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[HARTMARX LETTERHEAD]
                                                               EXHIBIT 10-G-7(a)
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                                 November 27, 2000



Mr. Taras R. Proczko
Vice President, Corporate Counsel
   and Secretary
Hartmarx Corporation
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606


Dear Taras:

       Hartmarx Corporation ("Hartmarx") has been authorized by its Board of
Directors to take appropriate steps approved by the Compensation and Stock
Option Committee to induce your continued attention to your assigned duties as
an important Company executive in the event of a potential Change in Control,
although not now contemplated, of Hartmarx.

       Accordingly, if you agree to remain employed by Hartmarx and/or any
subsidiary of Hartmarx (collectively, the "Company") until a Change in Control,
Hartmarx agrees to pay you the severance benefit described below ("Severance
Payment") in the event of the termination of your employment at any time during
the twenty-four (24) month period next following a Change in Control for any
reason other than (i) your death, disability or retirement; (ii) by the Company
for Cause (as hereinafter defined); or (iii) by you for other than Good Reason
(as hereinafter defined).

       The initial term of this Agreement continues for one year, and shall be
automatically extended each day by one day to create a new one year term until
the Company delivers written notice to you or you deliver written notice to the
Company, in either case, to the effect that the term of this Agreement shall
expire on a date specified in the notice that is not less than twelve (12)
months after the date the notice is delivered to the Company or you,
respectively, provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall occur during
the initial or extended period, then this Agreement shall continue for a period
of twenty-four (24) months beyond the month in which such a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred, and provided further that if an Imminent
Control Change Date (as defined below) occurs before the end of the term of this
Agreement, then

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November 27, 2000
Page 2


the notice not to extend this Agreement shall be void and of no further effect.
"Imminent Control Change Date" means any date on which (i) the Board of
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Directors of the Company adopts a resolution by vote of a majority of Directors
at a meeting at which a quorum is present to the effect that an Imminent Control
Change Date for purposes of this Agreement has occurred; (ii) the Company enters
into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control
of the Company; or (iii) such resolution or agreement remains effective and
unrevoked. In the event that such resolution or agreement is revoked or declared
ineffective, the Imminent Control Change Date shall be deemed to no longer to
exist. A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

       (A) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
           indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of
           the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
           securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner
           in connection with a merger or consolidation which would result in
           the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided that this
           exclusion shall only apply to the percentage obtained by merger or
           consolidation and shall cease to apply in the event additional
           securities are purchased in another transaction; or

       (B) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period
           prior to the date of this Agreement), individuals who at the
           beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
           Company ("Board") (together with any new directors whose election by
           the Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
           Company was approved by a vote of at least 66 2/3% of the directors
           of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the
           beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election
           was previously so approved unless the initial assumption of office of
           such subsequently-elected or appointed director was in connection
           with (i) an actual or threatened election contest, including a
           consent

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Mr. Taras R. Proczko
November 27, 2000
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           solicitation, relating to the election or removal of one or more
           members of the Board, (ii) a "tender offer" (as such term is used in
           Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), (iii) a
           proposed merger or consolidation of the Company, or (iv) a request,
           nomination or suggestion of any one or more Beneficial Owner of
           voting securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the
           aggregate voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the
           surviving corporation, as applicable)) cease for any reason to
           constitute at least 66 1/3% of the Board then in office; or

       (C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any
           direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) with any other
           corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result
           in the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

       (D) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
           liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an
           agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
           substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale or
           disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
           Company's assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting
           power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in
           substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company
           immediately prior to such sale.

       Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
occur in the event of a Management Change in Control.  A Management Change in
Control shall mean a Change in Control pursuant to which you (alone or with
others) acquire or retain, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of the Company (whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise) and which is directly
or indirectly attributable to a

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November 27, 2000
Page 4

public announcement by you (or others acting in concert with you) of an
intention to take actions which, if consummated, would constitute such
Management Change in Control. In addition, no "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of
integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the
combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities immediately prior
to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the
same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of
transactions.

       "Person" shall mean any person (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Exchange Act (the "Exchange Act"), as such term is modified in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (i) any employee plan
established by the Company, (ii) the Company or any of its affiliates (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) prior to the
transaction resulting in the Change in Control, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company.

