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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10-G-3
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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
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       THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT entered into as of the 1st day of August, 1996,
by and between HARTMARX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Company"), and
GLENN R. MORGAN ("Executive") is herein amended and restated effective as of
November 27, 2000.

                                WITNESSETH THAT:
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       WHEREAS, the Company recognized at the time the Severance Agreement was
entered into, and continues to recognize that, as is the case with many publicly
held corporations, the possibility of a Change in Control exists and that such
possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among
management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel
to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders; and

       WHEREAS, the Company has determined that appropriate steps (including
amending the Severance Agreement) should be taken to reinforce and encourage the
continued attention and dedication of members of the Company's management,
including the Executive, to their assigned duties without distraction in the
face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a
Change in Control; and

       WHEREAS, the Company and Executive agree to enter into this Agreement,
amending, restating and superseding that certain Severance Agreement dated as of
August 1, 1996; and

       WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive intend to enter into an amended
and restated Employment Agreement ("Employment Agreement"), coincident herewith.

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth below, it is hereby covenanted and agreed by the parties hereto as
follows:

       1.   Agreement Period.  The Agreement Period shall commence on the
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effective date hereof and shall continue in effect through December 31, 2002;
provided, however, that (a) on December 31, 2001 and each anniversary thereof
the Agreement Period shall be automatically extended by one year unless prior to
such date the Company delivers written notice to Executive or Executive delivers
written notice to the Company, in either case to the effect that the Agreement
Period shall not be so extended; (b) if a Change in Control shall have occurred
during the Agreement Period, the Agreement Period shall continue in effect for a
period of not less than twenty-four (24) months beyond the month in which such
Change in Control occurred; and (c) if an Imminent Control Change Date (as
defined below) occurs before the end of the Agreement Period, then the notice
not to extend this Agreement shall be void and of no further effect.
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"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.

       2.   Nature of the Agreement.  In order to induce the Executive to remain
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in the employ of the Company, the Company agrees, under the conditions described
herein, to pay the Executive the severance payments and benefits described
herein. Except as provided in Section 7 hereof and Section 12 hereof, no amount
or benefit shall be payable under this Agreement unless Executive is employed at
the time of the Change in Control and there shall have been a termination of the
Executive's employment with the Company following the Change in Control and
during the Agreement Period.

       3.   Change in Control; Definitions.  A Change in Control shall mean the
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occurrence of any of the following:

            (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 the original Severance 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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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 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 Executive (alone or
with others) acquires or retains, 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 Executive (or
others acting in concert with Executive) 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 (1) any employee plan
established by the Company, (2)

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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,
(3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of
such securities, or (4) 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.

       4.   Termination.  The Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated
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under the following circumstances:

            (a) Death.  The Executive's employment hereunder shall terminate
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upon his death.

            (b) Disability.  The Company may terminate the Executive's
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employment hereunder for "Disability". Disability means a mental or physical
condition which renders Executive unable or incompetent to carry out the
material job responsibilities which such Executive held or the material duties
to which Executive was assigned at the time the disability was incurred, which
has existed for at least six (6) months and which in the certified opinion of a
physician mutually agreed upon by the Company and Executive (which agreement
neither party shall unreasonably withhold) is expected to be permanent or to
last for an indefinite duration or a duration in excess of six (6) months.

            (c) Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive's employment
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hereunder for Cause (as defined in Section 4(c)(ii)) solely in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 4(c)(i).  If the Company fails to comply
with each of the requirements described in Section 4(c)(i), any termination of
employment shall be deemed a termination by the Company without Cause for
purposes of this Agreement.

