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                                                                   EXHIBIT 4-C-1
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                                                                       EXECUTION

                              HARTMARX CORPORATION

            FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                       AND PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND PLEDGE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is dated as of November 21, 2000 and
entered into by and among HARTMARX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Borrower"), the LENDERS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (each
individually referred to as a "Lender" and collectively as "Lenders"), GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Managing Agent and Collateral Agent for Lenders
("Managing Agent"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO as co-agents (collectively, the "Co-Agents") and,
for purposes of Section 3 hereof, the GUARANTORS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE
PAGES HEREOF (collectively the "Guarantors"), and is made with reference to that
certain (i) Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 18, 1999
among Borrower, Lenders, Managing Agent and Co-Agents (the "Credit Agreement";
capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings
herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement) and (ii) Pledge and Security
Agreement dated as of March 23, 1994 among Borrower, certain of its Subsidiaries
and Managing Agent (the "Pledge and Security Agreement").  Unless otherwise
indicated, Section and subsection references contained herein shall be to the
corresponding Sections and subsections of the Credit Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Issuing Lender, Managing Agent and
Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement to permit a letter of
credit to be issued pursuant of the terms of the Credit Agreement to support
certain obligations of Borrower under certain Severance Agreements Borrower has
entered into with certain of its officers;

     WHEREAS, Borrower, Issuing Lender, Managing Agent and Lenders desire,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to (i) amend the Credit
Agreement to permit the issuance of Severance Letters of Credit (as hereinafter
defined) pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and (ii) to make certain other
amendments to the Credit Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement as set
forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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SECTION 1.  AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

1.1  Amendments to Section 1: Definitions
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     A. Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following definitions, which shall be inserted in proper
alphabetical order:

      ""Severance Agreements" means those severance agreements entered into
      between Borrower and certain of its officers from time to time
      substantially the form of Schedule 1.1CH(a) attached hereto; it being
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      understood and agreed that certain modifications of any such Severance
      Agreement from the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.1CH(a) shall be
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      subject to Requisite Lender consent as provided in subsection 7.15D."

      ""Severance Letter of Credit" means the Standby Letter of Credit or
      Standby Letters of Credit substantially in the form of Schedule 1.1CH(b)
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      annexed hereto and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to Issuing
      Lender and Managing Agent to be issued, subject to the terms and
      conditions of this Agreement, upon Company's request in accordance with
      the terms of this Agreement, to support the obligations of Borrower under
      a Severance Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the
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      contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall the aggregate
      stated amount of such Severance Letters of Credit that have been issued
      and are outstanding and the aggregate amount of all drawings under all
      Severance Letters of Credit exceed $25,000,000. All Severance Letters of
      Credit shall be deemed to be financial Standby Letters of Credit."

      B.   Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the definition of "Change of Control" and substituting therefor the following:

      ""Change of Control" means any of the following events: (i) any person or
      any two or more persons acting in concert within the meaning of Section
      13(d) of the Exchange Act is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined
      in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person or
      Persons shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all shares that
      any such Person or Persons has the right to acquire, whether such right is
      exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or
      indirectly, of more than 40% of the total voting power of equity
      securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Borrower;
      (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
      beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the
      Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of
      Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
      Borrower was approved by a vote of 66-2/3% of the directors of the
      Borrower 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) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
      Directors of the Borrower then in office; or (iii) a "Change in Control"
      as defined in any of the Severance Agreements. A Change of Control will be
      deemed to have occurred if an event described in any of the foregoing
      clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) has occurred, regardless of whether one of the
      events in any of the other clauses has also occurred."

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      C.   Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the definition of "Standby Letter of Credit" and substituting therefor the
following:

      ""Standby Letter of Credit" means (x) any Existing Letter of Credit,
      standby letter of credit or similar instrument issued in each case for the
      purpose of supporting (i) Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its
      Subsidiaries in respect of industrial revenue or development bonds or
      financings, (ii) workers' compensation liabilities of Borrower or any of
      its Subsidiaries, (iii) the obligations of third party insurers of
      Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising by virtue of the laws of any
      jurisdiction requiring third party insurers, (iv) obligations with respect
      to Capital Leases or Operating Leases of Borrower or any of its
      Subsidiaries, and (v) performance, payment, deposit or surety obligations
      of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in any case if required by law or
      governmental rule or regulation or in accordance with custom and practice
      in the industry or (y) any Severance Letter of Credit; provided that
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      Standby Letters of Credit may not be issued for the purpose of supporting
      (a) trade payables or (b) Indebtedness constituting "antecedent debt" (as
      that term is used in Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code).

