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                                                                     Exhibit 4.5

                   AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as
of the 12th day of August, 1999 by and among Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., a
Minnesota corporation, (the "Corporation") and the shareholders listed on the
attachments hereto (the "Shareholders").

     WHEREAS, the Company, CVS New York, Inc. (formerly Melville Corporation)
("CVS"), and the Shareholders or their predecessors, entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of May 25, 1996 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"),
which, among other things, governs the registration rights of such Shareholders;
and

     WHEREAS, the Management Warrant (as that term is defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) held by CVS lapsed upon repayment of the Note (as
that term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) as of August 18,
1997, and the Warrant (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) held by CVS was repurchased and simultaneously cancelled by the
Corporation as of March 27, 1998; and

     WHEREAS, the Shareholders constitute all of the securityholders of the
Corporation who are entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights
Agreement, and the Shareholders and the Corporation wish to amend the
Registration Rights Agreement to clarify the registration rights of such
Shareholders pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, all of the Shareholders whose consent is required to approve an
amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with Section 4.2
thereof have agreed and consented in writing to amending the Registration Rights
Agreement pursuant to a letter dated either August 27, 1998 or August 28, 1998,
copies of which are attached hereto, to expressly provide that incidental
registration rights do not apply to any shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation that can be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k), as promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act");

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. Section 2.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to reflect that
incidental registration rights do not apply to any shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation that can be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k), as promulgated under the
1933 Act, by adding the following sentence at the end of Section 2.2:

     "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to
     register securities pursuant to this Section 2.2 or any other provision of
     this Agreement if such securities are available for resale pursuant to Rule
     144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act."
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     2. The Registration Rights Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect, unmodified except as expressly amended hereby.

     3. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of
the date first written above.

                                       WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.

                                       By   /s/David Rogers
                                          --------------------------------------
                                           Its  President
                                               ---------------------------------

                                       SHAREHOLDERS
                                       (See Attachments hereto)
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.26

                               SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                      AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of this 29th day of February, 2000 among WILSONS
LEATHER HOLDINGS INC., a Minnesota corporation ("Borrower"), GENERAL ELECTRIC
CAPITAL CORPORATION, a New York corporation, as Lender, Swing Line Lender and as
Agent ("Agent"), the Credit Parties signatory hereto and the Requisite Lenders
signatory hereto. Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in
this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement
(as hereinafter defined).

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     WHEREAS, Borrower, certain Credit Parties, Agent, and Lenders have entered
into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 24,
1999, as amended by the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated September 24, 1999 (as further amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, Borrower and Agent wish to further amend the Credit Agreement, all
as more fully set forth herein;

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1 Amendments to the Credit Agreement.

     Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 hereof, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend the Credit Agreement
as follows:

          (a) Clause (12) of Section 6.1 is amended to read in its entirety as
     follows:

          After giving effect to a Permitted Investment, Ultimate Parent and
          Target, on a consolidated basis (if consolidation is required under
          GAAP), or Ultimate Parent alone (if consolidation is not required
          under GAAP) shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that complies
          with Schedule I for the 12 months preceding and the 12 months
          following the Permitted Investment.

          (b) Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to
     read in its entirety as follows:

          No Credit Party shall make any investment in, or make or accrue loans
          or advances of money to, any Person, through the direct or indirect
          lending of money, holding of securities or otherwise, except that (a)
          any Loan Party
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          may, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
          continuing, make investments in (i) marketable direct obligations
          issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America
          or any agency thereof maturing within one year from the date of
          acquisition thereof, (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than one
          year from the date of creation thereof and having an investment rating
          of A-2 or P-2 or better from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or
          Moody's Investors Service, Inc., (iii) time deposits, demand deposits
          and certificates of deposit, maturing no more than one year from the
          date of creation thereof, issued by commercial banks incorporated
          under the laws of the United States of America, each having combined
          capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $300,000,000
          and having a senior secured rating of "A" or better by a nationally
          recognized rating agency (an "A Bank"), (iv) time deposits, maturing
          no more than 30 days from the date of creation thereof with an A Bank;
          (v) overnight repurchase obligations issued by an A Bank; (b) any Loan
          Party may, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
          is continuing and no Revolving Credit Advances are outstanding, make
          investments in (i) asset-backed securities and taxable or tax-exempt
          municipal bonds, in each case rated "AAA" or better by Standard &
          Poor's Corporation and maturing in six months or less and (ii)
          corporate bonds maturing in six months or less and rated "A" or better
          by Standard & Poor's Corporation; and (c) each Credit Party may (i)
          maintain its existing investments in its Subsidiaries as of the
          Closing Date, (ii) make unlimited investments in Borrower, (iii) make
          investments in new Subsidiaries and Permitted Investments in
          accordance with Section 6.1, (iv) upon prior written notice to Agent,
          maintain equity investments in Store Guarantors necessary to maintain
          them as Solvent in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000, (v)
          make intercompany loans as permitted under Section 6.3, and (vi) make
          other investments not exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate at any time
          outstanding.

