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EXHIBIT 10(b) Amendment Number Six to the Continuing Commercial Credit Agreement
by and between Carolina First Bank as Lender and the Registrant, One Price
Clothing of Puerto Rico, Inc. and One Price Clothing - U.S. Virgin Islands, Inc.
as Borrowers dated June 30, 2000.

                                                  AMENDMENT NUMBER 6

                                                         TO

                                       CONTINUING COMMERCIAL CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                                                   June 30, 2000

One Price Clothing Stores, Inc.
1875 East Main Street
Duncan, South Carolina 29334

One Price Clothing of Puerto Rico, Inc.
1875 East Main Street
Duncan, South Carolina 29334

One Price Clothing - U.S. Virgin Islands, Inc.
1875 East Main Street
Duncan, South Carolina 29334

Gentlemen:

     Carolina  First  Bank  ("Bank"),  One Price  Clothing  Stores,  Inc.  ("One
Price"),  One Price Clothing of Puerto Rico, Inc. ("One Price,  P.R."),  and One
Price Clothing - U.S. Virgin Islands,  Inc. ("One Price V.I.", and together with
One Price and One Price,  P.R.,  individually  referred to as a  "Borrower"  and
collectively as "Borrowers")  have entered into certain  financing  arrangements
pursuant to the  Continuing  Commercial  Credit  Agreement,  dated May 16, 1997,
between Bank and  Borrowers,  as amended by Amendment  Number 1, dated March 20,
1998,  Amendment  Number 2,  dated  April 21,  1998,  Amendment  Number 3, dated
November 5, 1998, Amendment Number 4, dated March 31, 1999, and Amendment Number
5, dated February 23, 2000 (the "Credit Agreement").  All capitalized terms used
herein  and not herein  defined  shall  have the  meanings  given to them in the
Credit Agreement.

     Borrowers have requested that Bank extend the Term of the Credit  Agreement
through June 30, 2001, and Bank is willing to agree to this  Amendment,  subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     In  consideration  of the  foregoing,  the mutual  agreements and covenants
contained herein and other good and valuable  consideration,  the parties hereto
agree as follows:

1.                Section  4.2 of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by
                  deleting the date "February 1, 1997"  appearing  therein,  and
                  substituting therefor, the date "January 29, 2000.

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2.                Section  7.7 of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by
                  deleting the date "February 1, 1997"  appearing  therein,  and
                  substituting therefor, the date "January 29, 2000".

3.                Section  11.1(a) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby amended by
                  deleting  the ending date of the Term of the Credit  Agreement
                  of "June 30, 1998 appearing therein (as previously  amended by
                  Amendment  Number 2 and Amendment  Number 4), and substituting
                  therefore, the date June 30, 2001".

4.       This Amendment Number 6 replaces paragraph 3  of  Amendment  Number  4,
         dated March 31, 1999.

5.       Miscellaneous.

                  a.       This  Amendment  contains  the  entire  agreement  of
                           the  parties  with  respect to the  specific  subject
                           matter  hereof  and  supersedes   all    prior     or
                           contemporaneous term sheets, proposals,  discussions,
                           negotiations,     correspondence,   commitments,  and
                           communications  between   or   among   the    parties
                           concerning  the  subject  matter  hereof.
                           This Amendment may not be modified or any   provision
                           waived,  except in writing,  signed   by  the   party
                           against  whom  such    modification  or    waiver  is
                           sought to be  enforced.
                           Except as  specifically  modified   herein,  and   as
                           specifically  modified   in   Amendment     Number 1,
                           Amendment Number 2, Amendment Number 4, and Amendment
                           Number 5, the Credit Agreement  is  hereby  ratified,
                           restated,  and confirmed by the parties hereto as  of
                           the   effective  date  hereof.  To  the  extent  of a
                           conflict between the terms of this  Amendment  Number
                           6,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  Credit   Agreement
                           and  the  prior    amendments, on the other hand, the
                           terms of this Amendment Number 6 shall control.

                  b.       Governing Law.
                           -------------

                           This  Amendment  and the rights  and the  obligations
                           hereunder  of each of the  parties  hereto  shall  be
                           governed  by  and   interpreted   and  determined  in
                           accordance  with the  internal  laws of the  state of
                           South   Carolina,   with  regard  to   principals  of
                           conflicts of law.

                  c.       Binding Effect.
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                           This  Amendment  shall be  binding  and  enure to the
                           benefit  to  each of the  parties  hereto  and  their
                           respective successors and assigns.

                  d.       Counterparts.
                           ------------

                           This  Amendment  may be  executed  in any  number  of
                           counterparts,  but  all of  such  counterparts  shall
                           together constitute but one in the same agreement. In
                           making  proof  of this  Amendment,  it  shall  not be
                           necessary  to produce  or  account  for more than one
                           counterpart  thereof  signed  by each of the  parties
                           hereto.

         By the signature hereto of each of their duly authorized officers,  all
of the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as set forth herein.

                                                     Yours very truly,

                                                         Carolina First Bank

                                            By:          /s/ James M. Eanes
                                                         --------------------
                                                         James M. Eanes
                                            Title:       Vice President

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

                  One Price Clothing Stores, Inc.

By:               /s/ C. Burt Duren
                  --------------------------
                  C. Burt Duren
Title:            Vice President & Treasurer

                  One Price Clothing of Puerto Rico, Inc.

By:               /s/ C. Burt Duren
                  --------------------------
                  C. Burt Duren
Title:            Vice President & Treasurer

                  One Price Clothing - U.S. Virgin Islands, Inc.

By:               /s/ C. Burt Duren
                  --------------------------
                  C. Burt Duren
Title:            Vice President & TreasurerFIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     This Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") is made as of the 17th day of July, 2000 by
and between

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

     the Lenders party thereto, and

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

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

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

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

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

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

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

         2. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1. The provisions of Article 1 of the Agreement
            are hereby amended as follows:

            (a) by adding the following new definition:

                "June 2000 Resolution": Means the June 26, 2000 resolution of
                the Board of Directors of the Borrower pursuant to which, among
                other things, the Board of Directors authorized the Borrower to
                pay an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 in the aggregate to
                repurchase certain shares of the Borrower=s capital stock.

            (b) by deleting the following text from clause (b) of the definition
                of "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio":

                , plus cash payments made in connection with the redemption,
                retirement, purchase or acquisition of any of the Borrower's
                capital stock,

                and substituting the following in its stead:

                , plus cash payments made in connection with the redemption,
                retirement, purchase or acquisition of any of the Borrower's
                capital stock (except that there shall be excluded from the
                calculation of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio any cash payments
                made by the Borrower at any time after the date of that certain
                Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July
                17, 2000 to repurchase shares of its capital stock as
                contemplated by, and to the extent permitted by, the June 2000
                Resolution),

         3. LOAN TO LEVIN. The Borrower has advised the Lenders that the
            Borrower has made a loan to one of its officers, David Levin, in the
            amount of $196,875.00 (the "Levin Loan").  The terms and conditions
            of the Levin Loan, provide for, among other things, that the Levin
            Loan shall mature on a date which exceeds ninety (90) days from the
            date such loan was made by the Borrower. The foregoing provision
            will result in the violation of Section 4-20(c) of the Agreement and
            the occurrence of an Event of Default.  Notwithstanding the
            foregoing, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to waive the Event
            of Default which would arise as a result of the breach of Section
            4-20(c) on account of the making of the Levin Loan. The within
            waiver of the Event of Default described herein is a one-time waiver
            and shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of the provisions of
            Section 4-20(c) of the Agreement on any future or occasion or with
            respect to any other defaults arising under the Agreement.

         4. RATIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS.  Except as provided herein, all
            terms and conditions of the Agreement on the other Loan Documents
            remain in full force and effect. The Borrower hereby ratifies,
            confirms, and reaffirms all representations, warranties, and
            covenants contained therein and acknowledges and agrees that the
            Liabilities, as modified hereby are and continue to be secured
            by the Collateral pledged to the Lender by the Borrower.  The
            Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Collateral includes all
            amounts due and owing to the Borrower pursuant to the Levin Loan.

         5. MISCELLANEOUS

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

               (b) This Fifth Amendment expresses the entire
            understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions
            contemplated hereby. No prior negotiations or discussions
            shall limit, modify, or otherwise affect the provisions
            hereof.

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

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

               (e) The Borrower warrants and represents that the
            Borrower has consulted with independent legal counsel of the
            Borrower's selection in connection with this Fifth Amendment
            and is not relying on any representations or warranties of the
            Agent or any Lender or their respective counsel in entering
            into this Fifth Amendment.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Fifth
Amendment to be executed and their seals to be hereto affixed as of the date
first above written.

                                    AGENT

                                    FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC.

                                    By:    /S/ DM MURRARY
                                           -------------------
                                    Name:  D.M. MURRAY
                                           -------------------
                                    Title: Mg. Dir
                                           -------------------

                                    LENDERS

                                    FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC.

                                    By:    /S/ DM MURRARY
                                           -------------------
                                    Name:  D.M. MURRAY
                                           -------------------
                                    Title: Mg. Dir
                                           -------------------

                                    WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.

                                    By:    /S/ SCOTT FIORE
                                           -------------------
                                    Name:  SCOTT FIORE
                                           -------------------
                                    Title: Vice President
                                           -------------------

                                    BORROWER

                                    DESIGNS, INC.

                                    By:    /S/ DAVID A. LEVIN
                                           -------------------
                                    Name:  DAVID A. LEVIN
                                           -------------------
                                    Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
                                           -------------------
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