            (i) The Company may terminate the Executive's employment for Cause
     only upon satisfying each of the following requirements:

            (A) The Company shall have notified Executive in writing of the
                conduct allegedly constituting Cause and the Executive shall
                have failed to correct such conduct within thirty (30) days of
                the date of his receipt of such written notice from the Company;

            (B) A meeting of the Board shall be called for the stated purpose of
                determining whether Executive's acts or omissions constitute
                Cause, whether the Executive failed to correct such conduct and,
                if so, whether to terminate Executive's employment for Cause;

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           (C)  No fewer than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of such
                meeting, the Company provides Executive and each member of the
                Board with written notice (the "Notice of Consideration") of its
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                intent to consider termination of Executive's employment for
                Cause, including (1) a detailed description of the specific
                reasons which form the basis for such consideration, (2) the
                date, time and location of such meeting of the Board, and (3)
                Executive's rights under clause (D) below;

           (D)  Executive shall have the opportunity, if he so elects, to appear
                before the Board in person and, at Executive's option, with
                legal counsel, and to present to the Board a written response to
                the Notice of Consideration;

           (E)  Executive's employment may be terminated for Cause only if (1)
                the Executive failed to correct the conduct constituting Cause
                within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the notice described
                in clause (A) above, (2) the acts or omissions specified in the
                Notice of Consideration did in fact occur and do constitute
                Cause as defined in this Agreement, (3) the Board makes a
                specific determination by an affirmative vote of all of the
                members of the Board (excluding for these purposes Executive) to
                such effect and to the effect that Executive's employment should
                be terminated for Cause and (4) the Company thereafter provides
                Executive with a Notice of Termination which specifies in detail
                the basis of such termination of employment for Cause and which
                notice shall be consistent with the reasons set forth in the
                Notice of Consideration.

           (ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have "Cause"
       to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder upon the Executive's:

            (A) conviction for the commission of a felony; or

            (B) willful failure to substantially perform his duties hereunder;
                or

            (C) willful or grossly negligent wrongful conduct that is
                demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its
                affiliates.

For purposes of clauses (B) and (C) of Section 4(c)(ii), Cause shall not include
any act or omission that Executive believed in good faith to have been in or not
opposed to the interest of the Company (without intent of Executive to gain
therefrom, directly or

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indirectly, a profit to which he was not legally entitled), or any act or
omission of which any member of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any
other executive officer of the Company who is not a party to such act or
omission has had actual knowledge for at least twelve months.

In the event that the existence of Cause shall become an issue in any action or
proceeding between the parties, the Company shall, notwithstanding the
determination referenced in clause (E) Section 4(c)(i) above, have the burden of
establishing by clear and convincing evidence that the actions or omissions
specified in the Notice of Consideration did in fact occur and do constitute
Cause, that Executive failed to correct such conduct and that the Company has
satisfied the substantive and procedural requirements of Section 4(c). 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.

          (d) Good Reason.  The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder
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for Good Reason.  Good Reason shall mean the occurrence, after a Change in
Control, (without the Executive's written consent) of any one of the following
acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act:

          (i)   failure of the Board of Directors of the Company to elect
     Executive to the office(s) held by the Executive immediately prior to the
     Change in Control; or

          (ii)  [intentionally omitted]

          (iii) Any change in (A) the provisions of the Company's bylaws
     describing, or (B) the relative duties and responsibilities of, the office
     of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; or

          (iv)  the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with
     Executive's status as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of Executive's
     responsibilities; or

          (v)   any reduction by the Company in the Executive's annual base
     salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or as the
     same may be increased from time to time; or

          (vi)  the failure by the Company to pay to Executive any portion of
     Executive's current compensation, or to pay to Executive any portion of an
     installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
     program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation
     is due; or

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            (vii)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect any
       compensation plan in which the Executive participates immediately prior
       to the Change in Control which is material to the Executive's total
       compensation, including but not limited to stock option, restricted
       stock, stock appreciation right, incentive compensation, bonus and other
       plans, unless an economic equivalent arrangement (embodied in an ongoing
       substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan;
       or the failure by the Company to continue the Executive's participation
       therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not
       materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount or timing of
       payment of benefits provided and the level of the Executive's
       participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately
       prior to the Change in Control; or

            (viii) the failure by the Company to continue to provide the
       Executive with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the
       Executive under any of the Company's pension, savings, life insurance,
       medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which the Executive
       was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control, the taking
       of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly
       materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the Executive of any
       material perquisite or fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive
       immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company
       to provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which
       the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
       Company in accordance with the Company's normal vacation policy in effect
       immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

            (ix)   the relocation of the Executive's principal place of
       employment to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive's
       principal place of employment as of the date hereof or the Company's
       requiring the Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal
       place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required
       travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent
       with the Executive's business travel obligations immediately prior to the
       Change in Control; or

            (x)    any purported termination of the Executive's employment by
       the Company other than in accordance with this Agreement; for purposes of
       this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or

            (xi)   [intentionally omitted]

            (xii)  the Company's material breach of this Agreement.

