Exhibit 10(ddd)

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                           NANTUCKET INDUSTRIES, INC.

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

   Employment Agreement, made as of the 3rd day of April 2000, by and between

                           Nantucket Industries, Inc.
                           73 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6A
                           New York, NY 10003

                                                                (the "Company")*
                                       and

                           John Treglia
                           45 Ludlow Street, Suite 602
                           Yonkers, NY  10705

                                                                (the "Employee")

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      Now therefore, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises
and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. Employment

      The  Company  agrees to employ the  Employee  and the  Employee  agrees to
accept the employment described in this Agreement.

2. Duties

      The  Employee  shall serve as  President,  performing  the duties of chief
executive officer,  and Secretary of the Company. His powers and duties in those
capacities shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.  During
the term of this agreement,  the Employee shall serve also,  without  additional
compensation, in such other offices of the Company to which he may be elected or
appointed by the Board of Directors. With respect to all capacities in which the
Employee  shall serve,  he shall report  solely to the Board of Directors of the
Company.


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3. Extent of Services

      The Employee  shall devote such working time,  attention,  and energies to
the  performance  of his duties as shall be  reasonably  required.  The Employee
shall at all times  faithfully and to the best of his ability perform his duties
under this  Agreement.  The duties shall be rendered at the Company's  office in
New York, NY, or at such other place or places and at such times as the needs of
the Company may from time-to-time dictate.

4. Term

      The term of this Agreement  shall be deemed to have begun on April 3, 2000
(the  "Effective  Date")  and shall  continue  for the three year  period  which
commenced  on the  Effective  Date and shall end on April 2, 2003.  The  parties
presently  anticipate that the employment  relationship may continue beyond this
three-year  term.  This  Agreement  shall not give the Employee any  enforceable
right to employment beyond this term.

5. Compensation

      As his entire  compensation  for the services to the  Company,  during the
term of this agreement,  in whatever capacity rendered, the Company shall pay to
the  Employee  a salary in the  amount of one  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars
($150,000) per year.

      The above stated salary will be payable in  accordance  with the Company's
standard payroll procedures.  The Employee's performance shall be reviewed every
six months with  respect to his  eligibility  for  performance-based  raises and
bonuses, but there is no assurance or expectation that raises or bonuses will be
granted or paid.  Raises will be granted and bonuses will be paid, if at all, in
the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.

6. Issuance of Stock in Lieu of Base Salary

      6.1 Compensation  Shares.  In the event that, from time to time, the Board
of Directors, in its sole discretion,  determines that the Company does not have
adequate financial  resources to fully compensate the Employee in cash, then the
Company's  obligation to pay such compensation will be satisfied by the issuance
to the Employee of shares of the common stock of the Company, $.10 par value per
share  ("Compensation  Shares"),  which  shares  shall  constitute  compensation
pursuant to the terms of this Employee Agreement.

      6.2 Valuation. All Compensation Shares will be issued to the Employee at a
value  equal to the  average  of the high and low bid  prices  of the  Company's
common  stock as traded in the  over-the-counter  market  and quoted in the NASD
Electronic Bulletin Board during the period

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when such  Compensation  Shares were earned,  or at a discounted value which the
Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

      6.3  Registration   Rights.  From  time  to  time,  all  or  part  of  the
Compensation  Shares  may be  registered  by the  Company  under a  Registration
Statement on Form S-8, including a Re-offer  Prospectus,  as and at such time as
the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine.

7. Benefits

      The Employee shall receive medical  insurance and other fringe benefits to
the extent that such benefits are provided to other  executive  employees of the
Company or as shall be otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.

8. Expenses

      The Company  shall  reimburse  the  Employee for  reasonable,  documented,
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Employee in fulfilling his duties.