       "Beneficial Owner" shall mean beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act.

       The Severance Payment will be equal to (i) 50% of your Annual
Compensation plus one-twelfth (1/12) of your Annual Compensation for each of
your full or partial years of employment by the Company at the time of your
termination, up to twelve years if you are under age 50, otherwise, up to
eighteen years; plus (ii) the excess of the value of all shares of Hartmarx
common stock issuable upon exercise of then outstanding stock options granted to
you under any Hartmarx stock option plan (whether or not then exercised or fully
exercisable), over the aggregate exercise price of such options.  All such
options shall be cancelled upon the making of said payment.  For purposes of
calculating your Severance Payment, the term "Annual Compensation" means the
average annual rate of compensation payable to you by the Company for the three
(3) calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which a Change in
Control occurs, including, without limitation, all compensation income
recognized as a result of your exercise of Hartmarx stock options (or Stock
Appreciation Rights) or the sale of the stock so acquired, or earned by you but
not paid for any reason other than your agreement to postpone and defer such
payment.

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November 27, 2000
Page 5

       Termination of your employment for "Cause" means termination because of
(i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with
the Company (other than resulting from your disability or after you have
notified the Company that you intend to terminate your employment for Good
Reason) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you
by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board
believes you have not substantially performed your duties; or (ii) your willful
engaging in wrongful conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to
the Company; provided, however, that no act or failure to act on your part shall
be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the
Company.  In the event that the existence of Cause shall become an issue in any
action or proceeding between the parties, the Company shall have the burden of
establishing by clear and convincing evidence that the actions or omissions did
in fact occur and do constitute Cause and that you failed to correct such
conduct.  Unless the Company so establishes, by clear and convincing evidence,
any termination of employment shall be deemed a termination by the Company
without Cause for all purposes of this Agreement.  Termination of your
employment for "Good Reason" means your termination after the Company has taken
any action without your express written consent, which directly or indirectly
reduces or deprives you of any material benefit enjoyed by you or any of your
beneficiaries immediately prior to a Change in Control, including, without
limitation, the occurrence of any of the following:

       (A) the assignment to you of any duties inconsistent with your status as
           Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary, Hartmarx
           Corporation, or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or
           status of your responsibilities from those in effect immediately
           prior to a Change in Control;

       (B) a reduction in your annual base salary and/or bonus opportunity as in
           effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

       (C) the Company's requiring you to be based at a location more than 50
           miles from your principal place of employment immediately prior to a
           Change in Control;

       (D) the Company's failure to: (i) pay you any portion of your
           compensation, including bonus and/or deferred compensation, within
           seven (7) days of its due date; (ii) continue any compensation or
           benefit plan in which you participate, or to continue your
           participation

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November 27, 2000
Page 6

           therein on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of
           the amount of benefits provided and the level of your participation
           relative to other participants; (iii) continue to provide you with
           benefits substantially similar to those you enjoy at the time of a
           Change in Control; (iv) to provide you with the number of paid
           vacation days to which you may then be entitled on the basis of years
           of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's normal
           vacation policy in effect at the time of a Change in Control; or (v)
           to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and
           agree to perform this Agreement.

       If you are employed by the Company upon a Change in Control and
simultaneously or thereafter become eligible to receive a Severance Payment, it
will be paid to you, in a lump sum, immediately upon your termination of
employment in addition to all other amounts to which you may be entitled under
any employment agreement(s) and/or compensation plan(s) of the Company.
Hartmarx will also pay or reimburse you for all legal fees, accounting, expert
witness or other fees, costs and expenses which you incur (together with an
additional amount such that the net amount retained by you, after deduction of
any federal, state and local income tax upon the payment provided by this
sentence shall be equal to the amount you are paid or reimbursed pursuant to
this sentence) to obtain any benefit (including the Severance Payment) to be
provided to you pursuant to this Agreement.  If the Company fails to pay any
amount provided under this Agreement when due, the Company shall pay interest,
compounded monthly, on such amount at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) (i) the
highest rate of interest charged by the Company's principal lender on its
revolving credit agreements as in effect from time to time during the period of
such nonpayment plus 200 basis points, or (ii) in the absence of such a lender,
300 basis points over the prime commercial lending rate announced by The Wall
Street Journal in effect from time to time during the period of such nonpayment,
or (b) the highest legally-permissible interest rate allowed to be charged under
applicable law.  If you should die while any amount is payable to you hereunder,
such amount shall be paid to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if
there is no such designee, to your estate.

