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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                                 ERIZON OPTION

     This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of April 14, 2000
between Hanover Direct, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Rakesh
K. Kaul (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors
(the "Compensation Committee") has heretofore adopted and the Company's
shareholders have heretofore approved and ratified the Long-Term Incentive Plan
for Rakesh K. Kaul (the "Plan"); and

     WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the granting of stock options in erizon,
Inc. subject to the terms set forth herein

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements
herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          1. The Company hereby evidences and confirms the grant to the
     Executive on the date hereof (the "Date of Grant") by the Compensation
     Committee of an option (the "Initial Option") to purchase 60 shares of the
     Common Stock of erizon, Inc. (the "Shares"), which amount represents 6% of
     the fully diluted Common Stock (including all outstanding warrants and
     options, vested and unvested) of erizon, Inc. as of the date hereof. The
     exercise price for the Initial Option shall be equal to the fair market
     value of the Common Stock of erizon, Inc. on the Date of Grant as
     determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, provided
     that the fair market value of the Common Stock of erizon, Inc. for purposes
     of establishing the exercise price for the Initial Option shall not exceed
     $200,000,000. Executive shall receive protection from further dilution of
     the Shares until such time as erizon, Inc. completes its first round of
     Board-approved equity or convertible debt financing after which time there
     shall be no protection from further dilution of the Shares. Upon completion
     of its first round of Board-approved equity or convertible debt financing,
     the Company shall grant Executive an additional option (the "Additional
     Option") to purchase Shares that, together with the Initial Option, shall
     represent 6% of the fully diluted Common Stock of erizon, Inc. (including
     all outstanding warrants and options, vested and unvested). The exercise
     price for the Additional Option shall be equal to the fair market value of
     the Common Stock on the date the Additional Option is granted to Executive,
     as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. Other
     than as expressly provided for in this Section 1, the Initial Option and
     the Additional Option (collectively the "Option") shall be treated as if
     granted on the Date of Grant. The Option shall expire on March 6, 2010 (the
     "Expiration Date"), subject to earlier cancellation or termination as
     provided herein.

          2. Subject to the other provisions contained herein regarding the
     exercisability of the Option, the Option shall become exercisable only as
     provided in this Section 2:

             (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the Option shall
        vest and become exercisable in equal parts on each successive
        anniversary of March 6, 2000 over the four-year period commencing on
        March 6, 2000 provided that Executive remains employed by the Company
        and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries (collectively the "Company").

             (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall immediately
        vest and become exercisable in full (i) upon the termination of
        Executive's employment by reason of death, Disability, by the Company
        without Cause or by Executive within ninety days of an occurrence
        constituting Good

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        Reason (as such terms are defined in the Employment Agreement dated as
        of March 6, 2000 between Executive and the Company (hereinafter the
        "Employment Agreement")) or (ii) upon the occurrence of a Change of
        Control (as such term is defined in the Hanover Direct, Inc. Thirty-Six
        Month Compensation Continuation Plan (hereinafter the "Change of Control
        Plan")).

          3. In the event of a termination of the Executive's employment with
     the Company while any portion of the Option remains unexercised, the
     Executive's rights to exercise the Option shall be exercisable only as
     follows:

             (i) Involuntary Termination.  If the Executive's employment is
        involuntarily terminated by the Company other than for Cause or
        Executive resigns for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in the
        Employment Agreement), his Option may be exercised during the six-month
        period following the later of (x) such termination or (y) the
        registration of the Shares underlying the Option. For purposes hereof,
        the provisions of the Employment Agreement shall apply in determining
        whether the Executive's employment has been involuntarily terminated by
        the Company other than for Cause or if Executive has resigned with Good
        Reason.

             (ii) Death.  If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of
        death, the Option may be exercised during the twelve-month period
        following such termination.

             (iii) Disability.  If the Executive's employment terminates by
        reason of Disability (as such term is defined in the Employment
        Agreement), the Option may be exercised during the twelve-month period
        following such termination. For purposes hereof, the provisions of the
        Employment Agreement shall apply in determining whether the Executive's
        employment has been terminated due to a Disability.

             (iv) Change of Control.  If Executive's employment terminates other
        than for Cause or if Executive resigns with Good Reason (as such terms
        are defined in the Employment Agreement) within twenty-four months of a
        Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement),
        the Option may be exercised during the twelve-month period following
        such termination. For purposes hereof, the provisions of the Change of
        Control Plan shall apply in determining whether a Change of Control has
        occurred.

