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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.8.1
 
                       AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          The undersigned parties hereby agree to amend the Employment
Agreement, dated as January 1, 1998 (the "Employment Agreement"), between
Periscope Sportswear, Inc. (the "Company") and Glenn Sands (the "Executive") as
follows:

          (a) Section 1 of the Employment Agreement is amended and restated to
read as follows:

          "1. Term of Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
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term of employment of the Executive under this Employment Agreement shall be for
the period commencing on January 1, 1998 (the "Commencement Date") and
terminating on December 31, 2002, unless sooner terminated as provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof; provided, however, that the
Company shall have the option to extend the Executive's employment hereunder for
two additional one year periods (each, an "Extension Period") by giving the
Executive written notice of its exercise of such option no less than 90 days
prior to the expiration of the then current term. (Such term of employment is
herein sometimes called the "Employment Term".)"

          (b) Section 9 of the Employment Agreement is amended and restated to
read as follows:

          "9. Covenants Not to Compete. (a) During the Covered Period (as
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defined below), the Executive shall not any where in North America, directly or
indirectly, with or without compensation, engage in, be employed by or control,
advise, manage, finance or receive any economic benefit from, or have any
interest (whether as a shareholder, director, officer, employee, subcontractor,
partner, consultant, agent or otherwise) in, any business, company, firm or
other entity which is engaged in, or conducts activities substantially similar
to or likely to be competitive with the business of the Company as conducted
from the Commencement Date until the date of termination of this Agreement (the
"Competitive Business"); provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit
the Executive from owning not more than five (5%) percent of the outstanding
stock of any publicly held corporation. Without limiting the foregoing, during
the Covered Period, the Executive shall not, in competition with the Competitive
Business, (A) solicit or deal with any supplier, contractor or customer of the
Company; (B) seek to persuade any employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or divisions to discontinue his or her status or employment
therewith; or (C) hire or retain any employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or divisions.

          (b) For purposes of this Employment Agreement, the "Covered Period"
shall extend (i) from the Commencement Date until the date of termination of
this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, if the Executive
shall terminate his employment with the Company, without cause, at any time
during the Employment Term (including during any Extension Period); or (ii) from
the Commencement Date until the date of termination of this Agreement and for a
period of one (1) year thereafter, if the Company shall exercise its option
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to extend the Executive's employment hereunder for an Extension Period and the
Executive shall determine not to so extend his employment with the Company.

               (c) If the Executive shall continue to be employed by the Company
through December 31, 2004, the provisions of Section 9(a) above shall not apply
and, lieu thereof, the Executive agrees that, from the Commencement Date until
the date of termination of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year
thereafter, the Executive shall not any where in North America, directly or
indirectly, on behalf of any business, company, firm or other entity which is
engaged in, or conducts activities substantially similar to or likely to be
competitive with the business of the Company as conducted from the Commencement
Date until the date of termination of this Agreement, (A) seek to persuade any
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions to discontinue
his or her status or employment therewith; or (B) hire or retain any employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions.

               (d) In the event that the provisions of this Section 9 should
ever be deemed to exceed the time or geographic limitations or any other
limitations permitted by applicable law, then such provisions shall be deemed
amended to the maximum permitted by applicable law. The Executive specifically
acknowledges and agrees that (x) the remedy at law for any breach of the
foregoing covenants will be inadequate, and (y) the Company, in addition to any
other relief available to it, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent
injunctive relief in the event the Executive violates the provisions of this
Section 9."

Dated:  December 11, 1998

                                        PERISCOPE SPORTSWEAR, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Scott Pianin
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                                          Name:  Scott Pianin
                                          Title: V.P.

                                        /s/ Glenn Sands
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                                             Glenn Sands