       Nothing in this Agreement is intended to give you the right to be
retained in the employ of Hartmarx or any of its subsidiaries or to interfere
with the Company's right to discharge you at any time for any reason.  Prior to
a Change in Control, you will have no right or interest whatsoever in or to the
Severance Payment or any portion thereof.

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November 27, 2000
Page 7

       The Company shall establish irrevocable standby letters of credit issued
by The Bank of New York or another bank having combined capital and surplus in
excess of $500 million to secure the Company's obligations to you.  Said letters
of credit shall be established prior to an Imminent Control Change Date, and
shall be as follows:

       (A) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the payment of legal fees and related tax gross-up payment as
           provided for under this Agreement in the amount of $5 million, which
           amount shall be available to you and each other person covered by the
           letter of credit; and

       (B) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the other payments and benefits provided for under this
           Agreement in an amount which is not less than the amount of severance
           and other benefits (the "Severance Benefits") that would be payable
           to you pursuant to this Agreement if you were terminated by the
           Company without Cause following a Change in Control, which amount
           shall be available solely to you.

       The amount of the letter of credit described in paragraph (B) above,
shall be increased by the Company from time to time so that such amount is never
less than the amount of your Severance Benefits.  The letters of credit
described in paragraphs (A) and (B) may expire on the date on which the Imminent
Control Change Date ceases to exist. Upon a Change in Control, the letters of
credit shall remain in effect and shall not be subject to termination prior to
their respective Expiry Dates as provided in each such letter of credit.  The
Company shall establish an escrow account for each of the letters of credit at
the time the letters of credit are established by entering into escrow
agreements with LaSalle Bank National Association or another bank having
combined capital and surplus in excess of $100 million in substantially the
forms attached hereto.

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Mr. Taras R. Proczko
November 27, 2000
Page 8

       Upon receiving this letter, please sign the copy enclosed for that
purpose where indicated (acknowledging your agreement to the foregoing) and
return it as soon as possible.  Upon your execution and return of this letter,
the terms and conditions of this letter shall control and govern and shall
replace and supersede all prior agreements between you and the Company relating
to the subject matter hereof.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                         HARTMARX CORPORATION



                                         /s/ Glenn R. Morgan
                                    By: __________________________
                                        Glenn R. Morgan
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:                    Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer


/s/ Taras R. Proczko
____________________________
Taras R. Proczko, Vice President,
Corporate Counsel and Secretary
Hartmarx Corporation

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                EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FURNISHED
                         TO THE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST

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                                                               EXHIBIT 10-G-7(b)
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                                 November 27, 2000



Ms. Linda J. Valentine
Vice President, Compensation
   and Benefits
Hartmarx Corporation
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606


Dear Lin:

       Hartmarx Corporation ("Hartmarx") has been authorized by its Board of
Directors to take appropriate steps approved by the Compensation and Stock
Option Committee to induce your continued attention to your assigned duties as
an important Company executive in the event of a potential Change in Control,
although not now contemplated, of Hartmarx.

       Accordingly, if you agree to remain employed by Hartmarx and/or any
subsidiary of Hartmarx (collectively, the "Company") until a Change in Control,
Hartmarx agrees to pay you the severance benefit described below ("Severance
Payment") in the event of the termination of your employment at any time during
the twenty-four (24) month period next following a Change in Control for any
reason other than (i) your death, disability or retirement; (ii) by the Company
for Cause (as hereinafter defined); or (iii) by you for other than Good Reason
(as hereinafter defined).

