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                                                                   Exhibit 10.29
R. G. BARRY CORPORATION
13405 YARMOUTH RD., N.W.
PICKERINGTON, OHIO 43147
PHONE  614/864-6400
FAX  614/864-8069
EMAIL  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

MAILING ADDRESS:                                                  GORDON ZACKS
P.O. BOX 129                                            CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD,
COLUMBUS, OHIO  43216                                  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

September 22, 1999

Mr. Ed Bucciarelli
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Dear Ed:

I am delighted to formalize our offer of employment to you for the position of
Corporate Executive Vice President, and President Merchandising, Marketing and
Sales of Barry Comfort Group. You will be reporting to me and based in New York,
recognizing you will be visiting San Antonio, Columbus and various retailers as
required. The elements of the compensation package are:

-    Base salary of $400,000. Your first salary review will be March 2001 and
     future annual reviews will be tied to the fiscal year.

-    Participation in the Management Short Term Incentive Program in 2000 with
     targeted annual bonus of 30% of base salary if we achieve the Annual
     Operating Plan target and a maximum annual bonus of 60% for achieving a
     maximum profit target. During your first incentive year (2000) you will be
     guaranteed a minimum bonus of $100,000 payable on or about March 1, 2000.

-    Sign on bonus of $150,000, $75,000 to be paid at commencement of
     employment, and $75,000 to be paid March 1, 2000.

-    Car allowance of $800 per month to be included as part of salary.

-    Stock options for 100,000 shares of R.G. Barry stock will be granted under
     the Company Option Plan upon employment, vesting at 20% per year. The
     option price will be set at the close of business on the day you join the
     Company.

     Stock options of 50,000 shares of R.G. Barry stock will be granted on your
     first anniversary of employment. These option shares will also vest at 20%
     per year. The option price will be set at the close of business on the day
     of your first anniversary of employment.

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Ed Bucciarelli
Confidential
Page 2, 09/22/99

-    You will be granted 15,000 restricted shares upon joining the Company. The
     restrictions will lapse on your second anniversary, that would be forfeited
     if you left before that time. We will guarantee a minimum value of $300,000
     on these shares at the end of two years from the date of employment.

-    Participation in the company benefit programs (including retirement,
     401(k), medical, disability insurance) will be in accordance with company
     policy for Corporate Officers. In lieu of Executive Variable Life
     Insurance, we will offer you term insurance equal to four times your base
     salary, pending passing a physical examination.

-    The term of this employment agreement is for a period of three years with
     an option to renew by the Company. Six months notice will be given prior to
     the end of the three year contract, by either party, if there is no desire
     to renew this contract.

-    In the unlikely event of you being terminated by the Company for any reason
     other than cause during your first six months of employment, you will be
     paid severance at your then current base salary for a period of eighteen
     months. After six months of employment, if you are terminated by the
     Company for any reason other than cause, you will be paid severance at your
     then current base salary for a period of twelve months. If you accept and
     begin a job during the severance period, these payments will cease. This
     severance payment will be the exclusive payment owed to you on term of your
     employment, but will have no effect on any benefits which may be due under
     the terms of any Associate benefit plan in which you participate.

-    You agree that you will not (without prior written consent of the Company),
     for a period of twelve months immediately following your termination or
     resignation from the Company, perform services concerned with the business
     of marketing or selling of slippers and other products which are
     competitive with products that are manufactured or distributed by the
     Company. Should you resign, we would provide salary continuation during
     your period of non-compete (if we decide to enforce this clause). Should
     you be terminated, this salary continuation during the non-compete would be
     covered by the above severance clause.

-    The Company's offer is contingent upon your successfully passing the
     physical examination, and the completion of positive reference checks.

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Ed Bucciarelli
Confidential
Page 3, 09/22/99

Ed, I believe this relates to each of the provisions we discussed. If they meet
with your agreement, please sign, date and return the enclosed copy of this
letter to me. Again, I am very happy that you will be joining us, and look
forward to the very significant contributions I know you will be making.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gordon Zacks

Gordon Zacks

cc:      Harry Miller
         Les Berglass

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

/s/ Edward P. Bucciarelli                                          9-27-99
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Ed Bucciarelli                                                         Date<PAGE>   1
                                  EXHIBIT 10.30

                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
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     THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into to be effective
as of October 25, 1999, by and between R. G. Barry Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio ("Company"), and
Edward P. Bucciarelli ("Executive").

                                R E C I T A L S:
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     1. The Company desires to employ Executive to serve as its Executive Vice
President and President Merchandising, Marketing and Sales of the Barry Comfort
Group.

     2. As an inducement to Executive to join the Company, the Company has
agreed to issue Executive 15,000 "restricted shares" of the Company on the terms
and conditions set forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants expressed in this Agreement and in consideration of the sum of $15.00
payable by Executive to the Company and the other consideration described
herein, the parties hereto make the following agreements, intending to be
legally bound thereby:

     SECTION 1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES. As an inducement to Executive to
become a senior executive of the Company and in consideration of Executive's
agreement to enter into an employment agreement with the Company and Executive's
payment to the Company of the sum of $15.00, the Company hereby

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issues to Executive 15,000 restricted common shares, par value $1.00 per share,
of the Company (the "Restricted Shares"). Executive shall exercise all voting
rights with respect to the Restricted Shares and shall be entitled to receive
all dividends, if any, payable thereon. The Restricted Shares are being issued
from the Company's treasury shares.

     SECTION 2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Each Restricted Share shall represent
one issued and outstanding common share, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Company but shall be subject to the following transfer restrictions: none of the
Restricted Shares may be sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise alienated or
encumbered until or unless such restrictions have lapsed according to the
provisions of this Agreement.