             (v) Termination in Other Circumstances.  If the Executive's
        employment terminates in circumstances not described in clauses (i)
        through (iv), the Executive may, within 30 days following such
        termination, exercise the Option with respect to such number of Shares
        as to which the Option is exercisable on the date of termination, as
        determined pursuant to Section 2.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall in no event be exercisable
     in whole or in part after the Expiration Date.

          4. If at the time of Executive's termination for any reason the Common
     Stock of erizon, Inc. is not publicly-traded, at the Executive's request,
     the Company shall purchase from the Executive the Shares as to which the
     Option is exercisable, as determined pursuant to Section 2, or any portion
     thereof at the then current fair market value as determined by the Board of
     Directors of the Company in good faith. Any dispute concerning the
     valuation of the fair market value of the Company will be determined using
     a "baseball arbitration model" by a mutually agreed upon investment banking
     company. The computation of fair market value will assume (i) underwriter
     fees and discounts as if the Initial Public Offering had taken place, and
     (ii) public market security.

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          5. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the Option is not
     transferable by the Executive other than by will or the laws of descent and
     distribution and is exercisable, during the Executive's lifetime, only by
     the Executive.

          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a):

             (i) In the event of the Executive's incapacity, the Option may be
        exercised by a conservator, guardian, or the agent under a Durable Power
        of Attorney;

             (ii) Upon the Executive's death, the Option is transferable by
        will, by a revocable or irrevocable trust established by the Executive,
        or by a written beneficiary designation executed by the Executive and
        delivered to the Company prior to the Executive's death;

             (iii) The Executive may transfer the Option to the Executive's
        spouse and/or issue or trusts for the benefit of the Executive. the
        Executive's spouse, and/or the Executive's issue.

          6. In order to exercise the Option, in whole or in part, the Executive
     shall give written notice to the Company, specifying the number of Shares
     to be purchased and the purchase price to be paid, and accompanied by the
     payment of the purchase price. Such purchase price may be paid in cash, a
     certified check, or a bank check payable to the Company, or in whole shares
     of Common Stock held by the Executive for at least six months evidenced by
     negotiable certificates, valued at their fair market value on the date of
     exercise, or in a combination of the foregoing. Alternatively, the Option
     may be exercised, in whole or in part, by delivering a properly executed
     exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to
     deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds
     necessary to pay the purchase price, and such other documents as the
     Compensation Committee may require. Upon receipt of payment, the Company
     shall deliver to the Executive (or to any other person entitled to exercise
     the Option) a certificate or certificates for such Shares. If certificates
     representing shares of Common Stock are used to pay all or part of the
     purchase price of the Option, separate certificates shall be delivered by
     the Company representing the same number of shares as each certificate so
     used and an additional certificate shall be delivered representing the
     additional shares to which the Executive is entitled as a result of
     exercise of the Option.

          7. The Option shall be exercised only with respect to full Shares or
     fractional shares having a value of not less than $100,000; no fractional
     Shares having lesser value shall be issued.

          8. As a condition to the issuance of Shares under the Option, the
     Executive agrees to remit to the Company at the time of exercise any taxes
     required to be withheld by the Company under the applicable laws or other
     regulations of any governmental authority, whether federal, state of local,
     and whether domestic or foreign. The Company shall promptly remit such
     taxes to the applicable governmental authority.

          9. If the Executive so requests in writing, shares purchased upon
     exercise of the Option may be issued in the name of the Executive and
     another person jointly with the right of survivorship, or in the name of a
     revocable trust of which the Executive is the grantor.

          10. The Option does not qualify as an incentive stock option under
     Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.

          11. This Option shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
     successor or assignee of the Company and to any executor, administrator,
     legal representative, legatee, or distributee or transferee entitled by law
     or the provisions of the Plan to the Executive's rights hereunder.

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          12. The Option is subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan,
     the provisions of which are incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

          13. This Agreement is entered into, and shall be construed and
     enforced, under the laws of the State of New York, and shall not be
     modified except by written agreement signed by the parties hereto.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.

                                          HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

                                          By: /s/ Ralph Bulle
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                                          Its: Senior Vice President
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                                         By: /s/ Curt Johnson
                                         Its: Senior Vice President

                                          /s/ Rakesh K. Kaul
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                                            Rakesh K. Kaul


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