9. Termination

      9.1 For Cause. The Company may terminate the Employee's  employment at any
time "for cause" with  immediate  effect upon  delivering  written notice to the
Employee.  For  purposes of this  Agreement,  "for  cause"  shall  include:  (a)
embezzlement,  theft, larceny, material fraud, or other acts of dishonesty;  (b)
material  violation by employee of any of his obligations  under this Agreement;
(c) conviction of or entrance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony
or other crime which has or may have a material adverse effect on the Employee's
ability to carry out his duties under this  Agreement or upon the  reputation of
the Company; (d) conduct involving moral turpitude; (e) gross insubordination or
repeated insubordination after written warning by the Board of Directors; or (f)
material and continuing  failure by the Employee to perform the duties described
in Section 2 above in a quality and professional manner for at least thirty (30)
days  after  written  warning by the Board of  Directors  of the  Company.  Upon
termination  for cause,  the Company's sole and exclusive  obligation will be to
pay the Employee his  compensation  earned through the date of termination,  and
the  Employee  shall  not be  entitled  to any  compensation  after  the date of
termination.

      9.2 Upon Death.  In the event of the  Employee's  death during the term of
the this Agreement,  the Company's sole and exclusive  obligation will be to pay
to the Employee's spouse, if living, or to his estate, if his spouse is not then
living, the Employee's compensation earned through the date of death.


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      9.3 Upon Disability.  The Company may terminate the Employee's  employment
upon the Employee's total disability. The Employee shall be deemed to be totally
disabled if he is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement by reason of
mental or physical illness or accident for a period of three consecutive months.
Upon termination by reason of the Employee's disability,  the Company's sole and
exclusive obligation will be to pay the Employee his compensation earned through
the date of termination.

      9.4 Without Cause.  Subject to the terms of any future  agreement  between
the  Company  and  the  Employee,  the  Company  may  terminate  the  Employee's
employment  without cause at any time after expiration of the three-year term of
this Agreement.

10. Covenant Not to Compete

      10.1 Covenant. At all times during the terms of this Agreement, during any
period  following the term of this Agreement when the Employee shall continue to
be employed by the Company in any capacity  whatsoever,  and during the one year
period after the Employee's  employment  with the Company has been terminated by
either party and for any reason, the Employee will not directly or indirectly:

      (a)   enter into or attempt to enter into a business  which is directly or
            indirectly  engaged in the principal  activity or  activities  being
            engaged  in by  the  Company,  anywhere  in the  continental  United
            States;

      (b)   induce  or  attempt  to  persuade  any  former,  current  or  future
            employee, agent, manager, consultant, director, or other participant
            in the  Company's  business to terminate  such  employment  or other
            relationship  in  order  to enter  into  any  relationship  with the
            Employee,  any  business  organization  in which the  Employee  is a
            participant  in  any  capacity  whatsoever,  or any  other  business
            organization in competition with the Company's business; or

      (c)   use contracts,  proprietary information, trade secrets, confidential
            information,  customer  lists,  mailing  lists,  goodwill,  or other
            intangible  property used or useful in connection with the Company's
            business.

      10.2 Indirect  Activity.  The term  "indirectly,"  as used in Section 10.1
above,  includes  acting  as  a  paid  or  unpaid  director,   officer,   agent,
representative,  employee of, or  consultant to any  enterprise,  or acting as a
proprietor of an enterprise,  or holding any direct or indirect participation in
any  enterprise  as  an  owner,  partner,   limited  partner,   joint  venturer,
shareholder,  or  creditor,  except a 10% or less equity  position in a publicly
traded company.

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11. Severability

      The covenants set forth in Section 10 above shall be construed as a series
of separate  covenants,  one for each county in each of the states of the United
States to which such  restriction  applies.  If, in any judicial  proceeding,  a
court of  competent  jurisdiction  shall  refuse to enforce any of the  separate
covenants  deemed  included  in this  Agreement,  or shall find that the term or
geographic scope of one or more of the separate covenants is unreasonably broad,
the  parties  shall use their best good  faith  efforts to attempt to agree on a
valid  provision  which  shall  be  a  reasonable  substitute  for  the  invalid
provision. The reasonableness of the substitute provision shall be considered in
light of the purpose of the covenants and the reasonable  protectable  interests
of the Company and the Employee.  The substitute provision shall be incorporated
into  this  Agreement.  If the  parties  are  unable  to agree  on a  substitute
provision,  then the invalid or  unreasonably  broad  provision  shall be deemed
deleted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to permit enforcement.

