EXHIBIT 10.10

                                 J. Baker, Inc.
                               555 Turnpike Street
                           Canton, Massachusetts 02021



                                                  Dated as of February 24, 1998


Fleet National Bank
One Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210

BankBoston, N.A.
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts, 02110

         Re:      First Amendment to The Casual Male Credit Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference  is made to the Credit  Agreement,  dated as of May 30,  1997 (as
amended, supplemented, modified or restated and in effect from time, the "Credit
Agreement"), by and among (a) THE CASUAL MALE, INC. ("Casual Male"), TCM HOLDING
CO., INC. ("TCM"),  WGS CORP.  ("WGS") and TCMB&T,  INC. ("TCMB&T" and, together
with  Casual  Male,  TCM  and  WGS,  collectively,  the  "Borrowers"  and  each,
singularly, a "Borrower"),  (b) J. BAKER, INC. (the "Guarantor"),  and (c) FLEET
NATIONAL BANK ("Fleet"),  BANKBOSTON,  N.A. ("BankBoston") and the other lending
institutions  from time to time party  thereto  (collectively,  the  "Lenders"),
Fleet  as  Administrative  Agent  for  itself  and the  other  Lenders  (in such
capacity, the "Administrative  Agent") and BankBoston as Documentation Agent for
itself and the other Lenders (in such capacity,  the "Documentation  Agent", and
together with the Administrative Agent, collectively, the "Agents").

         Capitalized  terms  used  and not  otherwise  defined  in  this  letter
agreement (this "Amendment  Agreement") shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Credit Agreement.

         The  Borrowers  and the  Guarantor  desire  to amend the  defined  term
"Majority  Lenders" contained in the Credit Agreement The Lenders and the Agents
have advised the Borrowers and the Guarantor  that they are prepared to so amend
the Credit  Agreement,  subject to the satisfaction of the conditions  precedent
and in reliance  upon the  representations  and  warranties  of the Obligors set
forth herein.

         Accordingly, the Borrowers and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:

         Section 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment Date
(as  defined  in  Section 2 below),  the  Credit  Agreement  shall be amended by
amending and restating the following  defined term that appears  therein to read
as follows:

                  "Majority  Lenders.  As of any date,  the  Lenders  holding at
         least  sixty-six and  two-thirds  percent (66 2/3%) of the  outstanding
         principal amount of the Notes on such date; and if no such principal is
         outstanding,  the Lenders  whose  aggregate  Commitments  constitute at
         least  sixty-six  and  two-thirds   percent  (66  2/3%)  of  the  Total
         Commitment."

         Section 2. Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment Agreement shall
become effective (the date of such  effectiveness  being referred to hereinafter
as the "Amendment  Date") on the date on which each of the following  conditions
precedent is satisfied:

         (a)      the  Administrative  Agent shall have received  copies of this
                  Amendment  Agreement  bearing  the  signature  of  each of the
                  Borrowers, the Guarantor and all of the Lenders;

(b)  the  representations  and warranties of the Obligors set forth in Section 3
     below, shall be true and correct in every respect; and

         (c)      the  Administrative  Agent shall receive such other  documents
                  and  writings  as  the  Administrative  Agent  may  reasonably
                  determine  necessary to effect the  transactions  contemplated
                  hereby.

         Section 3.  Representations  and Warranties.  By its signature  hereto,
each of the  Obligors,  jointly and  severally,  represents  and warrants to the
Lenders and the Agents that,  as of the date hereof and after  giving  effect to
the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated in Section 1 above:

         (a)      This Amendment  Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
                  by each of the Obligors. The agreements and obligations of the
                  Obligors  contained herein constitute legal, valid and binding
                  obligations  of each  such  Person  enforceable  against  such
                  Person in accordance with their respective terms.

         (b)      The  execution,  delivery and  performance  by the Obligors of
                  this  Amendment  Agreement and the  transactions  contemplated
                  hereby are within the corporate authority of each such Person,
                  have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings,  do
                  not and will not contravene any contractual obligation of such
                  Person or any  applicable  law, and do not and will not result
                  in or require the  creation or  imposition  of any Lien on any
                  property  of such  Person,  other  than  Liens in favor of the
                  Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders.