1.2  Amendment to Section 3: Letters of Credit
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     A. Section 3.1A of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
reference to "or" immediately prior to clause (v); (ii) deleting the reference
to "." at the end of clause (v) and substituting "; or" therefor; and (iii)
adding the following new clause (vi) at the end thereof as follows:

     "(vi) any Severance Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such
issuance, (a) the aggregate stated amount of all Severance Letters of Credit
that have been issued and are outstanding and the aggregate amount of all
drawings under all Severance Letters of Credit exceeds $25,000,000 or (b) the
Excess Availability would be less than the lesser of (y) $15,000,000 or (z) the
aggregate stated amount of all Severance Letters of Credit that have been issued
and are outstanding and the aggregate amount of all drawings under all Severance
Letters of Credit."

     B.   Section 3 of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 3.8 at the end thereof as follows:

     "3.8  Severance Letters of Credit.
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     Each Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon Borrower's request in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in subsection 4.3 (including, without limitation, that on
the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit no Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the
issuance of such Letter of Credit), Issuing Lender may issue a Severance Letter
of Credit or Severance Letters of Credit, as the case may be."

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1.3  Amendment to Subsection 4.2: Conditions to All Loans
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     Subsection 4.2B of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i)
deleting the reference to "and" immediately prior to clause (vi); (ii) deleting
the reference to "." at the end of clause (vi) and substituting "; and"
therefor; and (iii) adding a new clause (vii) at the end thereof as follows:
"(vii) In the event that any Severance Letters of Credit have been issued and
are outstanding, the making of the Loans shall not cause the Excess Availability
to be less than the lesser of (y) $15,000,000 or (z) the aggregate stated amount
of all Severance Letters of Credit that have been issued and are outstanding and
the aggregate amount of all drawings under all Severance Letters of Credit."

1.4  Amendment to Subsection 4.3: Conditions to Letters of Credit
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     Subsection 4.3 of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 4.3C at the end thereof as follows: "C.  On the date of issuance of
any Severance Letter of Credit, after giving effect to the issuance of such
Severance Letter of Credit, no "Imminent Control Change Date" shall have
occurred or be continuing under any Severance Agreement and the Excess
Availability shall not be less than the lesser of (y) $15,000,000 or (z) the
aggregate stated amount of all Severance Letters of Credit that have been issued
and are outstanding and the aggregate amount of all drawings under all Severance
Letters of Credit."

1.5  Amendment to Subsection 7.15: Amendments of Related Documents; License
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Agreements
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     Subsection 7.15 of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 7.15D at the end thereof as follows: "D.  Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise change the
definitions of "Imminent Control Change Date" and "Change in Control" as such
terms are defined in the Severance Agreements, without, in each case, obtaining
the written consent of Requisite Lenders to such amendment."

1.6  Amendment to Section 8: Events of Default
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     Section 8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause
(i)(b) of the third to last paragraph in that section and substituting therefor
the following: "(b) an amount equal to the maximum amount (provided that, with
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respect to any Severance Letter of Credit, the maximum amount shall be deemed to
be 105% of the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn under such Severance
Letter of Credit) that may at any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then
outstanding (whether or not any beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit
shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time to present, the drafts
or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letter of
Credit)".

1.7  Amendment to Schedules to the Credit Agreement
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     The Schedules to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by adding (i)
Schedule 1.1CH(a) thereto which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and (ii)
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Schedule 1.1CH(b) thereto which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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1.8  Amendment to Section 6(c) of the Pledge and Security Agreement
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     Section 6(c) of the Pledge and Security Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following parenthetical after "maximum amount" in the third line of
the first sentence: "(provided that, with respect to any Severance Letter of
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Credit (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the maximum amount shall be deemed
to be 105% of the face value of such Severance Letter of Credit)".