12. Confidentiality

      The  Employee  acknowledges  that  he  will  develop  and  be  exposed  to
information that is or will be confidential and proprietary to the Company.  The
information includes customer lists,  technology designs, plans and information,
marketing plans,  pricing data,  product plans,  software,  and other intangible
information.  Such  information  shall be deemed  confidential to the extent not
generally  known  within  the  trade.  The  Employee  agrees to make use of such
information  only in the  performance  of his duties  under this  Agreement,  to
maintain such  information in confidence and to disclose the information only to
persons with a need to know.

13. Remedies

      The Employee  acknowledges  that  monetary  damages would be inadequate to
compensate the Company for any breach by the Employee of the covenants set forth
in Sections 10 and 12 above.  The  Employee  agrees  that,  in addition to other
remedies  which  may be  available,  the  Company  shall be  entitled  to obtain
injunctive  relief  against  the  threatened  breach  of this  Agreement  or the
continuation  of any breach,  or both,  without the necessity of proving  actual
damages.

14. Waiver

      The waiver by the Company of the breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Employee  shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by the Employee.

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15. Assignment

      This  Agreement  may be  assigned  by the  Company  as part of the sale of
substantially all of its business;  provided,  however, that the purchaser shall
expressly  assume all obligations of the Company under this Agreement.  Further,
this Agreement may be assigned by the Company to an affiliate, provided that any
such affiliate shall expressly  assume all obligations of the Company under this
Agreement,  and provided further that the Company shall then fully guarantee the
performance  of the Agreement by such  affiliate.  Employee  agrees that if this
Agreement is so assigned,  all the terms and conditions of this Agreement  shall
obtain  between  such  assignee and himself with the same force and effect as if
said  Agreement  had been made with such  assignee in the first  instance.  This
Agreement is personal to the Employee and shall not be assigned  without written
consent of the Company.

16. Notices

      All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be mailed by
certified mail, or delivered by hand or by recognized  overnight  courier to the
party to whom such notice is required or permitted to be given hereunder, in all
cases with written proof of receipt required. Any such notice shall be deemed to
have been given when received by the party to whom notice is given, as evidenced
by written and dated receipt of the receiving party.

      Any  notice to the  Company or to any  assignee  of the  Company  shall be
addressed as follows:

                           Nantucket Industries, Inc.
                           73 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6A
                           New York, NY 10003

Any notice to Employee shall be addressed as follows:

                           John Treglia
                           45 Ludlow Street, Suite 602
                           Yonkers, NY 10705

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17. General

      17.1. Law Governing.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

      17.2 Titles and Captions. All section titles or captions contained in this
Agreement are for  convenience  only and shall not be deemed part of the context
nor effect the interpretation of this Agreement.

      17.3 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement  contains the entire  understanding
between  and among the  parties  and  supersedes  any prior  understandings  and
agreements among them respecting the subject matter of this Agreement.

      17.4 Agreement  Binding.  This Agreement  shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

      17.5 Further  Action.  The parties  hereto  shall  execute and deliver all
documents,  provide all  information and take or forbear from all such action as
may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Agreement.

      17.6  Savings  Clause.  If  any  provision  of  this  Agreement,   or  the
application  of such  provision  to any  person or  circumstance,  shall be held
invalid,  the remainder of this Agreement,  or the application of such provision
to persons  or  circumstances  other than those as to which it is held  invalid,
shall not be affected thereby.

      17.7 Survival of Certain  Agreements.  The covenants  and  agreements  set
forth in Articles 10, 12, and 13 shall all survive the expiration of the term of
this Agreement and shall all survive termination of this Agreement and remain in
full force and effect regardless of the cause of such termination.


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18. Prior Agreements

      This  Agreement  supersedes  and  cancels  any and all  prior  agreements,
whether written or oral, between the parties.

      In Witness  Whereof,  the parties hereto have executed the above Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.

                                                NANTUCKET INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                                By /s/ Marsha Ellis
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                                                   Marsha Ellis, Treasurer

                                                   /s/ John Treglia
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                                                   John Treglia