       Notwithstanding the foregoing, no inadvertent and isolated event shall
constitute "Good Reason" unless the Executive shall have notified the Company in
writing of the conduct allegedly constituting Good Reason and the Company shall
have

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failed to correct such conduct within thirty (30) days of the date of its
receipt of such written notice from the Executive. Any determination by
Executive that any of the foregoing events has occurred and constitutes Good
Reason shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes unless the Company
establishes by clear and convincing evidence that Executive did not have any
reasonable basis for such a determination.

       5.   Termination Procedure.
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            (a) Notice of Termination.  Any termination of the Executive's
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employment by the Company or by the Executive (other than termination pursuant
to Section 4(a) hereof) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination
to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 10.  For purposes of this
Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate
the specific provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall identify in
reasonable detail the reason for termination of the Executive's employment under
the provision so indicated.

            (b) Date of Termination.  "Date of Termination" shall mean (i) if
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the Executive's employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death,
(ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(b) above,
the date thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination (provided that the
Executive shall not have returned to the performance of his duties on a
permanent full-time basis during such thirty (30) day period), (iii) if the
Executive's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(c) or 4(d) above, the
date thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination and (iv) if the Executive's
employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice
of Termination which shall be not more than thirty (30) days from the date of
such Notice.

       6.   Compensation Upon Termination.
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            (a) Termination due to Death or Disability.  If the Executive's
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employment is terminated after a Change in Control and during the Agreement
Period by his death or Disability, the Company shall have no further obligations
to provide Executive with the severance benefits described under Sections
6(b)(i) through (viii) of this Agreement but shall continue to provide the other
payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement.

            (b) Termination By Company without Cause or By Executive for Good
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Reason.  Upon termination of Executive's employment after a Change in Control
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and during the Agreement Period by the Company without Cause or by Executive for
Good Reason hereunder, then, in lieu of any further salary, bonus, or LTI Plan
payments for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any
severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive:

            (i) The Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum cash severance
  payment, within five (5) days of the Date of Termination, equal to three times
  the higher of the Executive's annual base salary as of the Date of

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  Termination and the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately prior
  to the Change in Control.

            (ii)  The Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum in cash, within
  ten (10) days of the Date of Termination, equal to the sum of (A) any unpaid
  incentive compensation (including the cash value, determined without regard to
  any restrictions on the sale thereof, of restricted stock) allocated or
  awarded to Executive under the MIP with respect to any fiscal year ending
  prior to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs; plus (B) three
  times the amount equal to the bonus compensation (including the cash value,
  determined without regard to any restrictions on the sale thereof, of
  restricted stock) which would be payable under the MIP with respect to the
  year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or if greater, the year in which
  this Agreement is effective), calculated based on the assumption that the
  Company achieves its "Target" level (as defined in the MIP) for such year
  (annual bonus based on such assumption, "Target Bonus").  The amount set forth
  in item (B) above shall be payable to Executive regardless of whether the
  Company actually achieves the performance levels upon which the calculation of
  such amount is based.

            (iii) The Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum in cash, within
  ten (10) days of the Date of Termination, equal to the sum of (A) any unpaid
  incentive compensation (including the cash value, determined without regard to
  any restrictions on the sale thereof, of restricted stock) allocated or
  awarded to Executive under the LTI Plan with respect to any performance period
  ending prior to the Date of Termination; plus (B) a pro rata portion of the
  aggregate value of all contingent incentive compensation (including the cash
  value, determined without regard to any restrictions on the sale thereof, of
  restricted stock) awards to Executive with respect to any performance periods
  under the LTI Plan which are not completed as of the Date of Termination,
  calculated based on the assumption that the Company's results from the
  beginning of such performance period(s) to the Date of Termination would
  continue at the same rate until the originally intended completion date(s) of
  such performance period(s). The amount set forth in item (B) above shall be
  payable to Executive regardless of whether the Company actually achieves the
  performance level upon which the calculation of such amount is based.