SECTION 2.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower
represents and warrants to Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment in
the manner contemplated by Section 4.6 of this Amendment, each of the following
is true and correct:

         (a)  no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event
     of Default or Potential Event of Default;

         (b)  the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other
     Credit Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
     Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof and as of the
     Effective Date (as defined below) to the same extent as though made on and
     as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date except to the extent
     such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date,
     in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such
     earlier date;

         (c)  each of Borrower and the other Credit Parties has performed all
     agreements on its part to be performed prior to the date hereof as set
     forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

         (d)  Borrower and the Guarantors have all requisite corporate power and
     authority to enter into this Amendment, to consummate the transactions
     contemplated by this Amendment and the transactions contemplated by, and
     perform its obligations under, the Credit Agreement and the Pledge and
     Security Agreement;

         (e)  the execution of this Amendment, and the consummation of the
     transactions contemplated by this Amendment, have been duly authorized by
     all necessary corporate action on the part of Borrower and the Guarantors;
     and

         (f)  the execution and delivery by Borrower and the Guarantors of this
     Amendment, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
     Amendment by Borrower and the Guarantor, does not and will not (i) violate
     any provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable
     to Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any
     constating documents of Borrower, the Guarantors or any order, judgment or
     decree of any court or other agency of government binding on Borrower, the
     Guarantors or any or their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with,
     result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or
     both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of

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     Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (iii)
     result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the
     properties or assets of Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective
     Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents
     in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any
     approval of stockholders or any approval or consent of any Person under any
     Contractual Obligation of Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their
     respective Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.  GUARANTORS

     Each of the Guarantors hereby consents to this Amendment and agrees that
each Loan Document to which it is a party shall continue in full force and
effect and shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or affected
by the execution of this Amendment and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

SECTION 4.  MISCELLANEOUS

4.1  References to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents.
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     (i) On and after the Effective Date, (x) each reference in the Credit
Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan
Documents to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof", or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby and (y) each reference in the Pledge and
Security Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or
words of like import referring to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and each
reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Pledge and Security Agreement",
"thereunder", "thereof", or words of like import referring to the Pledge and
Security Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Pledge and Security
Agreement as amended hereby;

     (ii) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified and confirmed; and

     (iii)     The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision
of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or any
Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

4.2  Fees and Expense.
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     Borrower acknowledges that all costs, fees and expenses as described in
subsection 10.2 of the Credit Agreement incurred by Managing Agent and its
counsel with respect to this Amendment and the documents and transactions
contemplated hereby shall be for the account of Borrower.

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4.3  Headings.
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     Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

4.4  Applicable Law.
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     THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION
5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES

4.5  Counterparts.
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     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may
be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same
document.

4.6  Effectiveness.
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     This Amendment shall become effective (such date being the "Effective
Date") upon (i) the execution of a counterpart hereof by Issuing Lender,
Managing Agent, the Requisite Lenders, the Borrower and the Guarantors and
receipt by Borrower and Managing Agent of written or telephone notification of
such execution and authorization of delivery thereof and (ii) the Administrative
Agent receiving the payment in the amount of $50,000 from Borrower for
distribution to each Lender in accordance with each Lender's respective Pro Rata
Share of the Commitments in the aggregate.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.

                                       BORROWER:
                                       HARTMARX CORPORATION

                                       By:
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                                         Glenn R. Morgan, Executive Vice
                                         President and Chief Financial Officer

                                       GUARANTORS:

