BankBoston, N.A.
              (formerly known as The First National Bank of Boston)
                               100 Federal Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110

                        BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc.
                               40 East 52nd Street
                            New York, New York 10022

                             Heller Financial, Inc.
                                 101 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10 178

                                  June 4, 1997

The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.
1412 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
           Attention:          Warren T. Wishart
           Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The CIT Group / Commercial Services, Inc.
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
           Attention:          Richard Lyons

                     Re:   Payout Arrangements

Ladies and Gentlemen:

           1. Reference is hereby made to the  Post-Petition  Credit  Agreement,
dated as of May 2, 1995 (as amended and in effect from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement")  by and  among  (a) The  Leslie  Fay  Companies,  Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation  and a debtor  and  debtor in  possession  under  Chapter  11 of the
Bankruptcy  Code (the  "Borrower"),  (b) Leslie Fay Licensing  Corp., a Delaware
corporation, Spitalnick Corp., a New York corporation, and Hue, Inc., a New York
corporation,  each a wholly  owned  Subsidiary  of the Borrower and a debtor and
debtor in possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, as guarantors (the
"Guarantors"),  (c) the Lenders party thereto,  (d) BankBoston,  N.A.  (formerly
known as The First  National Bank of Boston),  a national  banking  association,
("FNBB") and BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BABC"),





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as facility agents (the "Facility Agents") and (e) FNBB as administrative  agent
and collateral agent (the "Administrative  Agent") for the Lenders (the Facility
Agents and the  Administrative  Agent,  each an "Agent" and,  collectively,  the
"Agents").  Capitalized terms which are used herein without definition and which
are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning herein as in the
Credit Agreement. The CIT Group/ Commercial Services, Inc. is referred to herein
as "CIT".

           2. The  Borrower has advised the Lenders that it intends to repay all
amounts  due under the  Credit  Agreement  and has  requested  that the  Lenders
provide  the  Borrower  with  appropriate  payoff  figures  for  the  principal,
interest,  fees and other  amounts  owing by the ' Borrower to the Lenders under
the Credit  Agreement.  The pay-off  figures for the Borrower as of June 2, 1997
(the   "Computation   Date")   under  the  Credit   Agreement   are  as  follows
(collectively,  together with any increases in principal, additional interest or
fees  accruing  or  arising,  or legal  fees and  expenses  incurred,  after the
Computation Date, the "Pay-Off Amount"):


Principal:                                              $0.00
Interest:                                               $0.00
Commitment Fee:                                         $16,349.13
Deposit for Controlled
Disbursement Account
Outstanding Checks:                                     $1,693,180.99
Lock Box Account Reserve:                               $20,000.00
Documentary Letter of
Credit Fees:                                            $33,654.72
Standby Letter of
Credit Fees:                                            $14,281.95
BankAmerica Business
Credit, Inc. Legal Fees:                                $10,000.00

Total                                                   $1,787,466.79


           3. The Borrower and/or its  Subsidiaries  currently have  outstanding
under the Credit  Agreement  the Letters of Credit listed on Schedule 1 attached
hereto (the "Existing  Letters of Credit").  As a condition to the effectiveness
of this Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver, or shall cause CIT to deliver, to
the Administrative Agent, a letter of credit issued by The Chase Manhattan Bank,
substantially  in the form  attached  hereto as Exhibit  A, (the "CIT  Letter of
Credit"),  in the face amount, of $8,321,492.41  (equal to 105% of the aggregate
face amount of the Existing  Letters of Credit)  with  respect to such  Existing
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Agent shall  notify the  Borrower by telephone  or  telecopier  (Telephone  No.:
212-221-4076,  Telecopier No. 212-221-4033, Attention: Warren T. Wishart) of any
drawing under any Existing Letter of Credit.  The Borrower shall, not later than
3:00 p.m. on the Business Day  immediately  following the time of the sending of
such notification by the Administrative  Agent,  deposit with the Administrative
Agent, in the Checking  Account referred to in paragraph 8 below, in immediately
available  funds,  the  amount of such  drawing  under such  Existing  Letter of
Credit,  plus any fees and  expenses  associated  with such  Existing  Letter of
Credit.  If the Borrower shall fail to so pay such amount to the  Administrative
Agent by such time, the Administrative  Agent may draw against the CIT Letter of
Credit an amount equal to the amount drawn under such Existing Letter of Credit,
plus any fees and expenses associated with such Existing Letter of Credit.

