EXHIBIT10.17

THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.

NON-EMPLOYEEDIRECTORSDEFERRED COMPENSATIONPLAN

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| 1)  | Purpose. The purpose of TheWarnaco Group, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan(the ‘‘Plan’’) is to enable directors ofThe Warnaco Group, Inc. (the ‘‘Company’’)who are not also employees of the Company to defer the receipt ofcertain compensation earned in their capacity as directors of theCompany. |

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| 2)  | Effective Date. The Plan iseffective as of December  20,  2006 (the‘‘Effective Date’’), the date on which itwas adopted by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the‘‘Committee’’) of the Board of Directors ofthe Company (the ‘‘Board’’). |

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| 3)  | Eligibility. Directors of the Company whoare not also employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries(‘‘Directors’’) are eligible to participatein the Plan. Each individual who is serving as a Director on theEffective Date may, within 30 days following the Effective Date, make adeferral election with respect to Director Fees (as defined in Section5) to be earned following the date on which such election is made. Eachindividual whose service as a Director commences following theEffective Date may, prior to or within 30 days after the commencementof such Director’s service on the Board, make a deferral electionwith respect to Director Fees to be earned following the date on whichsuch election is made. |

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| 4)  | Administration.The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shallhave the authority to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out thePlan’s intent and to interpret, construe and implement theprovisions thereof. Determinations made by the Committee with respectto the Plan, any deferral made hereunder and any Director’saccount shall be final and binding on all persons, including but notlimited to the Company, each Director participating in the Plan andsuch Director’s beneficiaries. |

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| 5)  | Deferral of Fees. Subject to such rulesand procedures that the Committee may establish from time to time,Directors may elect to defer under the Plan all amounts to be paid to aDirector, including annual retainer and committee meeting fees, whetherpayable in the form of cash or unrestricted shares of Common Stock, parvalue $0.01 of the Company (‘‘CommonStock’’), but excluding any payment or reimbursement withrespect to a Director’s expenses arising from his or her serviceas a member of the Board, in any case, that would otherwise be payablein accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect from timeto time (such cash or unrestricted Common Stock compensation,collectively, ‘‘Director Fees’’). In orderto defer Director’s Fees, the Director must complete a deferralelection in such form, and at such time, as determined by the Committeein its sole discretion. Once a Director has elected to defer his or herDirector’s Fees, the election may not be revoked and shallcontinue in force for the remainder of the Director’s service asa member of the Board; provided, however, that a Director may, no laterthan 30 days prior to the beginning of any calendar year, revoke his orher deferral election with respect to the entirety of such calendaryear. |

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| 6)  | Form of Deferral. The Companyshall establish a separate deferred compensation account on its booksin the name of each Director who has elected to participate in thePlan. A number of stock units (‘‘StockUnits’’), to be issued under the Company’s 2005Stock Incentive Plan or a successor plan (the ‘‘StockPlan’’), shall be credited to each such Director’saccount as of each date (a ‘‘DeferralDate’’) on which amounts deferred under the Plan wouldotherwise have been paid to such Director. The number of Stock Unitscredited to a Director’s account as of each Deferral Date shallbe calculated by dividing by the amount so deferred by the Fair MarketValue (as defined below) of a share of Common Stock as of such DeferralDate. For purposes of the Plan, the Fair Market Value of a share ofCommon Stock as of any date shall be (i) the closing sales price pershare of Common Stock on the national securities exchange on which theCommon |

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|   | Stock is principally traded, for the lastpreceding date on which there was a sale of such Common Stock on suchexchange or, (ii) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded as of suchdate, such value per share as the Committee shall determine in its solediscretion. The Stock Units so credited shall be immediately vested andnon-forfeitable and shall become payable as set forth herein. Except asset forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Stock Units creditedto Director’s accounts under the Plan shall be governed by theStock Plan, including, but not limited to, the equitable adjustmentprovisions set forth in Section 4(b)thereof. |

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| 7)  | Dividend Equivalents.Additional Stock Units shall be credited to a Director’s accountas of each date (a ‘‘Dividend Date’’) onwhich cash dividends and/or special dividends and distributions arepaid with respect to Common Stock, provided that at least one StockUnit is credited to such Director’s account as of the recorddate for such dividend or distribution. The number of Stock Units to becredited to a Director’s account under the Plan as of anyDividend Date shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing (a) theproduct of (i) the number of the Stock Units credited to such accounton the record date for such dividend or distribution and (ii) the pershare dividend (or distribution value) payable on such Dividend Date,by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of suchDividend Date. |

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| 8)  | Restrictions onTransfer. The right of a Director or that of any other person tothe payment of deferred compensation or other benefits under the Planmay not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered except by willor by the laws of descent anddistribution. |

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| 9)  | Payment of Stock Units.Each Director (or his or her beneficiary) shall receive a one-timedistribution of all Stock Units then credited to the Director’saccount under the Plan within 60 days immediately following the dateupon which such Director’s service as a member of the Boardterminates for any reason. Such distribution shall be in the form ofCommon Stock. The number of shares of the Common Stock payable uponsuch distribution shall equal the number of Stock Units credited tosuch Director’s account as of the date of such distribution tobe paid in Common Stock, less applicable withholding. Fractional sharesshall be payable in cash. |

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| 10)  | Unfunded Plan;Creditor’s Rights. The Plan is intended to be an‘‘unfunded’’ plan for purposes of theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Theobligation of the Company under the Plan is purely contractual andshall not be funded or secured in any way; provided, however, that theCompany may establish a grantor trust of the type commonly known as a‘‘rabbi trust’’ for the purpose of satisfyingits obligations under the Plan and may, but shall not be required to,contribute shares of Common Stock to such trust from time to time. ADirector or any beneficiary shall have only the interest of anunsecured general creditor of the Company in respect of the Stock Unitscredited to such Director’s account under the Plan. |

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| 11)  | Successors in Interest. The obligationsof the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor orsuccessors of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale ofassets or otherwise, and for this purpose reference herein to theCompany shall be deemed to include any such successor orsuccessors. |

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| 12)  | Governing Law;Interpretation. The Plan shall be construed and enforced inaccordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware.The Company intends that transactions under the Plan shall be exemptunder Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless otherwise determined by theCompany. |

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| 13)  | Termination and Amendment of thePlan. The Committee may terminate the Plan at any time; provided,that termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect the rights of aDirector or beneficiary thereof with respect to amounts previouslydeferred under the Plan without the consent of such Director and thatof such Director’s beneficiary. The Committee may amend the Planat any time and from time to time; provided, however, that no suchamendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Director orbeneficiary thereof with respect to amounts previously deferred underthe Plan. |

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