       The initial term of this Agreement continues for one year, and shall be
automatically extended each day by one day to create a new one year term until
the Company delivers written notice to you or you deliver written notice to the
Company, in either case, to the effect that the term of this Agreement shall
expire on a date specified in the notice that is not less than twelve (12)
months after the date the notice is delivered to the Company or you,
respectively, provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall occur during
the initial or extended period, then this Agreement shall continue for a period
of twenty-four (24) months beyond the month in which such a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred, and provided further that if an Imminent
Control Change Date (as defined below) occurs before the end of the term of this
Agreement, then
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 2

the notice not to extend this Agreement shall be void and of no further effect.
"Imminent Control Change Date" means any date on which (i) the Board of
 ----------------------------
Directors of the Company adopts a resolution by vote of a majority of Directors
at a meeting at which a quorum is present to the effect that an Imminent Control
Change Date for purposes of this Agreement has occurred; (ii) the Company enters
into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control
of the Company; or (iii) such resolution or agreement remains effective and
unrevoked. In the event that such resolution or agreement is revoked or declared
ineffective, the Imminent Control Change Date shall be deemed to no longer to
exist. A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

       (A) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
           indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of
           the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
           securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner
           in connection with a merger or consolidation which would result in
           the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided that this
           exclusion shall only apply to the percentage obtained by merger or
           consolidation and shall cease to apply in the event additional
           securities are purchased in another transaction; or

       (B) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period
           prior to the date of this Agreement), individuals who at the
           beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
           Company ("Board") (together with any new directors whose election by
           the Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
           Company was approved by a vote of at least 66 2/3% of the directors
           of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the
           beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election
           was previously so approved unless the initial assumption of office of
           such subsequently-elected or appointed director was in connection
           with (i) an actual or threatened election contest, including a
           consent
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 3

           solicitation, relating to the election or removal of one or more
           members of the Board, (ii) a "tender offer" (as such term is used in
           Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), (iii) a
           proposed merger or consolidation of the Company, or (iv) a request,
           nomination or suggestion of any one or more Beneficial Owner of
           voting securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the
           aggregate voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the
           surviving corporation, as applicable)) cease for any reason to
           constitute at least 66 2/3% of the Board then in office; or

       (C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any
           direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) with any other
           corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result
           in the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

       (D) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
           liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an
           agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
           substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale or
           disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
           Company's assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting
           power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in
           substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company
           immediately prior to such sale .

       Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
occur in the event of a Management Change in Control.  A Management Change in
Control shall mean a Change in Control pursuant to which you (alone or with
others) acquire or retain, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of the Company (whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise) and which is directly
or indirectly attributable to a
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 4

public announcement by you (or others acting in concert with you) of an
intention to take actions which, if consummated, would constitute such
Management Change in Control. In addition, no "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of
integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the
combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities immediately prior
to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the
same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of
transactions.

       "Person" shall mean any person (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Exchange Act (the "Exchange Act"), as such term is modified in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (i) any employee plan
established by the Company, (ii) the Company or any of its affiliates (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) prior to the
transaction resulting in the Change in Control, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company.

       "Beneficial Owner" shall mean beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act.

       The Severance Payment will be equal to (i) 50% of your Annual
Compensation plus one-twelfth (1/12) of your Annual Compensation for each of
your full or partial years of employment by the Company at the time of your
termination, up to twelve years if you are under age 50, otherwise, up to
eighteen years; plus (ii) the excess of the value of all shares of Hartmarx
common stock issuable upon exercise of then outstanding stock options granted to
you under any Hartmarx stock option plan (whether or not then exercised or fully
exercisable), over the aggregate exercise price of such options.  All such
options shall be cancelled upon the making of said payment.  For purposes of
calculating your Severance Payment, the term "Annual Compensation" means the
average annual rate of compensation payable to you by the Company for the three
(3) calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which a Change in
Control occurs, including, without limitation, all compensation income
recognized as a result of your exercise of Hartmarx stock options (or Stock
Appreciation Rights) or the sale of the stock so acquired, or earned by you but
not paid for any reason other than your agreement to postpone and defer such
payment.
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 5