          (c) The last sentence of Section 6.17 is amended and restated to read
     as follows:

          In addition, Ultimate Parent may repurchase up to an additional
          $30,000,000 of Senior Notes in the aggregate at any time after the end
          of the Fiscal Year ending in January of 2000; provided that Ultimate
          Parent may only repurchase Senior Notes during any Fiscal Year if it
          had consolidated EBITDA of at least $47,200,000 during the preceding
          Fiscal Year.

          (d) Clause (a) of Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is amended for
     Fiscal Year 2001 as follows:

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                                                          Maximum Capital
                          Period                      Expenditures per Period
                          ------                      -----------------------
         Fiscal Year ending in January of 2001              $38,000,000

          (e) Clause (b) of Schedule I is amended by adding the following
     proviso to the end of that clause:

          provided, however, that for the four Fiscal Quarters ending on or
          about the last day of July, 2000, and on or about the last day of
          October, 2000, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be not less than
          0.90 : 1.0.

Section 2 Representations and Warranties.

     Borrower and the Credit Parties represent and warranty that:

          (a) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and the Credit
     Parties of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary
     corporate action and this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding
     obligation of Borrower and the Credit Parties enforceable against Borrower
     and Credit Parties in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement
     thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
     insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors'
     rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of
     whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law);

          (b) each of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit
     Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
     date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such
     representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;

          (c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
     nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does or shall
     contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of
     Borrower's or Credit Parties' certificate or articles of incorporation or
     bylaws, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or
     government instrumentality or (iii) indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
     lease, agreement or other instrument to which Borrower, the Credit Parties
     or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which Borrower, the Credit
     Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their property is bound,
     except in any such case to the extent such conflict or breach has been
     waived by a written waiver document a copy of which has been delivered to
     Agent on or before the date hereof; and

          (d) no Default or Event of Default will exist or result after giving
     effect hereto.

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Section 3 Conditions to Effectiveness.

     This Amendment will be effective only upon satisfaction of the following:

          (a) Execution and delivery of four counter-parts of this Amendment by
     Borrower, the Credit Parties that are listed on the signature pages hereto
     and Requisite Lenders.

          (b) The representations and warranties contained herein shall be true
     and correct in all respects.

          (c) Each of the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the form
     of Reaffirmation of Guaranty attached to this Amendment.

Section 4 Reference to and Effect Upon the Credit Agreement.

          (a) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and the
     other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
     ratified and confirmed.

          (b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
     not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any
     Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, nor constitute a
     waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document,
     except as specifically set forth herein. Upon the effectiveness of this
     Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement",
     "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of similar import shall mean and
     refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

Section 5 Waiver and Release.

     In consideration of the foregoing, Borrower and the Credit Parties hereby
waives, releases and covenants not to sue Agent with respect to, any and all
claims it may have against Agent, whether known or unknown, arising in tort, by
contract or otherwise prior to the date hereof.

Section 6 Costs and Expenses.

     As provided in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower agrees to
reimburse Agent for all fees, costs and expenses, including the fees, costs and
expenses of counsel or other advisors for advice, assistance, or other
representation in connection with this Amendment.

Section 7 Governing Law.

     THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS.

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Section 8 Headings.

                  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this amendment
for any other purposes.

Section 9 Counterparts.

     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

                            [signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the date
first written above.

                                       BORROWER:

                                       WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Title: CFO
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                                       AGENT:

Revolving Loan Commitment:             GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
$45,000,000                            CORPORATION, as Agent, Lender and
(including $10,000,000 Swing           Swing Line Lender
Line Commitment)

                                       By: Geoffrey K. Hall
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                                       Title: Duly Authorized Singatory
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                                       LENDERS:

Revolving Loan Commitment:             Fleet National Bank
$10,000,000

                                       By: /s/ Katheleen Dimock
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                                       Title: Vice President
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Revolving Loan Commitment:             THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT,
$10,000,000                            INC., as Lender

                                       By: /s/ Evelyn Kusold
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                                       Title: Assistant Vice President
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Revolving Loan Commitment:             FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Lender
$20,000,000

                                       By: /s/ Joan Anderson
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                                       Title: VP
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Revolving Loan Commitment:             U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
$15,000,000                            as Lender

                                       By: /s/ Kim Leppanen
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                                       Title: Vice President
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Revolving Loan Commitment              HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,
$15,000,000                            as Lender

                                       By: /s/ George M. Dluhy
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                                       Title: Vice President
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Revolving Loan Commitment              FLEET BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION,
$10,000,000                            as Lender

                                       By: /s/ Donald A. Mastro
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                                       Title: Vice President
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                                       LOAN PARTIES:

                                       Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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                                       Title: CFO
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                                       Wilsons Center, Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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                                       Title: CFO
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                                       Rosedale Wilsons, Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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                                       Title: CFO
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                                       River Hills Wilsons, Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Title: CFO
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                                       Bermans The Leather Experts Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Douglas J. Treff
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                                       Title: CFO
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