         Section  4.  Continued  Validity  of  Loan  Documents.  Except  for the
amendment of the Credit Agreement  pursuant to Section 1 hereof,  this Amendment
Agreement shall not, by implication or otherwise,  limit,  impair,  constitute a
waiver of or  otherwise  affect any rights or  remedies of any of the Lenders or
the Agents under the Credit  Agreement or the other Loan  Documents,  nor alter,
modify, amend or in any way affect any of the obligations or covenants contained
in the Credit  Agreement  or any of the other Loan  Documents,  all of which are
ratified and  confirmed  in all  respects  and shall  continue in full force and
effect.

         Section 5. Consent of Obligors.  Each of the Obligors  acknowledges and
consents to the execution and delivery of this Amendment  Agreement on the terms
specified  herein  and the  performance  by each such  Person of its  respective
obligations  hereunder,  under the Credit  Agreement (as amended hereby) and the
other Loan  Documents.  Each  Obligor,  by  signing  this  Amendment  Agreement,
confirms  and  agrees  with  the  Lenders  and the  Agents  that  (a) all of its
obligations under the relevant Security Documents shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed, and (b) its grant (as the case may
be) to the  Lenders  and the Agents of a security  interest  under the  Security
Documents  to which it is a party  shall  remain in full force and effect and is
hereby ratified and confirmed.

         Section  6.  Loan  Documents.  From and  after  the date  hereof,  this
Amendment  Agreement  shall be deemed a Loan  Document  for all  purposes of the
Credit  Agreement,  and each reference to Loan Documents in the Credit Agreement
shall be deemed to include this Amendment Agreement.

         Section 7.  Reference to  Documents.  When  referring to any  documents
herein,  any such reference is to such document as it may be amended,  restated,
modified or supplemented, except as otherwise expressly indicated herein.

         Section 8. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO TAKE EFFECT AS
A SEALED  INSTRUMENT AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

         Section 9.  Counterparts.  This Amendment  Agreement may be executed in
any number of  counterparts,  each of which shall constitute an original but all
of which when taken together shall constitute but one agreement.  Delivery of an
executed  counterpart  of a signature  page by facsimile  transmission  shall be
effective  as  delivery of a manually  executed  counterpart  of this  Amendment
Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto  have  caused this  Amendment
Agreement to be duly  executed and  delivered as of the day and year first above
written.


                                               THE CASUAL MALE, INC.


                                               By    /s/Philip Rosenberg
                                               Name: Philip Rosenberg
                                               Title:  Executive Vice President


                                               TCM HOLDING CO., INC.


                                               By    /s/Philip Rosenberg
                                               Name: Philip Rosenberg
                                               Title:  Executive Vice President


                                               WGS CORP.


                                               By    /s/Philip Rosenberg
                                               Name: Philip Rosenberg
                                               Title:  Executive Vice President


                                               TCMB&T, INC.


                                               By    /s/Philip Rosenberg
                                               Name: Philip Rosenberg
                                               Title:  Executive Vice President


                                               J. BAKER, INC.


                                               By    /s/Philip Rosenberg
                                               Name: Philip Rosenberg
                                               Title:  Executive Vice President

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
individually and as Administrative Agent


By /s/Christopher J. Kampe
     Name:
     Title: AVP

BANKBOSTON, N.A.
individually and as Documentation Agent


By /s/Linda H. Thomas
     Name:
     Title: Managing Director

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK


By /s/Roger A. Stone
     Name:
     Title: SVP


IMPERIAL BANK


By /s/James F. Higgins, Jr.
     Name:
     Title: First VP


USTRUST


By /s/P. Jeffrey Huth
     Name:
     Title:VP


WAINWRIGHT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


By /s/Jan A. Miller
     Name:
     Title: President


BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI, S.A.


By /s/Harvey Winter
     Name:
     Title: Vice President