       Termination of your employment for "Cause" means termination because of
(i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with
the Company (other than resulting from your disability or after you have
notified the Company that you intend to terminate your employment for Good
Reason) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you
by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board
believes you have not substantially performed your duties; or (ii) your willful
engaging in wrongful conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to
the Company; provided, however, that no act or failure to act on your part shall
be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the
Company.  In the event that the existence of Cause shall become an issue in any
action or proceeding between the parties, the Company shall have the burden of
establishing by clear and convincing evidence that the actions or omissions did
in fact occur and do constitute Cause and that you failed to correct such
conduct.  Unless the Company so establishes, by clear and convincing evidence,
any termination of employment shall be deemed a termination by the Company
without Cause for all purposes of this Agreement.  Termination of your
employment for "Good Reason" means your termination after the Company has taken
any action without your express written consent, which directly or indirectly
reduces or deprives you of any material benefit enjoyed by you or any of your
beneficiaries immediately prior to a Change in Control, including, without
limitation, the occurrence of any of the following:

       (A) the assignment to you of any duties inconsistent with your status as
           Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, Hartmarx Corporation, or a
           substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of your
           responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to a Change
           in Control;

       (B) a reduction in your annual base salary and/or bonus opportunity as in
           effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

       (C) the Company's requiring you to be based at a location more than 50
           miles from your principal place of employment immediately prior to a
           Change in Control;

       (D) the Company's failure to: (i) pay you any portion of your
           compensation, including bonus and/or deferred compensation, within
           seven (7) days of its due date; (ii) continue any compensation or
           benefit plan in which you participate, or to continue your
           participation
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 6

           therein on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of
           the amount of benefits provided and the level of your participation
           relative to other participants; (iii) continue to provide you with
           benefits substantially similar to those you enjoy at the time of a
           Change in Control; (iv) to provide you with the number of paid
           vacation days to which you may then be entitled on the basis of years
           of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's normal
           vacation policy in effect at the time of a Change in Control; or (v)
           to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and
           agree to perform this Agreement.

       If you are employed by the Company upon a Change in Control and
simultaneously or thereafter become eligible to receive a Severance Payment, it
will be paid to you, in a lump sum, immediately upon your termination of
employment in addition to all other amounts to which you may be entitled under
any employment agreement(s) and/or compensation plan(s) of the Company.
Hartmarx will also pay or reimburse you for all legal fees, accounting, expert
witness or other fees, costs and expenses which you incur (together with an
additional amount such that the net amount retained by you, after deduction of
any federal, state and local income tax upon the payment provided by this
sentence shall be equal to the amount you are paid or reimbursed pursuant to
this sentence) to obtain any benefit (including the Severance Payment) to be
provided to you pursuant to this Agreement.  If the Company fails to pay any
amount provided under this Agreement when due, the Company shall pay interest,
compounded monthly, on such amount at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) (i) the
highest rate of interest charged by the Company's principal lender on its
revolving credit agreements as in effect from time to time during the period of
such nonpayment plus 200 basis points, or (ii) in the absence of such a lender,
300 basis points over the prime commercial lending rate announced by The Wall
Street Journal in effect from time to time during the period of such nonpayment,
or (b) the highest legally-permissible interest rate allowed to be charged under
applicable law.  If you should die while any amount is payable to you hereunder,
such amount shall be paid to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if
there is no such designee, to your estate.

       Nothing in this Agreement is intended to give you the right to be
retained in the employ of Hartmarx or any of its subsidiaries or to interfere
with the Company's right to discharge you at any time for any reason.  Prior to
a Change in Control, you will have no right or interest whatsoever in or to the
Severance Payment or any portion thereof.
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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 7

       The Company shall establish irrevocable standby letters of credit issued
by The Bank of New York or another bank having combined capital and surplus in
excess of $500 million to secure the Company's obligations to you.  Said letters
of credit shall be established prior to an Imminent Control Change Date, and
shall be as follows:

       (A) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the payment of legal fees and related tax gross-up payment as
           provided for under this Agreement in the amount of $5 million, which
           amount shall be available to you and each other person covered by the
           letter of credit; and

       (B) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the other payments and benefits provided for under this
           Agreement in an amount which is not less than the amount of severance
           and other benefits (the "Severance Benefits") that would be payable
           to you pursuant to this Agreement if you were terminated by the
           Company without Cause following a Change in Control, which amount
           shall be available solely to you.