                                       HMX SPORTSWEAR, INC. (formerly known as
                                          AMERICAN APPAREL BRANDS, INC.)
                                       ANNISTON SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION
                                       BILTWELL COMPANY, INC.
                                       BRIAR, INC.
                                       C.M. CLOTHING, INC.
                                       C.M. OUTLET CORP.
                                       CHICAGO TROUSER COMPANY, LTD.
                                       COUNTRY MISS, INC.
                                       COUNTRY SUBURBANS, INC.
                                       DIRECT ROUTE MARKETING CORPORATION
                                       E-TOWN SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION
                                       FAIRWOOD-WELLS, INC.
                                       GLENEAGLES, INC.
                                       PUSSER'S OF THE WEST INDIES APPAREL
                                          COMPANY (formerly known as TAG
                                          APPAREL, INC.)
                                       HANDMACHER FASHIONS FACTORY OUTLET,
                                          INC.
                                       HANDMACHER-VOGEL, INC.
                                       HARTMARX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                       HART SCHAFFNER & MARX
                                       HART SERVICES, INC.
                                       THOS. HEATH CLOTHES, INC.
                                       TAG LICENSING, INC. (formerly known
                                          as HGA LICENSING, INC.)
                                       HICKEY-FREEMAN CO., INC.
                                       HIGGINS, FRANK & HILL, INC.
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                                       NOVAPPAREL, INC. (formerly known as
                                          HMXUS, INC.)
                                       HOOSIER FACTORIES, INCORPORATED
                                       HSM UNIVERSITY, INC.
                                       INTERCONTINENTAL APPAREL, INC.
                                       INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S APPAREL, INC.
                                       JAYMAR-RUBY, INC.
                                       JRSS, INC.
                                       KUPPENHEIMER MEN'S CLOTHIERS
                                          DADEVILLE, INC.
                                       MEN'S QUALITY BRANDS, INC.
                                       NATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY, INC.
                                       106 REAL ESTATE CORP.
                                       PLAID CLOTHING COMPANY, INC. (formerly
                                          known as HMX/PBP COMPANY)
                                       RECTOR SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION
                                       ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                       SALHOLD, INC.
                                       SEAFORD CLOTHING CO.
                                       SOCIETY BRAND, LTD.
                                       ROBERT SURREY, INC.
                                       TAILORED TREND, INC.
                                       THORNGATE UNIFORMS, INC.
                                       TRADE FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                                       UNIVERSAL DESIGN GROUP, LTD.
                                       M. WILE & COMPANY, INC.
                                       WINCHESTER CLOTHING COMPANY
                                       YORKE SHIRT CORPORATION

                                       By:____________________________
                                           Glenn R. Morgan
                                           Vice President of each of the
                                                foregoing
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                                       LENDERS:
                                       GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                                       individually, as Managing Agent and as
                                       Collateral Agent

                                       By: __________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                       THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                       individually, as Co-Agent and as
                                       Issuing Lender for the Letters
                                       of Credit

                                       By:____________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                       BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
                                       individually and as Co-Agent

                                       By:  _______________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                       BANK ONE,
                                       individually and as Co-Agent

                                       By:  _________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                       MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST
                                           COMPANY

                                       By:___________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                       HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

                                       By:___________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                       THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

                                       By:__________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FURNISHED
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10-F-1
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                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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       THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT entered into as of the 1st day of August, 1996,
by and between HARTMARX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Company"), and
ELBERT O. HAND ("Executive") is herein amended and restated effective as of
November 27, 2000.

                                WITNESSETH THAT:
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       WHEREAS, the Executive is a party to an Employment Agreement with the
Company dated August 1, 1996, as amended (the "Prior Agreement");

       WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this amended and
restated Agreement pertaining to the terms of Executive's employment by the
Company and to replace the Prior Agreement; and

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

       WHEREAS, upon the execution of this Agreement by the Company and
Executive the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control and govern
the employment relationship between the Company and Executive.

       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 Company hereby employs Executive and
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Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ of the Company for an employment
term ("Agreement Period") beginning on the date of this Agreement, and
continuing 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 the Executive's employment is terminated for any reason
following a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement), the
Agreement Period shall terminate upon such termination of employment and the
Executive's rights with respect to such termination of employment (including the
reasons therefor) shall be governed by the provisions of the Severance Agreement
unless the Severance Agreement is not then in effect in which case the
Executive's rights with respect to such termination shall be governed by the
provisions of this Agreement; and (c) if an Imminent Control Change Date (as
defined in the Severance Agreement) occurs before the end of the Agreement
Period, then the notice not to extend the Agreement Period shall be void and of
no further effect.  While Executive is employed by the
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Company during the Agreement Period, the Company shall use its best efforts to
have the Board of Directors elect Executive to the offices of Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.  As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Executive shall assume the authority, duties and responsibilities as are
commensurate and consistent with such positions and titles.

       2.   Performance of Duties.  While employed by the Company Executive
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shall devote substantially all his full working time, attention and energies
during normal business hours to the performance of his duties for the Company
and its subsidiaries and shall perform his duties faithfully and efficiently,
subject to the direction of the Company Board of Directors; provided, however,
that Executive may become a director of other corporations and engage in
charitable, civic, professional and other similar pursuits to the extent that
such activities do not significantly interfere with his duties hereunder.

       3.   Compensation.  As compensation for the performance by Executive of
            ------------
his obligations hereunder:

            (a) Base Salary.   During the Agreement Period the Company shall pay
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Executive an annual base salary of not less than $715,000 ("Base Salary").  Base
Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company's customary payroll
practices.  Base Salary may be increased at the discretion of the Compensation
and Stock Option Committee of the Company Board of Directors (the "Committee")
and once so increased shall not thereafter be decreased, except for across-the-
board reductions similarly affecting all executives of the Company.

