (e) of the
Lease are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

          (b) if the Tenant shall default in observing any provision of Article
     Three or of subsection (e) or (f) of Section 6.1. and such default shall
     continue and shall not be remedied by the Tenant within five (5) business
     days after notice,

          (c) if the Tenant shall default in observing any provision of this
     Lease (other than a default of the character referred to in subsection (a)
     or (b) of this Section), and if such default shall continue and shall not
     be remedied by the Tenant within thirty (30) days after notice or, if such
     default cannot for causes beyond the Tenant's control, with due diligence
     be cured within said period of thirty (30) days, if the Tenant (i) shall
     not, promptly upon the giving of such notice, give the Landlord notice of
     the Tenant's intention to duly institute all steps necessary to remedy such
     default, (ii) shall not duly institute and thereafter diligently prosecute
     to completion all steps necessary to remedy the same, or (iii) shall not
     remedy the same within a reasonable time after the date of the giving of
     said notice by the Landlord,

          (d) if any event shall occur or any contingency shall arise whereby
     this Lease or the estate hereby granted or the unexpired balance of the
     full term of this Lease would, by operation of law or otherwise, devolve
     upon or pass to any person, firm or corporation other than the Tenant
     (except as permitted under Article Seven), or if the Tenant shall desert or
     abandon the Premises or the same shall become vacant (whether or not the
     keys be surrendered or the rent is paid) for a period of sixty (60)
     consecutive days, or

          (e) when and to the extent permitted by law, if a petition in
     bankruptcy shall be filed by or against the Tenant, or if the Tenant shall
     make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or the Tenant
     shall receive the benefit of any insolvency or reorganization act, or if a
     receiver or trustee is appointed for any portion of the Tenant's property
     and such appointment is not vacated within ninety (90) days, or if an
     execution or attachment shall be issued under which the Premises shall be
     taken or occupied by anyone other than the Tenant,

     15. RE-ENTRY BY LANDLORD. The first sentence of Section 16.1 of the Lease
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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              If this Lease shall terminate under Article Fifteen, the Landlord
         or the Landlord's agents and servants may immediately or at any time
         thereafter re-enter the Premises, or any part thereof in the name of
         the whole, either by summary dispossess proceedings or by any suitable
         action or proceeding at law, and may repossess the same, and may
         remove any persons therefrom, to the end that the Landlord may have,
         hold and enjoy the Premises again as and of its first estate and
         interest therein.

     16. LANDLORD REMEDIES. Section 23.1 of the Lease is hereby amended by
deleting therefrom the last sentence of that provision.

     17. OPERATING EXPENSES. The last two sentences in the paragraph of Section
24.1 of the Lease, in which the term "Operating Expenses" is defined, are hereby
deleted.

     18. HOLDOVER. Sections 25.5(b) and (c) of the Lease are hereby deleted in
their entirety.

     19. LANDLORD'S COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND INDEMNITY. The following shall be
added as Article Thirty-One to the Lease:

                               ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE

          31. LANDLORD'S COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND INDEMNITY.

               31.1 The Landlord shall, at the Tenant's request, (i) diligently
          pursue the cure of all violations existing as of the date hereof and
          those violations arising during the term hereof which are not the
          Tenant's responsibility to cure under this Lease, to the extent that
          such violations shall interfere with the Tenant's use of the Premises
          and (ii) maintain and repair the public interior and exterior portions
          of the Building, the structural and non-structural portions thereof
          and all Building systems serving the Premises located therein,
          including, without limitation, the plumbing, electrical, heating and
          life safety systems, except to the extent that the Tenant is required
          to maintain and/or repair the same pursuant to the terms and
          provisions of this Lease.

               31.2 At any time and from time to time upon not less than ten
          (10) days' prior notice by the Tenant, the Landlord shall execute,
          acknowledge and deliver to the Tenant a statement of the Landlord (or
          if the Landlord is a corporation or a partnership, an appropriate
          officer or partner, as the case may be, of the Landlord) certifying
          that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if
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          modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified
          and stating the modifications), and the dates to which the Rent has
          been paid in advance, if any, stating whether or not to the best
          knowledge of the signer of such certificate, the Tenant is in default
          in the keeping, observance or performance of any provision contained
          in this Lease and, if so, specifying each such default, and such other
          information as the Tenant may reasonably request, it being intended
          that any such statement may be relied upon by any party reasonably
          designated by the Tenant.

               31.3 The Landlord shall indemnify and hold the Tenant harmless
          from and against any and all claims for injuries to persons or damage
          to the property of the Tenant arising from or in connection with (i)
          any work done by the Landlord or its agents, contractors, servants,
          employees, invitees or licensees or any condition created by the
          Landlord or its agents, contractors, servants, employees, invitees or
          licensees in or about the Premises and (ii) any act of gross
          negligence or willful misconduct of the Landlord or its agents,
          contractors, servants, employees, invitees or licensees in connection
          with the maintenance of the Premises or the Building; together with
          all costs, expense and liabilities incurred in connection with each
          such claim, action or proceeding brought thereon, including, without
          limitation, all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. If any action
          or proceeding is brought against the Tenant by reason of any such
          claim, the Landlord shall, upon notice from the Tenant, defend such
          action or proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Tenant.
          Counsel furnished by the Landlord's insurance carrier shall be
          satisfactory to the Tenant.

     20. FORCE AND EFFECT. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the
terms and conditions of the Lease shall continue in full force and effect
without any change or modification and shall apply for the balance of the term
of the Lease as hereby extended. In the event of a conflict between the terms of
the Lease and the terms of this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall
govern.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of
the date and year first above written.

                                             LANDLORD:

                                             345 W. 37th CORP.



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                                             By: /s/ Morris Goldfarb
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                                                 Name:  Morris Goldfarb
                                                 Title:

                                             TENANT:

                                             G-III LEATHER FASHIONS INC.



                                             By:  /s/ Neal S. Nackman
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                                                 Name:  Neal S. Nackman
                                                 Title: Vice President - Finance




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