       The amount of the letter of credit described in paragraph (B) above,
shall be increased by the Company from time to time so that such amount is never
less than the amount of your Severance Benefits.  The letters of credit
described in paragraphs (A) and (B) may expire on the date on which the Imminent
Control Change Date ceases to exist. Upon a Change in Control, the letters of
credit shall remain in effect and shall not be subject to termination prior to
their respective Expiry Dates as provided in each such letter of credit.  The
Company shall establish an escrow account for each of the letters of credit at
the time the letters of credit are established by entering into escrow
agreements with LaSalle Bank National Association or another bank having
combined capital and surplus in excess of $100 million in substantially the
forms attached hereto.

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Ms. Linda J. Valentine
November 27, 2000
Page 8

       Upon receiving this letter, please sign the copy enclosed for that
purpose where indicated (acknowledging your agreement to the foregoing) and
return it as soon as possible.  Upon your execution and return of this letter,
the terms and conditions of this letter shall control and govern and shall
replace and supersede all prior agreements between you and the Company relating
to the subject matter hereof.

                                 Very truly yours,

                               HARTMARX CORPORATION


                               By:/S/ GLENN R. MORGAN
                                 ----------------------------
                                 Glenn R. Morgan
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:             Executive Vice President and
                                 Chief Financial Officer

/S/ LINDA J. VALENTINE
----------------------------
Linda J. Valentine
Vice President, Compensation
   and Benefits
Hartmarx Corporation
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                EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FURNISHED
                         TO THE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST
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                                                               EXHIBIT 10-G-7(c)
                                                               -----------------

                            [HARTMARX LETTER HEAD]


                                 November 27, 2000



Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
Vice President and Controller
Hartmarx Corporation
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606


Dear Andy:

       Hartmarx Corporation ("Hartmarx") has been authorized by its Board of
Directors to take appropriate steps approved by the Compensation and Stock
Option Committee to induce your continued attention to your assigned duties as
an important Company executive in the event of a potential Change in Control,
although not now contemplated, of Hartmarx.

       Accordingly, if you agree to remain employed by Hartmarx and/or any
subsidiary of Hartmarx (collectively, the "Company") until a Change in Control,
Hartmarx agrees to pay you the severance benefit described below ("Severance
Payment") in the event of the termination of your employment at any time during
the twenty-four (24) month period next following a Change in Control for any
reason other than (i) your death, disability or retirement; (ii) by the Company
for Cause (as hereinafter defined); or (iii) by you for other than Good Reason
(as hereinafter defined).

       The initial term of this Agreement continues for one year, and shall be
automatically extended each day by one day to create a new one year term until
the Company delivers written notice to you or you deliver written notice to the
Company, in either case, to the effect that the term of this Agreement shall
expire on a date specified in the notice that is not less than twelve (12)
months after the date the notice is delivered to the Company or you,
respectively, provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall occur during
the initial or extended period, then this Agreement shall continue for a period
of twenty-four (24) months beyond the month in which such a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred, and provided further that if an Imminent
Control Change Date (as defined below) occurs before the end of the term of this
Agreement, then the notice not to extend this Agreement shall be void and of no
further effect.  "Imminent
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 2

Control Change Date" means any date on which (i) the Board of Directors of the
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Company adopts a resolution by vote of a majority of Directors at a meeting at
which a quorum is present to the effect that an Imminent Control Change Date for
purposes of this Agreement has occurred; (ii) the Company enters into an
agreement, the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control of the
Company; or (iii) such resolution or agreement remains effective and unrevoked.
In the event that such resolution or agreement is revoked or declared
ineffective, the Imminent Control Change Date shall be deemed to no longer to
exist. A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

       (A) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
           indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of
           the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
           securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner
           in connection with a merger or consolidation which would result in
           the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided that this
           exclusion shall only apply to the percentage obtained by merger or
           consolidation and shall cease to apply in the event additional
           securities are purchased in another transaction; or

       (B) during any period of two consecutive years (not including any period
           prior to the date of this Agreement), individuals who at the
           beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
           Company ("Board") (together with any new directors whose election by
           the Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
           Company was approved by a vote of at least 66 2/3% of the directors
           of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the
           beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election
           was previously so approved unless the initial assumption of office of
           such subsequently-elected or appointed director was in connection
           with (i) an actual or threatened election contest, including a
           consent solicitation, relating to the election or removal of one or
           more
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 3

           members of the Board, (ii) a "tender offer" (as such term is used in
           Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), (iii) a
           proposed merger or consolidation of the Company, or (iv) a request,
           nomination or suggestion of any one or more Beneficial Owner of
           voting securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the
           aggregate voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the
           surviving corporation, as applicable)) cease for any reason to
           constitute at least 66 2/3% of the Board then in office; or