            (iv)  During a period of thirty-six (36) months (the "Severance
  Period") the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive with life,
  disability, accident and health insurance benefits ("Welfare Benefits")
  substantially similar in all material respects to those which the Executive is
  receiving immediately prior to the Date of Termination (without giving effect
  to any adverse amendment to, or elimination of, such benefits made after a
  Change in Control), or if such benefits are not available or the provision of

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  such benefits would not be allowed under the terms of such plans, the Company
  shall pay Executive the after-tax economic equivalent thereof.  If the
  Executive receives, or becomes eligible to receive, Welfare Benefits from
  another source, then the Welfare Benefits otherwise receivable by the
  Executive pursuant to this Section 6(b)(iv) shall be reduced to the extent of
  such other Welfare Benefits received by, or made available to, the Executive
  during the Severance Period (and any such Welfare Benefits received by or made
  available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by the Executive).
  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit Executive's rights, if any, to
  thereafter participate in any retiree medical plan then in effect.

            (v)    During the Severance Period, the Company shall arrange to
  provide the Executive with such material perquisites as are provided to the
  Executive immediately prior to the Date of Termination (without giving effect
  to any adverse amendment to, or elimination of, such perquisites made after a
  Change in Control).

            (vi)   Effective as of the Date of Termination, all stock options
  (whether or not then fully exercisable) granted to Executive under any of the
  Company's stock option plans prior to the Date of Termination shall become
  immediately exercisable and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any or all
  of such options at any time prior to the respective expiration of the term of
  such options as set forth in the grant document evidencing same, as though
  Executive were to continue as an active employee of the Company for such
  period of exercisability.

            (vii)  Effective as of the Date of Termination, all restricted
  stock granted to Executive prior to the date Executive's employment with the
  Company is terminated shall become fully vested and all restrictions thereon
  shall lapse.

            (viii) The Executive shall receive payment of the incremental
  qualified and supplemental defined benefit pension benefits Executive would
  have earned had Executive's employment continued during the Severance Period,
  had he received credit for service for the Severance Period for all purposes
  under the applicable plans, and had the Executive received compensation during
  the Severance Period of salary, at the annual rate equal to the Executive's
  Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (without
  giving effect to any decrease therein following the Change in Control), and
  bonus, at the annual rate equal to the Target Bonus. Anything in the
  applicable plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the net present value of the
  Executive's benefit (as increased hereunder) under any supplemental defined
  benefit plan maintained by the Company ("SERP Benefit") or under any other
  deferred compensation plan shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in
  cash by no later than ten (10) days following the

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       Date of Termination. In the event that the supplemental defined benefit
       plan or other deferred compensation plan does not specify the actuarial
       assumptions for determining present value, the present value shall be
       determined using the actuarial assumptions that would be used by the
       Pension Benefit Guaranty corporation for purposes of determining the
       present value of a lump sum distribution on plan termination.

            (c) Termination by the Company for Cause or By Executive Other than
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for Good Reason.  If the Executive's employment shall be terminated after a
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Change in Control and during the Agreement Period by the Company for Cause or by
the Executive other than for Good Reason, the Company shall have no obligations
to provide Executive with the severance benefits described under Sections
6(b)(i) through (viii) of this Agreement but shall continue to provide the other
payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement.

            (d) Additional Payments.  Following any termination of Executive's
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employment following the Change in Control and during the Agreement Period, (i)
the Company shall pay the Executive all unpaid amounts, if any, to which the
Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination under any plan or program of
the Company, including but not limited to the Company's deferred compensation,
benefit or other compensation plans or programs, at the time such payments are
due; (ii) within ten (10) days of the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay
the Executive, or his legal representative or estate, as applicable, the
Executive's full salary to the Executive through the Date of Termination at the
rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is given, together with all
compensation and benefits payable to the Executive through the Date of
Termination under the terms of the Company's compensation and benefit plans,
programs or arrangements and (iii) the Company shall pay to the Executive the
Executive's normal post-termination compensation and benefits as such payments
become due (such post-termination compensation and benefits shall be determined
under, and paid in accordance with, the Company's retirement, insurance and
other compensation or benefit plans, programs and arrangements).

