Exhibit 10.1**EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT**This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date below, by andbetween The Fashion House, Inc. (the “EMPLOYER”) and John Hanna (The “EMPLOYEE”).The EMPLOYER hereby employs EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE hereby accepts employment upon the terms andconditions set forth below.1. EMPLOYEE shall be employed by EMPLOYER in the position of President/CEO. Employee’stitle, salary, benefits, job duties, location where duties shall be performed, and assignedterritories shall be assigned in the sole and absolute discretion of the EMPLOYER.2. EMPLOYEE warrants and agrees that he has the skill, aptitude and ability to perform theservices for which he is being employed, and that he will adhere to the standards ofperformance for the fulfillment of those duties, which the EMPLOYER shall in its sole andabsolute discretion from time to time prescribe.3. EMPLOYEE hereby agrees that he will devote all of his time and attention and give his besteffort and skill exclusively to the business and interests of the EMPLOYER, and that he willperform such services, as may from time to time be assigned to him, and shall do his utmost tofurther enhance and develop the best interests and welfare of the EMPLOYER in all respects. 3.1 EMPLOYEE represents that EMPLOYEE’s performance of all the termsof this Agreement and as an EMPLOYEE of the EMPLOYER does not and will not, tothe best of EMPLOYEE’s present knowledge and belief, breach andagreement or duty to keep EMPLOYEE’s prior employer’s information in confidenceor in trust. EMPLOYEE has not entered into, and agrees not to enter into, anagreement either written or oral in conflict herewith. All prior agreementsunder which EMPLOYEE has ongoing confidentiality obligations are listed inExhibit A and a copy of each of such agreements is attached hereto. If thereare no agreements listed in Exhibit A, EMPLOYEE represents that EMPLOYEE isunder no obligations of confidentiality to other at the time of signing thisAgreement.4. EMPLOYEE acknowledges that there is no agreement, express or implied, between EMPLOYEE andEMPLOYER for term of employment of 4 years commencing January 1, 2004 until December 31, 20085. EMPLOYER agrees to pay the EMPLOYEE an annual salary of $180,000.00 plus 1% total override ofgross sales and to provide, in its sole and absolute discretion, benefits which may includethe following: Health and Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick Leave, Reimbursement of Expenses.Separate written descriptions of these benefits may be provided from time to time and theEMPLOYER reserves, in its sole and absolute discretion, the right to modify these
 

 
  benefits in whole or in part at any time.6. EMPLOYEE agrees that he will give full attention and fully comply with the rules andprocedures as may be from time to time promulgated in its sole and absolute discretion.7. EMPLOYEE acknowledges and agrees that he will receive confidential and proprietaryinformation of the EMPLOYER and that, whether in the employment of the EMPLOYER or not, hewill not communicate or divulge or assist in the application or use for the benefit of, anyother person, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, any of the aforesaidinformation or the trade secrets used by the EMPLOYER in connection with its business and thatmay be communicated to EMPLOYEE while EMPLOYEE is employed by EMPLOYER. Confidential andproprietary information is any information relating to the operation of the business ofEMPLOYER, including but not limited to the following: (a) Names, usages, specifications, or requirements ofpast, present and prospective customers of the EMPLOYER;  (b) Names of persons, partnerships, corporations,associations, or other entities who have heretofore traded or dealt withthe EMPLOYER or data pertaining to such dealings; or  (c) Processes or methods by which, or manners inwhich the EMPLOYER leases, rents, sells, or otherwise alienates, orfinances, or promotes its products and obtains customers therefore. 7.1 Upon termination, EMPLOYEE will surrender to the EMPLOYER any andall documents, lists and records, or other writings or personal propertyrelating to the business of the EMPLOYER in any manner obtained during the termof the employment, including, but not limited to, appointment books, diaries,calendars, or any writing EMPLOYEE has created or received that relate to hisemployment and any and all copies of such writings.8. By reason of employment, EMPLOYEE acknowledges and agrees that he has received the value andadvantage of special training and skills, and the expert knowledge and experience of andcontacts with customers of the EMPLOYER and other company employees who are engaged in thebusiness of EMPLOYER, and that the EMPLOYER uses certain trade secrets, secret methods ofsales and cost analysis and had made certain secret development used in the productsmanufactured for use in the EMPLOYER business and ideas which will necessarily be communicatedand made accessible to EMPLOYEE by reason of his employment and which EMPLOYER desires toprotect and preserve as secrets for its own use, and that in the course of employment,EMPLOYEE has been assigned to duties that may give him knowledge of confidential andproprietary information which relates to the conduct and details of the EMPLOYER’s businessand which will result in irremediable injury to the EMPLOYER which could not be adequatelycompensated by money damages if EMPLOYEE should enter into the employment of a rival orcompetitive concern, or should enter into the business of EMPLOYER during the term of thisAgreement, or should misuse for other than legitimate employer business purpose of any of theabove-referenced
 

 
  confidential information. EMPLOYEE agrees that this covenant not to compete prohibits, butis not limited to, the solicitation, diversion or taking away of any customers of theEMPLOYER or EMPLOYER business, at any time, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of theEMPLOYEE, or on behalf of any other person, partnership, corporation, association or otherentity.9. If EMPLOYEE should violate any of the provisions of Paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement, theEMPLOYER shall be entitled to a restraining order and/or injunction to be issued by any courtof competent jurisdiction enjoining and restraining the EMPLOYEE and each and every person,partnership, corporation, association or other entity concerned therein, from continuance ofsuch violations, in addition to any other rights and remedies the EMPLOYER may have. (a) The parties believe that these restrictions arereasonable and justified by the unique characteristics of the EMPLOYER’sbusiness and the information conveyed to EMPLOYEE. In the event that acourt of competent jurisdiction determines that the restrictions ascurrently established are not enforceable, then the parties consent toinvest the court with the authority to modify or “blue pencil” therestrictions in a fashion which is reasonable in the jurisdiction inquestion under the circumstances.10. In the event of termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, EMPLOYEE shall guaranteethe EMPLOYEE one year basic salary plus bonuses and compensation.11. The delay or failure of the EMPLOYER to insist upon the EMPLOYEE’s punctual performance ofany of the provisions of this Agreement, or the failure of the EMPLOYER to exercise any rightor remedy available to the EMPLOYER under this Agreement, shall not constitute in any manner awaiver by EMPLOYER of any subsequent default or breach by EMPLOYEE.12. In the event that one or more of the paragraphs contained herein are held to be invalid by acourt of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the contract will continue in full force andeffect.13. The parties warrant and agree that the terms of this Agreement were the subject tonegotiations between them.14. EMPLOYEE acknowledges that he has read this Agreement and has had full opportunity to seekindependent legal advice before signing it.   Date:                                                                                                        EMPLOYEE