           The  Administrative  Agent  agrees  that it  shall,  with  reasonable
promptness  (but in any event within three (3) Business  Days) after (i) receipt
from the Borrower of the amount of a drawing under an Existing Letter of Credit,
together  with all fees and expenses  associated  with such  Existing  Letter of
Credit  and/or  such  drawing,  and (ii) the  cancellation  or  reduction  of an
Existing  Letter  of  Credit  which  has  been  authorized  by  the  beneficiary
thereunder,  cause a certificate to be delivered to The Chase  Manhattan Bank to
authorize a reduction  (which shall be effective  automatically  and immediately
upon receipt by The Chase  Manhattan Bank ("Chase") of such  certificate) in the
face  amount of the CIT Letter of  Credit.  Each such  reduction  shall be in an
amount  equal to 105% of the amount of the drawing  under,  or the  reduction or
cancellation of, such Existing Letter of Credit; provided,  however, in no event
shall  the face  amount  of the CIT  Letter  of  Credit be less than 105% of the
undrawn face amount of all remaining Existing Letters of Credit.

           In the event of an expiration  of an Existing  Letter of Credit which
expires in the United States of America, the Administrative Agent agrees that it
shall,  with  reasonable  promptness (but in any event within three (3) Business
Days) after the date of the expiration of such Existing Letter of Credit,  cause
a  certificate  to be  delivered  to The Chase  Manhattan  Bank to  authorize  a
reduction (which shall be effective  automatically  and immediately upon receipt
by The Chase  Manhattan Bank of such  certificate) in the face amount of the CIT
Letter of Credit. Each such reduction shall be in an amount equal to 105% of the
amount of the face amount of the  Existing  Letter of Credit  which has expired;
provided, however, in no event shall the face amount of the CIT Letter of Credit
be less than 105% of the undrawn face amount of all remaining  Existing  Letters
of Credit.

           In the event of an expiration  of an Existing  Letter of Credit which
expires outside the United States of America,  the  Administrative  Agent agrees
that it shall,  with  reasonable  promptness  (but in any event within three (3)
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after the date of the  expiration  of such  Existing  Letter of Credit,  cause a
certificate to be delivered to The Chase Manhattan Bank to authorize a reduction
(which  shall be effective  automatically  and  immediately  upon receipt by The
Chase .Manhattan Bank of such  certificate) in the face amount of the CIT Letter
of Credit. Each such reduction shall be in an amount equal to 105% of the amount
of the face amount of the Existing Letter of Credit which has expired; provided,
however,  in no event  shall the face amount of the CIT Letter of Credit be less
than 105% of the  undrawn  face  amount of all  remaining  Existing  Letters  of
Credit.

           The Borrower  hereby  irrevocably  authorizes and directs FNBB,  upon
FNBB's reimbursement (by a drawing under the CIT Letter of Credit) for a drawing
under an Existing  Letter of Credit,  to deliver to The Chase Manhattan Bank any
documents  and drafts  delivered to FNBB in  connection  with such drawing under
such Existing Letter of Credit.

           4. From and after the Computation Date and until the Pay-Off Date (as
defined below), interest shall continue to accrue on the unpaid principal amount
of the Advances and fees shall  continue to accrue at the rates set forth in the
Credit Agreement.  The Borrower further agrees to pay any and all legal fees and
expenses  incurred  by counsel to the  Administrative  Agent and the  Lenders in
connection with this letter and the termination of the Credit  Agreement and the
other  Loan  Documents,  including  those  amounts  which are  billed  after the
Computation  Date.  Upon request of the Borrower,  the Lenders shall provide the
Borrower  with a  revised  figure  for the  amount  of  increases  in  principal
outstanding,  accrued  interest  and  additional  fees to be paid as part of the
Pay-Off  Amount plus any additional  legal fees and expenses  incurred since the
Computation Date and to be paid as part of the Pay-Off Amount.

           5. The Borrower  authorizes and directs the  Administrative  Agent to
transfer the Pay- Off Amount from the Borrower's Account No. 50289813 located at
the  Administrative  Agent to  BankBoston,  N.A.,  100 Federal  Street,  Boston,
Massachusetts 02110 (ABA No.: 011-000390,  Attention:  Commercial Loan Services,
Reference: The Leslie Fay Companies,  Inc.). The Borrower further authorizes and
directs the Administrative Agent to transfer  $8,902,160.58 from such account to
the  account of Sassco  Fashions,  Ltd.,  Account  No.  51299228  located at the
Administrative Agent.

