ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.11(a)


                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

       THIS AMENDMENT ("Amendment"), dated as of July 1, 2002, to the Employment
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001 (the "Agreement"), between The Estee Lauder
Companies Inc., a Delaware corporation ("the "Company"), and Daniel J. Brestle,
a resident of Wycoff, New Jersey (the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

       WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are parties to the Agreement;

       WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to amend the Agreement to
adjust the compensation as set forth herein; and

       WHEREAS, the Company has offered, as good and valuable consideration, the
extension of the term of the Agreement for an additional year, which the
Executive has declined.

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending
to be legally bound, hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1.     BASE SALARY. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, Base Salary shall
       be paid to the Executive at a rate equal to $950,000. Such rate shall be
       the "Base Salary" for that Contract Year.

2.     INCENTIVE BONUS COMPENSATION. The Compensation Committee has established
       for the Executive an annual opportunity (i.e, the maximum bonus that may
       be awarded in respect of a fiscal year of the Company) under the Bonus
       Plan equal to $1,300,000 for the Contract Year ending June 30, 2003
       (i.e., the Second Contract Year), subject to the terms and conditions of
       the Bonus Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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3.     MISCELLANEOUS.

       a.     Except as provided above, all other terms and conditions of the
              Agreement shall remain the same.

       b.     Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings
              ascribed to such terms in the Agreement, except to the extent the
              term is modified herein.

       c.     This Amendment shall be subject to, and governed by, the laws of
              the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be
              performed therein.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as of
the date first written above.

                                            THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.


                                            By: /s/ ANDREW J. CAVANAUGH
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                                                Name:  Andrew J. Cavanaugh
                                                Title: Senior Vice President -
                                                       Global Human Resources

                                            /s/ DANIEL J. BRESTLE
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                                                   Daniel J. Brestle

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