            (b) Management Incentive Plan.  Executive shall participate in the
                -------------------------
Company Management Incentive Plan (the "MIP") and/or any successor plan.

            (c) Long Term Incentive Plan.  Executive shall participate in any
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long-term incentive plan maintained by the Company ("LTI Plan") for such period
of time as such plan may be in effect.

            (d) Participation in Benefit Plans.  During the Agreement Period the
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Executive shall be eligible to participate in all savings, retirement and
welfare benefit plans and programs now or hereafter applicable to any other
senior executives of the Company on a basis no less favorable than is made
available to any other senior executive of the Company.

            (e) Perquisites.  During the Agreement Period, the Company shall
                -----------
make available to the Executive all perquisites that are made available to
Company's senior executives.

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

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            (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)(iii)) solely in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 4(c)(i) if such termination occurs on or
after a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement) and Section
4(c)(ii) if such termination occurs prior to a Change in Control.  If the
Company fails to comply with each of the requirements described in Section
4(c)(i) or Section 4(c)(ii), as applicable, 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 on or after
  a Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement) 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;

            (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
                                                -----------------------
                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

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                  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)  The Company may terminate Executive's employment prior to a
  Change in Control (as defined in the Severance Agreement) for Cause only after
  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.

            (iii) 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; or

            (D)   willful and material breach of this Agreement, including but
                  not limited to Section 7 hereof.

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For purposes of clauses (B), (C) and (D) of Section 4(c)(iii), 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 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 (a) in the case of Section
4(c)(ii) have the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that
the conduct allegedly constituting Cause did in fact occur and does constitute
Cause and that Executive failed to correct such conduct and (b) in the case of
Section 4(c)(i), notwithstanding the determination referenced in clause (E) of
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 for Good Reason.  Good Reason shall mean the occurrence (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) described in Section 1 hereof; or

          (ii)   failure of the Executive to be elected a director of the
  Company; or

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

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

          (v)    any reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary, except
  for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all executives of
  the Company; or

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          (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

          (vii)  the taking of any action by the Company which directly or
      indirectly causes Executive to cease to be eligible to participate in all
      savings, retirement and welfare benefit plans and programs applicable to
      any other senior executives of the Company on a basis no less favorable
      than is made available to any other senior executive of the Company; the
      failure of the Company to make available to the Executive all perquisites
      that are made available to Company's senior executives; the failure by the
      Company to calculate Executive's annual bonus compensation, if any, using
      at least the valuation and number of accountability points used to
      determine the bonus opportunity in any previous year during the Agreement
      Period for any corporate officer position held by Executive; or the
      failure by the Company to provide Executive with the number of paid
      vacation days to which Executive may then be entitled; except (as to all
      of the foregoing) for changes (including termination) in such benefits
      and/or policies similarly affecting all executives of the Company; or

          (viii) 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 present business travel obligations; or

          (ix)   the giving of notice by the Company of its decision not to
      extend this Agreement, in accordance with Section 1; or any purported
      termination of the Executive's employment by the Company other than in
      accordance with this Agreement; or

          (x)    causing or requiring Executive to report to anyone other than
      the Board; or

          (xi)   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 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

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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 9.  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 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 (ix) 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 hereunder during the
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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 continue to pay to Executive Base Salary as of
      the Date of Termination (without giving effect to any decrease therein
      which constitutes the basis, or one of the bases, upon which the Notice of
      Termination is based), for a period of twenty-four (24) months (the
      "Severance Period"), payable semi-monthly or more frequently, in arrears,
      commencing on the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if a Change

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      in Control occurs during the Severance Period, the Company shall pay the
      Executive by no later than five (5) days following the Change in Control a
      lump sum in cash equal to the sum of the remaining payments that would
      have been payable to the Executive hereunder had no Change in Control
      occurred, and payments hereunder shall terminate.

            (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 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.

