Document:

December 19, 2000

Darrell F. Eckstein
8 Van Gogh Way
Coto de Caza, CA 92679

Dear Darrell:

I am pleased to make you this offer to become the Vice  President of  Operations
for Eclipse Surgical Technologies. You will report directly to me.

Your starting salary will be $225,000 per year, or $9,375 semi-monthly. You will
have a target bonus equivalent to 30% of your salary,  or $67,500 per annum. The
bonus  criteria  will  be  established  between  the  two of us,  and  will be a
combination of company performance and your own personal performance. Naturally,
if the company over-achieves its operating  objectives,  your bonus could exceed
target.

You will receive  100,000  incentive  stock options to be priced on the day that
you begin your new  responsibility.  These  options  will vest over a three-year
period.  There  will be a cliff vest after the first  year:  33 1/3%,  after the
first 12 months,  and then final 66 2/3%,  1/24th per month,  over the final two
years. Options will vest fully in the event of a change in control of Eclipse.

Instead of a relocation  package, I will agree to pay you an additional $2,000 a
month, grossed up for taxes, to be utilized for an apartment over a period of 24
months.

Naturally,  you will  qualify for all  executive  benefit  programs.  There is a
package  describing this attached for your review.  The vacation allowance shall
be 160 hours per year.

In the event of a change of control of Eclipse  that results in  termination  of
employment or termination  without  cause,  salary will be paid as severance for
six months.

I would  like  you to  accept  this  offer  and to  report  for  duty as soon as
possible, given my need to have you managing our operations and projects.

I feel very positive  about the  possibility of having you join our team. I know
that you can have a great  impact  on the  process  of  turning  Eclipse  into a
profitable and successful medical company.

Thank you for your consideration of my offer.

Sincerely,

/s/ Michael Quinn
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Michael Quinn

Attachments

Acknowledged,

/s/ Darrell Eckstein
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Darrell Eckstein<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                       AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of
April 13, 2001, is made by McNaughton Apparel Group Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), to that certain Rights Agreement dated as of January 19, 1996
(the "Rights Agreement") between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the "Rights Agent").

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company
desires to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth below;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     1.   Amendment of Section 1.
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          Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is amended by adding thereto a new
definition (n) which new definition shall read as follows:

          [_][_] (n) Merger Agreement shall mean the Agreement and Plan of
          Merger, dated as of April 13, 2001, by and among the Company, Jones
          Apparel Group, Inc., and MCN Acquisition Corp., as the same may be
          amended from time to time.

     2.   Amendment of Section 7.
          -----------------------

          Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended by deleting the word
or immediately preceding clause (iii) thereof and by adding the following new
phrase immediately following clause (iii) thereof: or (iv) immediately prior to
the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement)."

     3.   Addition of New Section 34.
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          The Rights Agreement is amended by adding a Section 34 thereof which
shall read as follows:

           Section 34. Exception For Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding any
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           provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) a Distribution Date
           and a Shares Acquisition Date shall not be deemed to have occurred,
           (ii) none of Parent or Sub (each as defined in the Merger Agreement)
           or any of their Affiliates or Associates shall be deemed to have
           become an Acquiring Person, and (iii) no holder of any Rights shall
           be entitled to exercise such Rights under, or be entitled to any
           rights pursuant to, any of Sections 3(a), 7(a), 11(a) or 13 or
           otherwise of this Agreement, in any such case, solely by reason of
           (a) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement or
           any amendments thereof approved in advance by the Board of Directors
           of the Company or (b) the consummation of any the transactions
           contemplated by the Merger Agreement in accordance with the
           provisions of the Merger Agreement.
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     4.    Effectiveness.
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           When executed by the Company, this Amendment shall be deemed
effective as of the date first-written above as if executed on such date. Except
as amended hereby, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.

      5.    Miscellaneous.
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            This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws
of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and
performed entirely within such state. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts (including by telecopy), each of such counterparts shall
for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument. If any term, provision,
covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated.

