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                                                                  Exhibit 3.02

                                                       FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
                                                       NO. 04-2866591
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Examiner

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Name
Approved

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                       The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

                            William Francis Galvin
                        Secretary of the Commonwealth
             One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512

                             ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                  (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)

We,           Alan L. Weinstein, *President/
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and           Michael A. O'Hara, *Clerk/
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of            J. BAKER, INC.
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                 (Exact name of corporation)

located at    555 Turnpike Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021
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               (Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)

certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered:

              1
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         (Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended)

of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on February
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26, 2001, by vote of:
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13,402,212 shares of Common, $.50 par value of 14,068,798 shares outstanding,
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                   (type, class & series if any)
and

---------- shares of ---------------------- of ---------- shares outstanding,
                   (type, class & series if any)
and

---------- shares of ---------------------- of ---------- shares outstanding,
                   (type, class & series if any)

/1/** being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon:/

*Delete the inapplicable words   **Delete the inapplicable clause.
/1/ For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
/2/ For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
Note: If the space provided under any article or item on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth on one side only of separate 8 1/2 x
11 sheet of paper with a left margin of at least 1 inch.  Additions to more than
on article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each
addition is clearly indicated.

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To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the
following:

The total presently authorized is:

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<CAPTION>
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      WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                                   WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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   TYPE             NUMBER OF SHARES                TYPE     NUMBER OF SHARES       PAR VALUE
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<S>                 <C>                           <C>        <C>                    <C>
Common:                                           Common:
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Preferred:                                        Preferred:
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</TABLE>

Change the total authorized to:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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   WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                          WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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   TYPE             NUMBER OF SHARES                TYPE     NUMBER OF SHARES       PAR VALUE
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<S>                 <C>                           <C>        <C>                    <C>
Common:                                           Common:
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Preferred:                                        Preferred:
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     1. The name by which the corporation shall be known is:
        CASUAL MALE CORP.









The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of
Amendments are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6
unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment, a later effective dated not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.

Later effective date: ______________________.


SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 26/th/ day of February, 2001,

 /s/ Alan I. Weinstein, *President
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     Alan I. Weinstein

 /s/ Michael A. O'Hara, *Clerk
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     Michael A. O'Hara

*Delete the inapplicable words.
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                            CONSENT TO USE OF NAME



     The Casual Male, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, hereby consents to the
use of the name "Casual Male Corp." by Casual Male Corp., formerly known as J.
Baker, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, for any and all business purposes.



                                       THE CASUAL MALE, INC.



                                       By:  /s/ Michael A. O'Hara
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                                          Michael A. O'Hara
                                          First Senior Vice President
                                          and Clerk


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                       THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

                             ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                   (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)


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I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee in the
amount of $______________ having been paid, said articles are deemed to have
been filed with me this _________ day of ___________________ 20 ________.




Effective date:_________________________________







                            WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
                         Secretary of the Commonwealth







                        TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
                     Photocopy of document to be sent to:


CASUAL MALE CORP.
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Attn: Legal Dept.
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555 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021
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Telephone:  (781) 828-9300, x2539
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