            (iii) The Company shall pay the Executive as bonuses any amount
      which would have been payable to Executive under the MIP for the full
      fiscal year in which Executive was terminated and for the full fiscal year
      following such year. Such payments will be made within five (5) days of
      the date on which MIP payments are made to other MIP participants after
      the close of each fiscal year and will include the cash value, determined
      without regard to any restrictions on the sale thereof, of restricted
      stock. If a Change in Control occurs prior to either of these two
      payments, then, in lieu of any further bonus payments, the Company shall
      pay Executive, no later than ten (10) days following the Change in
      Control, a lump sum in cash calculated at the "Target" level for the then
      current fiscal year for each MIP bonus payment not yet made.

            (iv)  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.

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            (v)    During 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 decrease therein
      which constitutes the basis, or one of the bases, upon which the Notice of
      Termination is based), of if such benefits are not available or the
      provision of 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)(v) 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.

            (vi)   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 decrease therein which constitutes the basis, or one of the
      bases, upon which the Notice of Termination is based).

            (vii)  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.

            (viii) 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.

            (ix)   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

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      Termination (without giving effect to any decrease therein which
      constitutes the basis, or one of the bases, upon which the Notice of
      Termination is based), 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 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 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 (ix) of this Agreement but shall
continue to provide the other payments and benefits provided under this
Agreement.

          (d) Additional Payments.  Following any termination of Executive's
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employment, 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
compensation 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.  In addition, within ten (10) days
of the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Executive, or his legal
representative or estate, as applicable, any amounts accrued but not paid
pursuant to Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(e) in respect of periods
ending prior to the Date of Termination.

       7. Confidentiality; Nondisparagement.  The Executive shall hold in a
          ---------------------------------
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all trade secrets,
confidential information, and knowledge or data relating to the Company and its
affiliates which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the
Executive's employment by the Company and which shall not have been or now or
hereafter have become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or
representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement).  The Executive
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, or as may otherwise
be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such trade
secrets, information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and
those designated by the Company.  In addition, the Executive and the Company or
its affiliates shall not disparage, discredit or otherwise publicly criticize
the other or engage in any act, directly or indirectly, for purposes of
disparaging, ridiculing or bringing scorn upon the Executive or the Company, any
affiliate thereof, or any of their

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respective officers, directors, businesses, tradenames or trademarks. In the
event of a breach or threatened breach of this Section 7, each party shall be
entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to remedy
any such breach or threatened breach, the parties acknowledging that damages
would be inadequate and insufficient. Any termination of the Executive's
employment, Agreement Period or of this Agreement shall have no effect on the
continuing operation of this Section 7.

       8.   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.

       9.   Notice.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
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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 Financial Officer, or to Executive at the last
address filed by him in writing with the Committee, as the case may be.

       10.  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.

       11.  Successors.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the
            ----------
benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon any person
acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise,
all or substantially all of the Company's assets and business.

       12.  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.

       13.  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.

       14.  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.

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       15.  Attorney's Fees.  Company shall reimburse Executive for all
            ---------------
reasonable legal fees, accounting, expert witness or other fees, costs or
expenses which Executive may incur (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 reimbursements made pursuant to
this paragraph equal the amount of fees, costs and expenses reimbursed pursuant
to this paragraph) in respect of any dispute or controversy arising under or in
connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall not
reimburse such legal fees and costs and other fees and expenses if the fact
finder determines that the action brought by the Executive was frivolous.  The
amount of taxes for which the additional amount is paid to Executive shall be
determined using the highest effective marginal rate of taxation in each case
(taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions, if applicable).

       16.  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.

       17.  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.

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

       19.  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)(v), no payment otherwise required hereunder
shall be reduced on account of) other employment.

       20.  Letter of Credit.  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 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 the Executive's Severance Agreement in the amount of $5
million, which

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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 the Executive's
Severance 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 the Severance 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 20(b) above, shall be
increased by the Company from time to time so that the amount is never less than
the amount of the Executive's Severance Benefits.  The letters of credit
described in Sections 20(a) and 20(b) may expire on the date on which the
Imminent Control Change Date (as defined in the Severance Agreement) 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.

       21.  Escrow Account.  The Company shall establish an escrow account for
            --------------
each of the letters of credit described in Section 20 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/ Elbert O. Hand
                                         ---------------------------------
                                                 Elbert O. Hand

Attest:                                   HARTMARX CORPORATION

 /s/ Taras R. Proczko                 By: /s/ Glenn R. Morgan
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Taras R. Proczko                           Glenn R. Morgan, Executive
Secretary                                  Vice President & Chief Financial
                                           Officer

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

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