EXHIBIT (99)(C)


                     AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     AMENDMENT No 2. to that certain Employment  Agreement dated as of March 18,
1994  and  amended  by  Amendment  dated  August  8,  1994  (collectively,   the
"Agreement") by and between Nantucket  Industries,  Inc., a Delaware corporation
having its  principal  office at 105  Madison  Avenue,  New York,  NY 10016 (the
"Company") and Stephen M. Samberg,  residing at 110 Tall Oak Crescent,  Syosset,
NY 11791-1121 (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS,  the Company is contemplating  certain capital  transactions  (the
"Transactions")  with  Nan  Investors,  L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership
("Investors")  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  a  Common  Stock  and  Subordinated
Convertible Debentures Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement");

     WHEREAS, certain provisions of the Agreement limit the Company's ability to
consummate the Transactions;

     WHEREAS,  Executive has an economic  interest in the success of the Company
and Executive desires that the Company consummate the Transactions;

     WHEREAS, Company and the Executive are both willing to modify the Agreement
so that it will not limit the Company's ability to consummate the Transaction.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises and for other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree:

     1. That Section  II.C.(i)(c)  of the  Agreement be amended by deleting said
Section  II.C.(i)(c)  in its entirety and  substituting  the  following in place
thereof:

         "(c) any person (as such term is used in Sections  3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3)
     of the  Exchange  Act)  except (i) GUESS?,  Inc.,  Maurice  Marciano,  Paul
     Marciano and Armand  Marciano and/or any affiliates  thereof  (collectively
     the  "GUESS?  Group"),  or (ii)  Investors  and/or  any  general or limited
     partner or any  Affiliate  (as defined in the Purchase  Agreement)  thereof
     (collectively,  the "Investors  Group") becomes  (subsequent to the date of
     this Agreement) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
     of the Company  representing  twenty  percent (20%) or more of the combined
     voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities;"

     2. That Section  II.C.(i)(d)  of the  Agreement be amended by deleting said
Section  II.C.(i)(d)  in its entirety and  substituting  the  following in place
thereof:







         "(d) Either the GUESS? Group or the Investors Group becomes (subsequent
     to  the  date  of  this  Agreement)  the  beneficial  owner,   directly  or
     indirectly,  of securities of the Company representing  thirty-five percent
     (35%)  or  more  of  the  combined  voting  power  of  the  Company's  then
     outstanding securities;"

     3.  Except  as  expressly  amended  herein,   the  Agreement  shall  remain
unmodified and in full force and effect.

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be
duly executed on August 9, 1996.

                                                     NANTUCKET INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                                     By:/s/ Ronald S. Hoffman
                                                        -----------------------
                                                        Ronald S. Hoffman,
                                                        Vice President - Finance


                                                     EXECUTIVE

                                                     /s/ Stephen M. Samberg
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Stephen M. Samberg


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