                                      * * *
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date set forth above.

                                            MCNAUGHTON APPAREL GROUP INC.

                                            By:   /s/ Peter Boneparth
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: Peter Boneparth
                                            Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                            The Rights Agent hereby executes
                                            this Amendment pursuant to Section
                                            27 of the Rights Agreement.

                                         AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

                                            By:  /s/ Herbert J. Lemmer
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: Herbert J. Lemmer
                                            Title: Vice President<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                        Norton McNaughton of Squire, Inc.
                               463 Seventh Avenue
                            New York, New York 10018

                                                     April 9, 2001

Ms. Amanda J. Bokman
45 East 85th Street
Apt. 9E
New York, New York 10028

Dear Mandi:

                  Reference is made to the Employment Agreement (the "Employment
Agreement") dated as of November 5, 1993, as amended, between Norton McNaughton
of Squire, Inc. (the "Company") and you. Capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement.

                  For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and you agree that
Section 3.2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:

                           Section 3.2 Bonus and Other Payments. (a) For each of
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         the fiscal years of the Company during the Term, in addition to the
         salary provided for in Section 3.1, the Employee shall be eligible to
         receive a bonus, if any, for such fiscal year as shall be determined by
         the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent. It
         is understood and agreed that for the Company's fiscal year ending
         November 3, 2001 ("Fiscal 2001"), the Employee shall participate in the
         Parent's Incentive Bonus Plan for Senior Officers adopted by the
         Compensation Committee of the Parent at a meeting duly called and held
         on January 16, 2001, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B to the
         minutes of that meeting (the "Plan").

                           (b) (i) In the event that there shall occur a Change
         in Control (as defined below) during Fiscal 2001, the Company and the
         Employee agree that (1) on or before the closing date of such Change in
         Control (the "Change in Control Date"), and in consideration for the
         Employee's agreement contained in the following clause (2), the Company
         shall pay $400,000 to the Employee (the "Payment") and (2) the Employee
         agrees that, upon receipt of the Payment, the Employee shall not be
         eligible to receive any bonus or other payment pursuant to the Plan.

                           (ii) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in
         Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if:
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         (a)      a "person" (meaning an individual, a partnership, an entity,
         or other group or association as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
         of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), acquires fifty percent (50%)
         or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of
         the Parent having a right to vote in elections of directors; or

         (b)      Continuing Directors shall for any reason cease to constitute
         a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent; or

         (c)      the business of the Parent is disposed of in a disposition of
         all or substantially all of its assets (including stock of
         subsidiary(s)).

         For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Continuing Director" shall
         mean a member of the Board of Directors of the Parent who either was a
         member of such Board of Directors on April 5, 2001 or who subsequently
         became a member of such Board of Directors and whose election, or
         nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
         of the Continuing Directors then in office.

                           (c) In the event that (i) a Change in Control occurs
         during Fiscal 2001 and (ii) either (1) the Employee shall remain in the
         employment of the Parent, the Company or any affiliate of either such
         entity on the first anniversary date (the "First Anniversary Date") of
         the Change in Control Date or (2) the Employee's employment hereunder
         has been terminated pursuant to Section 6.1, 6.2 or 6.4 of this
         Agreement after the Change in Control Date and prior to the First
         Anniversary Date, the Company shall pay $300,000 to the Employee on the
         earlier to occur of the First Anniversary Date or the date of such
         termination. The provisions of this clause (c) shall be in addition to,
         and not in lieu of, any other provision of this Agreement.

                  Except as amended hereby, the Employment Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and it is hereby ratified and confirmed by the
Company and you.

                  Please sign a copy of this Amendment in the space provided
below in order to evidence your agreement with the foregoing.

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                       NORTON MCNAUGHTON OF SQUIRE, INC.

                                       By:     /s/ Peter Boneparth
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                                          Name:  Peter Boneparth
                                Title:    Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
                                          Officer and President

Agreed and accepted as of
the date first above written:

         /s/ Amanda J. Bokman
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         Amanda J. Bokman

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