Document:

Exhibit 4.5 Notice to Holders dated November 10, 1999

Designs, Inc.

                                  DESIGNS, INC.
                           Notice to Holders of Rights
                                November 10, 1999

Please be advised that on October 11, 1999, the Board of Directors of Designs,
Inc. (the "Company") acted to terminate the Shareholder Rights Agreement dated
as of May 1, 1995, as amended, between the Company and its rights agent (the
"Agreement"). In connection therewith, the Company will redeem all issued and
outstanding Rights owned by the Company's stockholders of the close of business
on Wednesday, November 10, 1999 (the "Redemption Record Date"). As you may know,
the Rights trade one for one with the shares of the Company's Common Stock and
the number of Rights you own is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
you own. Following the Redemption Record Date, the Rights will terminate and be
of no further effect, except that stockholders will be entitled to receive $0.01
per Right owned as of the Redemption Record Date (the "Redemption Price"). The
Company anticipates that holders of Rights as of the close of business on the
Redemption Record Date will be paid the Redemption Price in cash on or about
Monday, November 15, 1999.

If you have any questions concerning the Company's redemption of the Rights or
the termination of the Agreement, please contact the Company's transfer agent,
Boston Equiserve, by calling (781) 575-3400.

Designs, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
66 B Street, Needham, MA 02194   (617)444-7222 Fax (617) 444-8999Exhibit 10.7

                               Amendment No. 1 to
             Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement Dated
                     October 31, 1998 between Designs, Inc.
                             And Levi Strauss & Co.

      This Amendment No. 1 is entered into as of March 22, 2000 and amends that
certain Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement dated October 31, 1998
by and between Designs, Inc. and Levi Strauss & Co. (the "Agreement").

      The parties hereby agree that Section 19 of the Agreement is deleted in
its entirety and substituted with the following language:

      "19. Licensee Assignment. The rights granted to Licensee are personal in
nature. Licensee may not assign this Agreement or any rights granted under this
Agreement, or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, without
first obtaining the approval of LS&CO. Any such assignment without the prior
approval of LS&CO, shall be null and void and of no force or effect. Any "Change
of Control" of Licensee shall be considered and assignment of this Agreement by
Licensee.

      "Change of Control" means:

(i)   any consolidation or merger of Licensee in which Licensee is not the
      continuing or surviving corporation or after which the shareholders of
      Licensee on the date hereof cease to hold at least 50% or more of the
      combined voting power of Licensee;

(ii)  any sale of all or substantially all the assets of Licensee to any person,
      entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934)(the "Exchange Act") other than to a then
      existing shareholder or group of shareholders of Licensee owning 75% or
      more of the combined voting power of Licensee's then outstanding
      securities;

(iii) any person, entity or group, as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and
      14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act becomes or is discovered to be a beneficial
      owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the
      date hereof) directly or indirectly of securities of Licensee representing
      50% or more of the combined voting power of Licensee's then outstanding
      securities on a fully converted, fully diluted basis; or

(iv)  (a) any person, entity or group as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and
      14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act becomes or is discovered to be a beneficial
      owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the
      date hereof) directly or indirectly of securities of Licensee representing
      10% or more of the

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      combined voting power of Licensee's then outstanding securities on a fully
      converted, fully diluted basis and (b) that person, entity or group
      causes, either directly or indirectly, any change in the composition of
      the current Board of Directors pursuant to which a majority of the current
      members of the Board cease to serve as directors of Licensee.

Licensee shall notify LS&CO. of any Change in Control within fourteen (14) days
after its occurrence. If the prior approval of LS&CO. is not obtained with
respect to any change of Control of Licensee, LS&CO shall be entitled, in its
sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement at any time during the ninety (90)
day period after the date upon which LS&CO. receives from Licensee notice of the
Change in Control or otherwise learns of the Change in Control."

      All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and
effect.

DESIGNS, INC.                             LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

By:  /s/ John J. Schultz                  __________________________
     Name: John J. Schultz                Name:
     Title: Chief Executive Office        Title
         and President

By:  /s/ Kenneth F. Rogers, Jr.
     Kenneth F. Rogers, Jr.
     Senior Vice President,
     Chief Financial Officer & TreasurerExhibit 10.13

                    FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement is
made as of the 13 day of March, 2000 by and between

            Fleet Retail Finance Inc. f/k/a BankBoston Retail Finance Inc. (in
      such capacity, the "Agent"), as Agent for the Lenders party to a certain
      Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 4, 1998,

            the Lenders party thereto, and

            Designs, Inc. (the "Borrower"), a Delaware corporation with its
      principal executive offices at 66 B Street, Needham, Massachusetts 02194

in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and benefits to be
derived herefrom.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, on June 4, 1998, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower entered
in a certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (as amended and in
effect, the "Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower desire to modify certain
of the provisions of the Agreement as set forth herein.

      NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed among the Agent, the Lenders and the
Borrowers as follows:

      1.    Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used herein and not
            otherwise defined shall have the same meaning herein as in the
            Agreement.

      2.    Amendment to Article 1. The provisions of Article 1 of the Agreement
            are hereby amended
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                        (a) by adding the following at the end of clause (a) of
                  the definition of "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio":

                              , plus for all calculation periods commencing with
                  the Borrower"s fiscal year ending January 29, 2000 through the
                  fiscal year ending January, 2001, the sum of $10,358,855.00

            (b)   by adding the following provision at the end of the definition
                  of "Inventory Advance Rate":

                        Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the above
            table, for the period commencing as of March 1, 2000 through and
            including July 14, 2000 only, the Inventory Advance Rate shall be
            sixty-five percent (65%). After July 14, 2000, the provisions of the
            above table shall apply.

      3.    Amendment to Article 2. The provisions of Article 2 of the Agreement
            are hereby amended as follows:

                        (a) Section 2-12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by
                  deleting "June 4, 2000" from subclause (b) in the fifth (5th)
                  line thereof, and substituting "May 4, 2001" in its stead.

                        (b) Section 2-15(b)(i) of the Agreement is hereby
                  amended by deleting the words "Five Million Dollars
                  ($5,000,000.00)" and substituting the words "Ten Million
                  Dollars ($10,000,000.00)" in its stead.

      4.    Amendment to Exhibits. The provisions of Exhibit 5-13 to the Loan
            Agreement are hereby amended to provide that the Minimum Tangible
            Net Worth required for the Fiscal Quarter ending January 29, 2000
            and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter shall be in an amount of
            $52,000,000.00 less the impact, if any, of any reduction to the
            Borrower's "deferred income tax asset" reflected on the Borrower's
            balance sheet.

      5.    Amendment Fee. In consideration of the Agent's and the Lenders'
            entering into this Fourth

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            Amendment, the Borrower shall pay the Agent an Amendment Fee (so
            referred to herein) in the sum of $15,000.00. The Amendment Fee
            shall be payable in three installments of $5,000.00 each, the first
            being payable on the date hereof and the other installments due on
            the first day of May, 2000 and June, 2000. Notwithstanding the
            foregoing, in the event that the Amendment Fee has not been paid in
            full as of the Termination Date, any remaining unpaid balance
            thereof shall be payable in full on the Termination Date. The
            Amendment Fee shall be fully earned upon the execution of this
            Fourth Amendment and shall not be subject to refund or rebate under
            any circumstances.

      6.    Ratification of Loan Documents. Except as provided herein, all terms
            and conditions of the Agreement on the other Loan Documents remain
            in full force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the
            foregoing, the parties hereto ratify and confirm that the LOS
            Acquisition shall not be included in the calculation of the
            Borrower"s compliance with any of the following sections of the
            Agreement: 4-18(b), 4- 19(b), 4-19(c).

      7.    Miscellaneous.

                              (a) This Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated
            Loan and Security Agreement may be executed in several counterparts
            and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so
            executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which
            together shall constitute one instrument.

                              (b) This Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated
            Loan and Security Agreement expresses the entire understanding of
            the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. No
            prior negotiations or discussions shall limit, modify, or otherwise
            affect the provisions hereof.

                  (c) Any determination that any provision of this Fourth
            Amendment or any application hereof
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            is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect and in any
            instance shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability
            of such provision in any other instance, or the validity, legality
            or enforceability of any other provisions of this Fourth Amendment
            to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement.

                  (d) The Borrower shall pay on demand all costs and expenses of
            the Agent and each Lender, including, without limitation, reasonable
            attorneys' fees in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
            execution and delivery of this Fourth Amendment to Amended and
            Restated Loan and Security Agreement.

                  (e) The Borrower warrants and represents that the Borrower has
            consulted with independent legal counsel of the Borrower's selection
            in connection with this Fourth Amendment and is not relying on any
            representations or warranties of the Agent or any Lender or their
            respective counsel in entering into this Fourth Amendment.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Fourth Amendment
to be executed and their seals to be hereto affixed as of the date first above
written.

                              AGENT
                              FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC.
                              By: /s/ James R. Dore

                              Name: James R. Dore

                              Title: Vice President

                              LENDERS
                              FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC.

                              By /s/ James R. Dore

                              Name: James R. Dore

                              Title: Vice President

                              WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT,
                              INC.
                              By: /s/ Scott Fiore

                              Name: Scott Fiore

                              Title:  AVP

                              BORROWER
                              DESIGNS, INC.
                              By: /s/Kenneth F. Rogers, Jr.

                              Name:  Kenneth F. Rogers, Jr.

                              Title: Sr.VP,CFO & Treasurer

                              By: /s/ John J. Schultz

                              Name: John J. Schultz

                              Title: President & CEO

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