       7.   Excise Taxes.  If any of the payments or benefits received or to be
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received by the Executive in connection with a Change in Control or the
Executive's termination of employment (whether pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any
Person whose actions result in a Change in Control or any Person affiliated with
the Company or such Person) (such payments or benefits, being hereinafter
referred to as the "Total Payments") will be subject to any excise tax (the
"Excise Tax") imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional
amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the net amount retained by the
Executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Total Payments and any
federal, state and local income and employment taxes and Excise Tax upon the
Gross-Up payment, shall be equal to the Total Payments.  For purposes of
determining whether any of the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax
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such Excise Tax, (i) all of the Total Payments shall be treated as "parachute
payments" (within the meaning of section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) unless, in the
opinion of tax counsel ("Tax Counsel") reasonably acceptable to the Executive
and selected by the accounting firm which was, immediately prior to the Change
in Control, the Company's independent auditor (the "Auditor"), such payments or
benefits (in whole or in part) do not constitute parachute payments, including
by reason of section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code, (ii) all "excess parachute
payments" within the meaning of section 280G(b)(l) of the Code shall be treated
as subject to the Excise Tax unless, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, such excess
parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable compensation for
services actually rendered (within the meaning of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the
Code) in excess of the base amount allocable to such reasonable compensation, or
are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (iii) the value of any noncash
benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Auditor
in accordance with the principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive
shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest effective marginal rate
of federal income taxation (taking into account the phase out of itemized
deductions) in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and
state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the
state and locality of the Executive's residence on the Date of Termination (or
if there is no Date of Termination, then the date on which the Gross-Up Payment
is calculated for purposes of this Section 7), net of the maximum reduction in
federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and
local taxes. In the event that the Excise Tax is finally determined to be less
than the amount taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up
Payment, the Executive shall repay to the Company, at the time that the amount
of such reduction in Excise Tax is finally determined, the portion of the Gross-
Up Payment attributable to such reduction (plus that portion of the Gross-Up
Payment attributable to the Excise Tax and federal, state and local income and
employment taxes imposed on the Gross-Up Payment being repaid by the Executive
to the extent that such repayment results in a reduction in Excise Tax and/or a
federal, state or local income or employment tax deduction) plus any interest
received by Executive in connection with the government's refund of such
overpayment. In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to exceed the amount
taken into account hereunder in calculating the Gross-Up Payment (including by
reason of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined at
the time of the Gross-Up Payment), the Company shall make an additional Gross-Up
Payment in respect of such excess (plus any interest, penalties or additions
payable by the Executive with respect to such excess) at the time that the
amount of such excess is finally determined. The Executive and the Company shall
each reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with any administrative
or judicial proceedings concerning the existence or amount of liability for
Excise Tax with respect to the Total Payments.

       8.   Change in Control.  Effective as of the date of the Change in
            -----------------
Control, all stock options (whether or not then fully exercisable) granted to
Executive under any of the Company's stock option plans prior to the date of the
Change in Control shall become

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immediately exercisable and all restricted stock granted to Executive prior to
the date of the Change in Control shall become fully vested and all restrictions
thereon shall lapse.

       9.   Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended in writing by mutual
            ---------
agreement of the parties without the consent of any other person and, during the
life of Executive, no person, other than the parties hereto, shall have any
rights under or interest in this Agreement or the subject matter hereof.

       10.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be sufficient if in writing and, if (i) sent by registered mail or
certified mail, or (ii) personally delivered, or (iii) sent via nationally
recognized courier service, to the Company at its principal executive offices,
to the attention of its Chief Executive Officer, or to Executive at the last
address filed by him in writing with the Committee, as the case may be.