       (C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company (or any
           direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) with any other
           corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result
           in the record holders of the voting securities of the Company
           outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation
           continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
           converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any
           parent thereof) in substantially the same proportions as their
           ownership immediately prior to such merger or consolidation at least
           75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
           Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding
           immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

       (D) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
           liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an
           agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
           substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale or
           disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
           Company's assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting
           power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in
           substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company
           immediately prior to such sale.

       Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
occur in the event of a Management Change in Control.  A Management Change in
Control shall mean a Change in Control pursuant to which you (alone or with
others) acquire or retain, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of the Company (whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise) and which is directly
or indirectly attributable to a public announcement by you (or others acting in
concert with you) of an intention to take
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 4

actions which, if consummated, would constitute such Management Change in
Control. In addition, no "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if
there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions
immediately following which the record holders of the combined voting power of
the Company's outstanding securities immediately prior to such transaction or
series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate
ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

       "Person" shall mean any person (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Exchange Act (the "Exchange Act"), as such term is modified in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (i) any employee plan
established by the Company, (ii) the Company or any of its affiliates (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) prior to the
transaction resulting in the Change in Control, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company.

       "Beneficial Owner" shall mean beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act.

       The Severance Payment will be equal to (i) 50% of your Annual
Compensation plus one-twelfth (1/12) of your Annual Compensation for each of
your full or partial years of employment by the Company at the time of your
termination, up to twelve years if you are under age 50, otherwise, up to
eighteen years; plus (ii) the excess of the value of all shares of Hartmarx
common stock issuable upon exercise of then outstanding stock options granted to
you under any Hartmarx stock option plan (whether or not then exercised or fully
exercisable), over the aggregate exercise price of such options.  All such
options shall be cancelled upon the making of said payment.  For purposes of
calculating your Severance Payment, the term "Annual Compensation" means the
average annual rate of compensation payable to you by the Company for the three
(3) calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which a Change in
Control occurs, including, without limitation, all compensation income
recognized as a result of your exercise of Hartmarx stock options (or Stock
Appreciation Rights) or the sale of the stock so acquired, or earned by you but
not paid for any reason other than your agreement to postpone and defer such
payment.

       Termination of your employment for "Cause" means termination because of
(i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with
the
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 5

Company (other than resulting from your disability or after you have notified
the Company that you intend to terminate your employment for Good Reason) after
a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board,
which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes you
have not substantially performed your duties; or (ii) your willful engaging in
wrongful conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company;
provided, however, that no act or failure to act on your part shall be deemed
"willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the
Company. In the event that the existence of Cause shall become an issue in any
action or proceeding between the parties, the Company shall have the burden of
establishing by clear and convincing evidence that the actions or omissions did
in fact occur and do constitute Cause and that you failed to correct such
conduct. Unless the Company so establishes, by clear and convincing evidence,
any termination of employment shall be deemed a termination by the Company
without Cause for all purposes of this Agreement. Termination of your employment
for "Good Reason" means your termination after the Company has taken any action
without your express written consent, which directly or indirectly reduces or
deprives you of any material benefit enjoyed by you or any of your beneficiaries
immediately prior to a Change in Control, including, without limitation, the
occurrence of any of the following:

       (A) the assignment to you of any duties inconsistent with your status as
           Vice President and Controller, Hartmarx Corporation, or a substantial
           adverse alteration in the nature or status of your responsibilities
           from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

       (B) a reduction in your annual base salary and/or bonus opportunity as in
           effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

       (C) the Company's requiring you to be based at a location more than 50
           miles from your principal place of employment immediately prior to a
           Change in Control;

       (D) the Company's failure to: (i) pay you any portion of your
           compensation, including bonus and/or deferred compensation, within
           seven (7) days of its due date; (ii) continue any compensation or
           benefit plan in which you participate, or to continue your
           participation therein on a basis not materially less favorable, both
           in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of your
           participation relative to other participants; (iii) continue to
           provide you with benefits
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 6

           substantially similar to those you enjoy at the time of a Change in
           Control; (iv) to provide you with the number of paid vacation days to
           which you may then be entitled on the basis of years of service with
           the Company in accordance with the Company's normal vacation policy
           in effect at the time of a Change in Control; or (v) to obtain a
           satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to
           perform this Agreement.

