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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.23

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into effective as
of [_____], 2005, by and between Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and _______________ ("Indemnitee").

     WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize that there has been a
substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors,
officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the
same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been
severely limited;

     WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as
adequate under the present circumstances, and the Indemnitee and other
directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of the Company may not be
willing to continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly
qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in
order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company,
wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law; and

     WHEREAS, in view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires
that effective upon the date referred to above, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
by the Company as set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

     1. Indemnification.

     (a) Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to
the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party
to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or
witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out
of) an Indemnifiable Event against any and all Expenses, including all interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of such Expenses. Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon
as practicable but in any event no later than ten (10) days after written demand
by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company.

     (b) Reviewing Party.

          (i) The obligations of the Company under Section l(a) shall be subject
     to

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     the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined (in a
     written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel
     referred to in Section l(c) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not
     be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The obligation of the
     Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to
     Section 2(a) (an "Expense Advance") shall be subject to the condition that,
     if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that
     Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable
     law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who
     hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore
     paid.

          (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (b)(i), if Indemnitee has
     commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent
     jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be
     indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing
     Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under
     applicable law shall not be binding, and Indemnitee shall not be required
     to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance, until final judicial
     determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of
     appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed).

          (iii) Indemnitee's obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense
     Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

          (iv) If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party
     shall be the Board of Directors or a duly appointed committee thereof, and
     if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control
     which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors
     who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the
     Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in
     Section l(c) hereof.

          (v) If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if
     the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be
     permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law,
     Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial
     determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the
     Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases
     therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to
     appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party
     otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

     (c) Change in Control. The Company agrees that if there is a Change in
Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved
by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately
prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to all matters thereafter
arising concerning the rights

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of Indemnitee to payments of Expenses and Expense Advances under this Agreement
or any other agreement or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws as now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only
from legal counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) ("Independent Legal Counsel"). Such
counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and
Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be
indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees
of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such
counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims,
liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its
engagement pursuant hereto.

     (d) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement other than Section 9 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has
been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section l(a) hereof or in
the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

     2. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

     (a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the
Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than ten
(10) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

     (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition
precedent to Indemnitee's right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the
Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against
Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement; provided however, that a failure to provide such notice in accordance
with this Section 2(b) shall not affect Indemnitee's rights to receive any
Expenses or Expense Advances hereunder unless and to the extent that the Company
did not otherwise receive notice of such Claim and such failure of Indemnitee to
provide such notice results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial
rights and defenses. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, with a copy to the Company's Secretary, at the
address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such other address as
the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). In addition, Indemnitee
shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably
require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power. Promptly after receipt by
Indemnitee, or the Company, of any notice or document respecting the
commencement of a Claim naming or involving Indemnitee and relating to an
Indemnifiable Event with respect to which Indemnitee may be entitled to
indemnification or an Expense Advance pursuant to this Agreement, the

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party receiving the same shall notify the other party promptly of such receipt.

     (c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this Agreement, the
termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without
court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its
equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any
particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has
determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition,
neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to
whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any
particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that
Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief,
prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a
judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable
law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption that
Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any
particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party
or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified
hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that
Indemnitee is not so entitled.

     (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a
notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company, or any affiliate
of the Company, has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim,
the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the
insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.
The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause
such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a
result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance
with the terms of such policies.

     (e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated
hereunder to pay the Expenses of any Claim, the Company, if appropriate, shall
be entitled to assume the defense of such Claim, with counsel approved by
Indemnitee ("Retained Counsel"), which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so
to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of Retained Counsel by Indemnitee
and the retention of Retained Counsel by the Company, the Company will not be
liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of separate counsel
("Separate Counsel") subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the
same Claim; provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ
Separate Counsel in any such Claim at Indemnitee's expense and (ii) if (A) the
employment of Separate Counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by
the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a
conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any
such defense, or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain Retained Counsel
to defend such Claim, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's Separate
Counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall have the right
to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its

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sole discretion, including the right to settle any claim against Indemnitee,
without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided however, that the Company shall
not settle any Claim requiring the admission of guilt or responsibility by
Indemnitee without Indemnitee's prior written consent, such consent to not be
unreasonably withheld.

     3. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

     (a) Scope. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the
fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification may
not be specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect
or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in
any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware
corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that
Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such
change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which
narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board
of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the
extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this
Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and
obligations hereunder, except as set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.

     (b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be
in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any other agreement, any
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this Agreement
shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving
at the request of the Company in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee
may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

     4. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this
Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against
Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment
(under any insurance policy, certificate of incorporation, by-law or otherwise)
of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

     5. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision
of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of
Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the
total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for
the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

     6. Mutual Acknowledgment. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that
in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the

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Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or
fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and
acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to
undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of
indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the
Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

     7. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains liability
insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries,
Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide
Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably
insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the
Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an
officer; or of the Company's key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee
is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

     8. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

     (a) Excluded Action or Omissions. To indemnify Indemnitee for acts,
omissions or transactions from which Indemnitee may not be relieved of liability
under applicable law; provided, however, that notwithstanding any limitation set
forth in this Section 8(a) regarding the Company's obligation to provide
indemnification and subject to Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall be entitled under
Section 2 to receive Expense Advances hereunder with respect to any such Claim
unless and until a court having jurisdiction over the Claim shall have made a
final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have
been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee has engaged in acts, omissions or
transactions for which Indemnitee is prohibited from receiving indemnification
under this Agreement or applicable law.

     (b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance Expenses to
Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee
and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to actions or proceedings
brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement
or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for
Indemnifiable Events, (ii) in specific cases if the Board of Directors has
approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii) as otherwise as
required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, regardless
of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such
indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may
be.

     (c) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred
by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to
enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnitee in such
proceeding was not made in good

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faith or was frivolous.

     (d) Claims Under Section 16. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the
payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any similar
successor statute, rules or regulations; provided however, that notwithstanding
any limitation set forth in this Section 8(d) regarding the Company's obligation
to provide indemnification and subject to Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall be
entitled under Section 2 to receive Expense Advances hereunder with respect to
any such Claim unless and until a court having jurisdiction over the Claim shall
have made a final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal
therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee has violated said
statute.

     9. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of
action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee,
Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of three years from the date of accrual of
such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be
extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal
action within such three-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter
period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such
shorter period shall govern.

     10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meaning assigned to them hereunder:

     (a) Change in Control shall mean any event in which:

          (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or
     other fiduciary (acting in such capacity) holding securities under an
     employee benefit plan of the Company, or a corporation owned directly or
     indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
     proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the
     "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or
     indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the
     total voting power of the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities.

          (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at
     the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
     Company and any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors or
     nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a
     vote of at least two thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who
     either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
     nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to
     constitute a majority thereof; or

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          (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or
     consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger
     or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company
     outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
     remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the
     surviving entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the
     Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
     immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the
     Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an
     agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction
     or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the
     Company's assets.

     (b) Claim shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
proceeding, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any
hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes might
lead to the institution of any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or
alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or otherwise.

     (c) Company shall mean and include, in addition to the Company and any
successor corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of
a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence were continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its
directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is
or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise,
Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this
Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee
would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate
existence had continued.

     (d) Expenses shall mean and include any and all expenses, including
attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in
connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in
(including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate
in, any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution
mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation, and any and all judgments, fines,
penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in
advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of
any Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the
Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under
this Agreement.

     (e) Indemnifiable Event shall mean any event or occurrence related to the
fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, partner, employee, trustee,
agent or fiduciary of

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the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the
request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, employee, trustee, agent
or fiduciary of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary while serving in such capacity,
or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee in such
capacity.

     (f) Reviewing Party shall mean a duly appointed committee thereof or the
Company's Board of Directors or Independent Legal Counsel.

     (g) Voting Securities shall mean any securities of the Company the holders
of which are entitled to elect a majority of the Company's directors.

     11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

     12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and
their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and
legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor
(whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of
the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if
no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect
regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary (as applicable) of the Company or of any other
enterprise at the Company's request.

     13. Attorneys' Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by
Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or
thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is
ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement
of Expenses with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action a court
of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the material
assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were not made in good
faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name
of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of
this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with
respect to Indemnitee's counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and
shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action,
unless as a part of such action a

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court having jurisdiction over such action determines that each of Indemnitee's
material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.

     14. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and signed for by the addressee, on the date of such receipt,
or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage prepaid,
on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses for notice to
either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or as
subsequently modified by written notice.

     15. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be
the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

     16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in
the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a
single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining
provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any
provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect
to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.

     17. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as
applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and to be
performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict
of laws principles thereof.

     18. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do
all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

     19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

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     20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous
written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements
relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

     21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in
the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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

                                        Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.

                                        By:
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                                        Name:
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                                        Title:
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                                        Address:
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AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

INDEMNITEE:

By:
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Name:
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Address:
         ----------------------------Exhibit 10.1

                                  FORM OF
                            AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              COMMSCOPE, INC.
                       1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
                NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (ANNUAL)

     THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the __________ day of _____________, 2005
(the "Grant Date"), between CommScope, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and _______________ (the "Grantee").

     WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Amended and Restated CommScope,
Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") in order to provide an
additional incentive to certain employees and directors of the Company and
its Subsidiaries; and

     WHEREAS, the Committee responsible for administration of the Plan has
determined to grant an option to the Grantee as provided herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

          1.   Grant of Option.
               ---------------

               1.1 The Company hereby grants to the Grantee the right and
option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of
_____________ whole shares of Stock subject to, and in accordance with, the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

               1.2 The Option is not intended to qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option.

               1.3 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance and
consistent with, and subject to, the provisions of the Plan (the provisions
of which are incorporated herein by reference); and, except as otherwise
expressly set forth herein, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement
shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Plan.

          2.   Purchase Price.
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          The price at which the Grantee shall be entitled to purchase
shares of Stock upon the exercise of the Option shall be $__________ per
share of Stock.

          3.   Duration of Option.
               ------------------

          The Option shall be exercisable to the extent and in the manner
provided herein for a period of ten (10) years from the Grant Date (the
"Exercise Term"); provided, however, that the Option may be earlier
terminated as provided in Section 6 hereof.

          4.   Vesting and Exercisability of Option.
               ------------------------------------

          Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Plan, the
Option shall entitle the Grantee to purchase, in whole at any time or in
part from time to time, thirty-three and one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the
total number of shares of Stock covered by the Option after the expiration
of one (1) year from the Grant Date, an additional thirty-three and
one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the total number of shares of Stock covered
by the Option after the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and the
remainder of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Option after the
third anniversary of the Grant Date, and each such right of purchase shall
be cumulative and shall continue, unless sooner exercised as herein
provided, during the remaining period of the Exercise Term. Any fractional
number of shares of Stock resulting from the application of the percentages
set forth in this Section 4 shall be rounded to the next higher whole
number of shares of Stock.

          5.   Manner of Exercise and Payment.
               ------------------------------

               5.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Plan, the Option may be exercised by delivery of written notice to
the Company, at its principal executive office. Such notice shall state
that the Grantee is electing to exercise the Option and the number of
shares of Stock in respect of which the Option is being exercised and shall
be signed by the person or persons exercising the Option. If requested by
the Committee, such person or persons shall (i) deliver this Agreement to
the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse on this Agreement a notation
of such exercise and (ii) provide satisfactory proof as to the right of
such person or persons to exercise the Option.

               5.2 The notice of exercise described in Section 5.1 shall be
accompanied by the full purchase price for the shares of Stock in respect
of which the Option is being exercised, in cash or by check or, if
indicated in the notice, such payment shall follow by check from a
registered broker acting as agent on behalf of the Grantee. However, at the
discretion of the Committee appointed to administer the Plan, the Grantee
may pay the exercise price in part or in full by transferring to the
Company shares of restricted or unrestricted Stock owned by the Grantee
prior to the exercise of the Option having a Fair Market Value on the day
preceding the date of exercise equal to the cash amount for which such
shares are substituted. "Fair Market Value" shall mean (i) if the shares of
Stock are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing
price at the close of the primary trading session of the shares on such
date on the New York Stock Exchange, or if there has been no such closing
price of the shares on such date, on the next preceding date on which there
was such a closing price, (ii) if the shares are not so listed, but are
listed on another national securities exchange, the closing price at the
close of the primary trading session of the shares on such date on such
exchange, or if there has been no such closing price of the shares on such
date, on the next preceding date on which there was such a closing price,
(iii) if the shares are not listed for trading on the New York Stock
Exchange or on another national securities exchange, the last sale price at
the end of normal market hours of the shares on such date as quoted on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
("NASDAQ") or, if no price shall have been so quoted for such date, on the
next preceding date for which such price was so quoted, or (iv) if the
shares are not listed for trading on a national securities exchange or are
not authorized for quotation on NASDAQ, the fair market value of the shares
as determined in good faith by the Committee.

               5.3 Upon receipt of notice of exercise and full payment for
the shares of Stock in respect of which the Option is being exercised, the
Company shall, subject to this Agreement and the Plan, take such action as
may be necessary to effect the transfer to the Grantee of the number of
shares of Stock as to which such exercise was effective.

               5.4 The Grantee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or
to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to any shares of Stock
subject to the Option until (i) the Option shall have been exercised
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Grantee shall have paid the
full purchase price for the number of shares of Stock in respect of which
the Option was exercised, (ii) the Company shall have issued and delivered
the shares of Stock to the Grantee, and (iii) the Grantee's name shall have
been entered as a stockholder of record on the books of the Company,
whereupon the Grantee shall have full voting and other ownership rights
with respect to such shares of Stock.

          6.   Termination of Employment.
               -------------------------

               6.1 Death or Disability. In the event the Grantee's
employment is terminated by reason of the Grantee's death or Disability,
any portion of the Option that is not yet vested and exercisable on the
Termination Date (as defined below) shall become immediately vested and
fully exercisable on such date, and shall remain exercisable for a period
of five (5) years following the Termination Date, by the Grantee or by the
Grantee's legatee or legatees under his will, or by his personal
representatives or distributees, as applicable. For purposes of this
Agreement, "Termination Date" shall mean the last day on which the Grantee
works for the Company, a Subsidiary or an operating division or unit of the
Company or Subsidiary (a"Division").

               6.2 Retirement. In the event that (i) the Grantee has
completed 10 years of service for the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division,
and the Grantee's employment is terminated as a result of the Grantee's
voluntary retirement after attainment of age 55, or (ii) the Grantee's
employment is terminated as a result of the Grantee's voluntary retirement
after attainment of age 65, any portion of the Option that is not yet
vested and exercisable on the Termination Date shall remain outstanding and
shall be eligible to vest in accordance with the schedule set forth Section
4 if the Grantee complies with the post-employment covenants described in
Appendix A attached hereto. In the event of a breach by the Grantee of the
post-employment covenants described in Appendix A, the Option shall
immediately be forfeited. Options that vest pursuant to this Section 6.2
shall, once vested, remain exercisable for a period of five (5) years
following the Termination Date, by the Grantee or by the Grantee's legatee
or legatees under his will, or by his personal representatives or
distributees, as applicable.

               6.3 Cause. In the event the Grantee's employment is
terminated for Cause, the Option shall immediately expire in its entirety
whether or not vested and exercisable. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Cause" shall mean (i) in the case of a Grantee whose employment with the
Company, a Subsidiary or a Division is subject to the terms of an
employment agreement which includes a definition of "Cause," the meaning
set forth in such employment agreement during the period that such
employment agreement remains in effect; and (ii) in all other cases, (a)
the Grantee's failure or refusal to perform such Grantee's substantive
duties or to follow the lawful directives of the Board or the board of
directors of a Subsidiary, as applicable (or of any superior officer of the
Company, a Subsidiary or a Division having direct supervisory authority
over such Grantee); (b) the commission of an act of fraud, theft, breach of
fiduciary obligation with respect to the Company, a Subsidiary or a
Division or a violation of any material policies of the Company, a
Subsidiary or a Division, as applicable, of which the Grantee has had prior
notice; (c) dishonesty, willful misconduct, or gross negligence in the
performance of any substantive duties; or (d) the indictment for, or
conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony (whether
or not involving the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division).

               6.4 Other Termination of Employment. If the employment of
the Grantee is terminated (including the Grantee's ceasing to be employed
by a Subsidiary or a Division as a result of the sale of such Subsidiary or
Division or an interest in such Subsidiary or Division) under any
circumstance other than those set forth in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 and
Section 6.3, any portion of the Option that is not vested and exercisable
on the Termination Date shall expire and the Grantee may, at any time
within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date, exercise the Option to
the extent, but only to the extent, that the Option or portion thereof was
vested and exercisable on the Termination Date.

               6.5 No Extension of Exercise Term. Notwithstanding the terms
of Section 6.1, 6.2 and 6.4, in no event may the Option be exercised by
anyone after the expiration of the Exercise Term.

          7.   Effect of Change of Control.
               ---------------------------

          Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, in the event of a Change of Control the Option shall become
immediately vested and fully exercisable.

          8.   Non-transferability.
               -------------------

          The Option shall not be assignable or transferable other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated
under the Exchange Act). During the lifetime of the Grantee, the Option
shall be exercisable only by the Grantee, his or her legal guardian or
legal representatives or a bankruptcy trustee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing and unless prohibited by applicable law, the Option may be
transferred to members of the Grantee's immediate family, to trusts solely
for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in
which such family members and/or trusts are the only partners, and for
purposes of this Agreement and the Plan, a transferee of an Option shall be
deemed to be the Grantee. For this purpose, immediate family means the
Grantee's spouse, parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren and the
spouses of such parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren.

          9.   No Right to Continued Employment.
               --------------------------------

          Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be interpreted or
construed to confer upon the Grantee any right with respect to continuance
of employment by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Division, nor shall
this Agreement or the Plan interfere in any way with the right of the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Division to terminate the Grantee's
employment therewith at any time.

          10.  Adjustments.
               -----------

          In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee may
make appropriate adjustments to the number and class of shares of Stock or
other stock or securities subject to the Option and the purchase price for
such shares or other stock or securities. The Committee's adjustment shall
be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the Plan and
shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan and
this Agreement.

          11.  Effect of Certain Transactions.
               ------------------------------

          Subject to Section 7 hereof, upon the effective date of the
liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation of the Company (in each
case, a "Transaction"), the Option shall continue in effect in accordance
with its terms, except that following a Transaction either (a) the Option
shall be treated as provided for in the plan or agreement entered into in
connection with the Transaction (the "Transaction Agreement") or (b) if not
so provided in the Transaction Agreement, the Grantee shall be entitled to
receive in respect of all shares of Stock subject to the Option, upon
exercise of the Option, the same number and kind of stock, securities,
cash, property or other consideration that each holder of shares of Stock
was entitled to receive in the Transaction.

          12.  Withholding of Taxes.
               --------------------

          The Company shall have the right to deduct from any distribution
of cash to any Grantee, an amount equal to the federal, state and local
income taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be withheld
(the "Withholding Taxes") with respect to the Option. If a Grantee is
entitled to receive shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option, the
Grantee shall pay the Withholding Taxes to the Company prior to the
issuance of such shares of Stock.

          Payment of the applicable Withholding Taxes may be made in any
one or any combination of: (i) cash, (ii) shares of restricted or
unrestricted Stock owned by the Grantee prior to the exercise of the Option
and valued at its Fair Market Value on the business day immediately
preceding the date of exercise, or (iii) by making a Tax Election (as
described below). For purposes of this Article 12, a Grantee may make a
written election (the "Tax Election"), which may be accepted or rejected at
the discretion of the Committee, to have withheld a portion of the shares
of Stock issuable to him or her upon exercise of the Option and valued at
its Fair Market Value on the date preceding the date of exercise, equal to
the Withholding Taxes.

          13.  Grantee Bound by the Plan.
               -------------------------

          The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and
agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.

          14.  Modification of Agreement.
               -------------------------

          This Agreement may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated,
and any terms or conditions may be waived, but only by a written instrument
executed by the parties hereto. No waiver by either party hereto of any
breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement to be
performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
dissimilar provisions at the time or at any prior or subsequent time.

          15.  Severability.
               ------------

          Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected by such
holding and shall continue in full force in accordance with their terms.

          16.  Governing Law.
               -------------

          The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

          17.  Successors in Interest.
               ----------------------

          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
any successor to the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
the Grantee's legal representatives. All obligations imposed upon the
Grantee and all rights granted to the Company under this Agreement shall be
final, binding and conclusive upon the Grantee's beneficiaries, heirs,
executors, administrators and successors.

          18.  Resolution of Disputes.
               ----------------------

          Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result
of, or in any way relate to, the interpretation, construction or
application of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee. Any
determination made hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on the
Grantee and the Company for all purposes.

          19.  Consent to Jurisdiction.
               -----------------------

          Each of the parties hereby (a) agrees to personal jurisdiction in
any suit, proceeding or action at law or in equity (hereinafter referred to
as an "Action") arising out of or relating to the Plan or this Agreement
brought in any state or federal court in the State of North Carolina having
subject matter jurisdiction, (b) agrees that such jurisdiction shall be
exclusive and that no Action arising out of or relating to the Plan or this
Agreement shall be brought in any state or federal court other than that in
the State of North Carolina, (c) waives any objection which the party may
have now or hereafter to the laying of the venue of any such Action and (d)
waives any claim or defense of inconvenient forum.

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                                    COMMSCOPE, INC.

Date:                               By:
     -------------------------         --------------------------------
                                    Print Name:   Frank B. Wyatt, II
                                    Title:  Senior Vice President, General
                                            Counsel and Secretary

                                    GRANTEE

Date:                               By:
     -------------------------         --------------------------------
                                    Print Name:

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                                                                 APPENDIX A
                                                                 ----------

               Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants
               ---------------------------------------------

          By execution of the stock option agreement to which this Appendix
A is attached (the "Stock Option Agreement"), the Grantee hereby agrees as
follows:

          1. Non-competition. The Grantee agrees that the Grantee will not,
for a period of two years following his termination of employment as
described in Section 6.2 of the Stock Option Agreement (the
"Non-Competition Period"), directly or indirectly own, manage, operate,
join, control, be employed by, or participate in the ownership, management,
operation or control of, or be connected in any manner, including but not
limited to holding, the positions of shareholder, director, officer,
consultant, independent contractor, employee, partner, or investor, with
any Competing Enterprise. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
"Competing Enterprise" shall mean any person, corporation, partnership or
other entity engaged in a business in the United States or any other
geographic area in which the Company does business which is in competition
with any of the businesses of the Company or any of its Affiliates as of
the date of the termination of the Grantee's employment with the Company
and its Affiliates. Upon request at any time during the Non-Competition
Period, the Grantee shall notify the Company of the Grantee's then current
employment status. As used herein, "Affiliate" shall mean the Company's
affiliated companies, divisions, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and
assigns.

          2. Non-solicitation. During the Non-Competition Period, the
Grantee shall not interfere with the Company's and any of its Affiliate's
relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company and any of
its Affiliates, any person who at any time, during the period that the
Grantee was employed by the Company or its Affiliates, was an employee or
customer of the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise had a
material business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

          3. Proprietary Rights. The Grantee represents and warrants that
all patents, patent applications, rights to inventions, copyright
registrations and other license, trademark and trade name rights heretofore
owned by the Grantee and relating to the business of the Company or any of
its Affiliates have been duly transferred to the Company.

          4. Confidentiality; Return of Company Property. The Grantee
agrees and understands that in the Grantee's position with the Company
and/or its Affiliates and performance of his or her responsibilities,
duties and services for the Company and/or its Affiliates, as the case may
be, the Grantee has been exposed to, and information relating to, the
confidential affairs of the Company and/or its Affiliates, including but
not limited to technical information, intellectual property, business and
marketing plans, strategies, customer information, other information
concerning the products, promotions, development, financing, expansion
plans, business policies and practices of the Company and/or its
Affiliates, and other forms of confidential information, trade secrets
and/or confidential information in the nature of trade secrets of the
Company and/or its Affiliates ("Confidential Information"). The Grantee
acknowledges and represents that as of the time of execution of this
Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement the Grantee has not
disclosed, and agrees that at any time thereafter the Grantee will not
disclose, Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any
third person or entity without the prior written consent of the Company
and/or its Affiliates, as appropriate. This confidentiality covenant has no
temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Except as otherwise
expressly agreed to by the Company or its Affiliates, as appropriate, on or
promptly following the date hereof, the Grantee will supply to the Company
and/or its Affiliates, as appropriate, all property, keys, mobile phones,
computer equipment, software data files, notes, memoranda, writings, lists,
files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards,
surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data or any other tangible product
or document (and any copies, in whatever medium, thereof) which has been
produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to the Grantee: (i) during
his or her employment with the Company and/or its Affiliates; and (ii) in
the case of a Grantee who was employed by Avaya, Inc. ("Avaya"), during his
or her employment with Avaya (but only with respect to employment that
related to the Connectivity Solutions business that was acquired by the
Company and its Affiliates pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement by and
among Avaya, the Company and CommScope Solutions Holdings, LLC (formerly SS
Holdings, LLC) dated October 23, 2003). Any such data or property
(including copies thereof) stored on computer, software data files or other
equipment belonging to the Grantee (or to which the Grantee otherwise has
lawful access after the date hereof) shall be deleted by the Grantee
immediately following execution of this Non-Competition and Confidentiality
Agreement.

          5. Non-Disparagement. The Grantee agrees not to make any written
or oral statement which could disparage the goods, products, services of,
employees, officers, directors or reputation of, the Company and its
Affiliates.

          6. Remedies. The Grantee agrees that any breach of the terms of
this Appendix A would result in irreparable injury and damage to the
Company and/or its Affiliates for which the Company and/or its Affiliates
would have no adequate remedy at law; the Grantee therefore also agrees
that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company
and/or its Affiliates shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and
restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or
continued breach by the Grantee and/or any and all persons and/or entities
acting for and/or with the Grantee, without having to prove damages, and to
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, in
addition to any other remedies to which the Company and/or its Affiliates
may be entitled at law or in equity. The terms of this paragraph shall not
prevent the Company and/or its Affiliates from pursuing any other available
remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including but not
limited to the recovery of damages from the Grantee. The Grantee further
agrees that the provisions of the covenant not to compete are reasonable.
Should a court or arbitrator determine, however, that any provision of the
covenant not to compete is unreasonable, either in period of time,
geographical area, or otherwise, the parties hereto agree that the covenant
should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent which such court
or arbitrator deems reasonable.

          The existence of any claim or cause of action by the Grantee
against the Company and/or its Affiliates shall not constitute a defense to
the enforcement by the Company and/or its Affiliates of the covenants and
agreements of this Appendix A.

          7. Miscellaneous. This Appendix A sets forth the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between them
as to such subject matter, other than any confidentiality agreement, any
agreement dealing with the assignment to the Company of patents, copyrights
or other intellectual property or any other similar agreements.

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