     SECTION 3. LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS. Subject to the
provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement, restrictions on transfer of
the Restricted Shares shall lapse on October 25, 2001. If the aggregate market
value of the Restricted Shares (determined by reference to the closing price of
the Company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange) on October 25, 2001 (or on
the next trading day if October 25, 2001, is not a stock market trading day), is
less than $300,000 and the Restricted Shares have not been forfeited prior to
that date pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will promptly pay to Executive
a cash amount (the "Make-Up Payment") equal to the difference, if any, between
$300,000 and the aggregate market

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value of the Restricted Shares on October 25, 2001 (or on the next trading day
if October 25, 2001, is not a stock market trading day). If the transfer
restrictions on the Restricted Shares lapse prior to October 25, 2001, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Executive will receive the Make-Up
Payment promptly following October 25, 2001 based on the difference between
$300,000 and the aggregate market value of 15,000 common shares of the Company
(determined by reference to the closing price of the shares on the New York
Stock Exchange and as adjusted to reflect any stock splits or similar events
occurring after the date of this Agreement) on October 25, 2001 (or on the next
trading day if such date is not a stock market trading day).

     SECTION 4. DISABILITY. In the event during the term of this Agreement
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company because he is unable to
perform his job responsibilities due to ill health or physical or mental
disability, restrictions on transfer shall lapse immediately with respect to all
of the Restricted Shares.

     SECTION 5. DEATH OF EXECUTIVE. In the event of the death of Executive,
transfer restrictions shall lapse immediately with respect to all of the
Restricted Shares.

     SECTION 6. TERMINATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXECUTIVE; CHANGE OF CONTROL.
If the employment of Executive is terminated by the Company for cause or if
Executive voluntarily terminates

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his employment prior to October 25, 2001, Executive shall immediately forfeit
all of the Restricted Shares. In the event that the employment of Executive is
terminated by the Company for any reason other than for cause, restrictions on
transfer shall lapse, effective on the date of such termination of employment,
with respect to all of the Restricted Shares. Further, all transfer restrictions
on the Restricted Shares shall lapse effective on a Change of Control of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" shall be deemed
to have occurred if (i) any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint
venture or other entity or any group (as the term "group" is defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the
rules thereunder) shall acquire beneficial ownership (as that term is defined in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of shares of the
outstanding stock of any class or classes of the Company which results in such
person, firm, corporation, partnership, joint venture, other entity or group
possessing more than a majority of the total voting power of the Company's
outstanding voting securities ordinarily having the right to vote for the
election of directors of the Company; or (ii) as the result of, or in connection
with, any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale
of assets or contested election of directors, or any combination of the
foregoing transactions, the persons who were directors of the Company
immediately before such

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transaction or transactions shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company or any successor to the Company.

     SECTION 7. SECURITIES LAW MATTERS. Executive hereby represents, warrants,
covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:

          (a) The Restricted Shares are being acquired by him for his own
account without the participation of any other person and with the intent of
holding the Restricted Shares for investment and not with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, any distribution of the Restricted Shares.

          (b) Executive understands and agrees that the Restricted Shares will
be issued to him without registration under any state law relating to the
registration of securities for sale, and will be issued and sold in reliance on
the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
Act").

          (c) Because the Restricted Shares are being issued to Executive in a
transaction which is not registered under the 1933 Act or under any state
securities laws, the Restricted Shares cannot be offered for sale, sold or
transferred after the restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement have
lapsed other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the 1933 Act
or in a transaction otherwise in compliance

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with the 1933 Act; and (B) evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance
with the applicable state securities laws.

          (d) Each certificate representing the Restricted Shares shall be
endorsed with a legend substantially in the following form and Executive shall
not make any transfer of the Restricted Shares without first complying with the
restrictions on transfer described in such legend:

                             TRANSFER IS RESTRICTED

                  THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
                  REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED AND
                  MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS
                  (1) THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING
                  SUCH SECURITIES, (2) THE TRANSFER IS MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
                  RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER SUCH ACT, OR (3) THE ISSUER
                  RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
                  COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR
                  HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FOR THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
                  SUCH ACT.

     SECTION 8. LEGENDS. In addition to the legend referred to in Section 7(d),
all certificates for the Restricted Shares shall bear a legend prohibiting the
sale, transfer, pledge or other alienation thereof until the Company notifies
the Company's transfer agent that, and the extent to which, the restrictions on
transfer on such shares imposed by this Agreement have lapsed.

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     SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) The vesting of the Restricted Shares and the payment of the
Make-Up Payment shall be subject to any applicable tax withholding or other
requirements of applicable law.

          (b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio.

          (c) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties in
respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and this Agreement supersedes
all prior and contemporaneous agreements between the parties in connection with
the subject matter of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application of any provision to any person or any circumstance shall be
determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then such determination shall not
affect any other provision of this Agreement or the application of said
provision to any other person or circumstance, all of which other provisions
shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the intention of the parties
that if any provision of this Agreement is susceptible of two or more
constructions, one of which would render the provision enforceable and the other
or others of which would render the provision unenforceable, then the provision
shall have the meaning which renders it enforceable.

          (d) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the successors and assigns (including successive, as well as immediate,
successors and assigns) of the

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Company; provided, however, that the Company may not assign this Agreement or
any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any party other than a corporation
which succeeds to substantially all of the business and assets of the Company by
merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise. This Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns (including
successive, as well as immediate, successors and assigns) of Executive;
provided, however, that the rights of Executive under this Agreement may be
assigned only to his personal representative by will or trust or pursuant to
applicable laws of descent and distribution.

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

                                    R. G. BARRY CORPORATION

                                    By   /s/ Gordon Zacks
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                                       Gordon Zacks
                                         Chairman of the Board and
                                         Chief Executive Officer

                                    /s/ Edward P. Bucciarelli
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                                    Edward P. Bucciarelli

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