       If you are employed by the Company upon a Change in Control and
simultaneously or thereafter become eligible to receive a Severance Payment, it
will be paid to you, in a lump sum, immediately upon your termination of
employment in addition to all other amounts to which you may be entitled under
any employment agreement(s) and/or compensation plan(s) of the Company.
Hartmarx will also pay or reimburse you for all legal fees, accounting, expert
witness or other fees, costs and expenses which you incur (together with an
additional amount such that the net amount retained by you, after deduction of
any federal, state and local income tax upon the payment provided by this
sentence shall be equal to the amount you are paid or reimbursed pursuant to
this sentence) to obtain any benefit (including the Severance Payment) to be
provided to you pursuant to this Agreement.  If the Company fails to pay any
amount provided under this Agreement when due, the Company shall pay interest,
compounded monthly, on such amount at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) (i) the
highest rate of interest charged by the Company's principal lender on its
revolving credit agreements as in effect from time to time during the period of
such nonpayment plus 200 basis points, or (ii) in the absence of such a lender,
300 basis points over the prime commercial lending rate announced by The Wall
Street Journal in effect from time to time during the period of such nonpayment,
or (b) the highest legally-permissible interest rate allowed to be charged under
applicable law.  If you should die while any amount is payable to you hereunder,
such amount shall be paid to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if
there is no such designee, to your estate.

       Nothing in this Agreement is intended to give you the right to be
retained in the employ of Hartmarx or any of its subsidiaries or to interfere
with the Company's right to discharge you at any time for any reason.  Prior to
a Change in Control, you will have no right or interest whatsoever in or to the
Severance Payment or any portion thereof.

       The Company shall establish irrevocable standby letters of credit issued
by The Bank of New York or another bank having combined capital and surplus in
excess of $500 million to secure the Company's obligations to you.  Said letters
of credit shall be established prior to an Imminent Control Change Date, and
shall be as follows:
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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
Page 7

       (A) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the payment of legal fees and related tax gross-up payment as
           provided for under this Agreement in the amount of $5 million, which
           amount shall be available to you and each other person covered by the
           letter of credit; and

       (B) one letter of credit, in substantially the form attached hereto, to
           secure the other payments and benefits provided for under this
           Agreement in an amount which is not less than the amount of severance
           and other benefits (the "Severance Benefits") that would be payable
           to you pursuant to this Agreement if you were terminated by the
           Company without Cause following a Change in Control, which amount
           shall be available solely to you.

       The amount of the letter of credit described in paragraph (B) above,
shall be increased by the Company from time to time so that such amount is never
less than the amount of your Severance Benefits.  The letters of credit
described in paragraphs (A) and (B) may expire on the date on which the Imminent
Control Change Date ceases to exist. Upon a Change in Control, the letters of
credit shall remain in effect and shall not be subject to termination prior to
their respective Expiry Dates as provided in each such letter of credit.  The
Company shall establish an escrow account for each of the letters of credit at
the time the letters of credit are established by entering into escrow
agreements with LaSalle Bank National Association or another bank having
combined capital and surplus in excess of $100 million in substantially the
forms attached hereto.

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Mr. Andrew A. Zahr
November 27, 2000
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       Upon receiving this letter, please sign the copy enclosed for that
purpose where indicated (acknowledging your agreement to the foregoing) and
return it as soon as possible.  Upon your execution and return of this letter,
the terms and conditions of this letter shall control and govern and shall
replace and supersede all prior agreements between you and the Company relating
to the subject matter hereof.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           HARTMARX CORPORATION


                                                /s/ GLENN R. MORGAN
                                           By: __________________________
                                                Glenn R. Morgan
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:                            Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer

/s/ ANDREW A. ZAHR
____________________________
Andrew A. Zahr
Vice President and Controller
Hartmarx Corporation
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                EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FURNISHED
                         TO THE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST