EXHIBIT 10(b)

                                    AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                       VF EXECUTIVE DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

Pursuant to its authority under the VF Executive Deferred Savings Plan (the
"Plan"), the VF Corporation Pension Plan Committee (the "Committee") hereby
amends the Plan, effective December 31, 2004, as follows:

1.    By adding the following to the end of the definition of "Accrued Benefit"
      in Section I.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Matching Deferrals that are not vested
as of December 31, 2004 (and any gains and losses credited thereon) shall no
longer be part of the Participant's Accrued Benefit under this Plan and shall
instead, effective January 1, 2005, be credited to the Participant's Accrued
Benefit under, and vest in accordance with, the VF Executive Deferred Savings
Plan II.

2.    By adding the following new Section XIII:

                                  SECTION XIII
                           CESSATION OF PARTICIPATION

      Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, all
participation in the Plan shall cease as of the close of business on December
31, 2004, such that no Basic or Matching Deferrals shall be permitted with
respect to Earnings paid on or after December 31, 2004 and no employee shall
become a Participant after December 31, 2004.

3.    In all respects not amended, the Plan is hereby ratified and affirmed.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and as evidence of the adoption of the Amendment set
forth herein, the Committee has caused this instrument to be executed this
____________________________day of ___________________________, 2004.

                                        VF CORPORATION PENSION PLAN COMMITTEE

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Frank C. Pickard, III

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                                        Candace S. Cummings

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                                        Leonard T. Ebright

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                                        Susan L. Williams