       11.  Nonalienation.  The interests of Executive under this Agreement are
            -------------
not subject to the claims of his creditors, other than the Company and its
subsidiaries, and may not otherwise be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned,
alienated or encumbered.

       12.  Successors.  In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any
            ----------
successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct
or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place.  Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement
prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this
Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company in
the same amount and on the same terms as the Executive would be entitled to
hereunder if the Executive were to terminate the Executive's employment for Good
Reason after a Change in Control, except that, for purposes of implementing the
foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be
deemed the Date of Termination.

       13.  Severability.  If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement
            ------------
is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement not held so invalid, and each such other provision shall to the full
extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.  If any provision
of this Agreement shall be held invalid in part, such invalidity shall in no way
affect the rest of such provision not held so invalid, and the rest of such
provision, together with all other provisions of this Agreement, shall to the
full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

       14.  Applicable Law.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed
            --------------
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Illinois without regard to
common law conflicts of laws principles.

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       15.  Counterpart.  The Agreement may be executed in two or more
            -----------
counterparts, any one of which shall be deemed the original without reference to
the others.

       16.  Attorney's Fees.  The Company also shall pay to the Executive all
            ---------------
legal fees, accounting, expert witness or other fees, costs or expenses incurred
by the Executive (together with an additional amount such that the net amount
retained by Executive, after deduction of any federal, state and local income
and employment taxes on the total payments made pursuant to this paragraph equal
the amount of such fees, costs and expenses incurred by Executive) in disputing
in good faith any issue hereunder relating to the termination of the Executive's
employment, in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right
provided by this Agreement or in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to
the extent attributable to the application of section 4999 of the Code to any
payment or benefit provided hereunder.  The amount of taxes for which the
additional amount is paid to Executive shall be determined in the same manner
used for determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment provided for in Section
7.  Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of
the Executive's written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of
fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require.

       17.  Interest on Late Payments.  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.

       18.  Beneficiaries.  If Executive should die while any amount is payable
            -------------
to him hereunder, such amount shall be paid to Executive's devisee, legatee or
other designee or, if there is no such designee, to Executive's estate.

       19.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS
            --------------------
TO REQUEST A JURY TRIAL IN ANY LAWSUIT RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

       20.  Mitigation.  Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or
            ----------
the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking (and,
except as provided in Section 6(b)(iv), no payment otherwise required hereunder
shall be reduced on account of) other employment.

       21.  Letter of Credit.  The Company shall establish irrevocable standby
            ----------------
letters of credit issued by The Bank of New York or another bank having combined

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capital and surplus in excess of $500 million to secure the Company's
obligations to Executive.  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 Section 16 of this Agreement in the amount of $5 million, which amount
shall be available to the Executive 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 the Executive pursuant to this
Agreement if the Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause following
a Change in Control, which amount shall be available solely to the Executive.

The amount of the letter of credit described in Section 21(b) above, shall be
increased by the Company from time to time so that such amount is never less
than the amount of the Executive's Severance Benefits.  The letters of credit
described in Sections 21(a) and 21(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.

       22.  Escrow Account.  The Company shall establish an escrow account for
            --------------
each of the letters of credit described in Section 21 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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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has hereunto set his hand, and the Company
has caused these presents to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and its
corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its Secretary, all as of
the day and year first above written.

                                          /s/ GLENN R. MORGAN
                                     ______________________________
                                            Glenn R. Morgan

Attest:                              HARTMARX CORPORATION

/s/ TARAS R. PROCZKO                           /s/ ELBERT O. HAND
____________________________          By: ____________________________
Taras R. Proczko                           Elbert O. Hand, Chairman and
Secretary                                  Chief Executive Officer

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                EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FURNISHED
                         TO THE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST<PAGE>
[HARTMARX LETTERHEAD]
                                                               EXHIBIT 10-G-7(a)
                                                               -----------------

                                 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
------------------------------
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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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 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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Mr. Taras R. Proczko
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)
                                                               -----------------

                                 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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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
<PAGE>

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

                                                               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
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/ ANDREW A. ZAHR
____________________________
Andrew A. Zahr
Vice President and Controller
Hartmarx Corporation
<PAGE>

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

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