           6. (a)  Subject  to the  provisions  of  ss.6(b),  the Agents and the
Lenders acknowledge and agree that, upon the receipt by:

           (i)        the  Lenders  of  payment  in full in cash of the  Pay-Off
                      Amount, including any additional interest or other amounts
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           (ii)       the Administrative Agent of the CIT Letter of Credit; and

           (iii)      the  Administrative  Agent of evidence of  cancellation of
                      the Administrative  Agents  Irrevocable  Letters of Credit
                      Nos.  50090143  and  50090135  issued  for the  benefit of
                      Lumbermens  Mutual  Casualty  Company  and  Hartford  Fire
                      Insurance   Company,   respectively   (collectively,   the
                      "Insurance Letters of Credit"),

in each  the case on or prior  to 2:00  p.m.  (Boston  time) on the date of such
receipt of the  Pay-Off  Amount  and the CIT  Letter of Credit  (the time of the
Lenders'  receipt of such  payment and such Letter of Credit  being  hereinafter
referred to as the "Pay-Off  Date"),  and except as otherwise  set forth herein,
(A) all  indebtedness and obligations of the Borrower to the Leaders under or in
respect of the Credit  Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to
be and shall be paid and  discharges  in full and (B) the Agents and the Lenders
shall, at the expense of the Borrower,  release all security interests and liens
which the Borrower may have granted to the Administrative  Agent pursuant to the
Loan Documents. In addition, each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders agrees
that on and after the Payoff  Date,  the  Existing  Letters  of Credit  shall be
deemed to have been issued  solely on behalf of FNBB and not on behalf of any of
the other  Lenders.  The other  Lenders  shall not have any  obligations  to the
Administrative  Agent or to the issuer of the  Existing  Letters of Credit on or
after the Payoff Date in connection with the Existing  Letters of Credit (or any
of the  matters  set forth in  paragraphs  8 and 9 hereof) or be entitled to any
fees or other payments with respect thereto.

           (b)  Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary  contained herein, the
Borrower  acknowledges and agrees that its obligations and liabilities under the
Credit  Agreement and the other Loan  Documents  shall be  reinstated  with full
force and effect,  if at any time on or after the Pay-Off  Date,  (A) all or any
portion of the Pay-Off Amount paid to the Lenders is voided or rescinded or must
otherwise  be  returned  by the  Lenders  to the  Borrower  upon the  Borrower's
insolvency,  bankruptcy  or  reorganization  or  otherwise,  all as though  such
payment  had not  been  made or (B) the  Administrative  Agent  is not,  for any
reason,  fully  reimbursed  (whether  pursuant  to the CIT  Letter  of Credit or
otherwise) for any drawing made under the Existing Letters of Credit.

           7. By signing a counterpart of this letter where indicated below, the
Borrower  hereby  terminates  and  irrevocably  releases all  Commitments of the
Lenders,  the Issuing Bank and the Agents  under,  or in  connection  with,  the
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           8. The Borrower currently  maintains various controlled  disbursement
accounts  with the  Administrative  Agent  (Account  Nos.:  80020668,  80020676,
80026373) (collectively,  the "Controlled Disbursement Accounts").  The Borrower
intends  after  the  Payoff  Date to  enter  into  alternative  cash  management
arrangements  with CIT.  This  paragraph  8 (and  paragraph  9 below) sets forth
certain   transitional   arrangements   with  respect  to  the  cash  management
arrangements of the Borrower.  The Borrower hereby  represents and warrants that
the  aggregate  amount of all checks  currently  outstanding  drawn  against the
Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts does not exceed  $1,693,180.99.  The Borrower
shall not issue any other checks against the Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts.
In order to permit checks drawn against the Controlled  Disbursement Accounts to
be cleared on or after the Payoff Date by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower
shall deposit with the Administrative Agent, simultaneously with the delivery to
the  Lenders  of  the  Payoff  Amount,  an  amount  equal  to  $1,693,180.99  in
immediately  available  funds  into  the  Borrower's  checking  account  at  the
Administrative  Agent  (Account  No.:  50289813)  (the  "Checking  Account")  as
security for the  obligations of the Borrower in respect of checks drawn against
the Controlled  Disbursement Accounts. Such $1,693,180.99 amount, the $20,000.00
amount  referred to in  paragraph 9 below,  and the amounts  deposited  into the
Checking  Account  pursuant to  paragraph  3 hereof,  will be  available  to the
Administrative Agent to pay or fund amounts owing to the Administrative Agent in
connection  with  the  Borrower's  cash  management  arrangements  and to  cover
drawings  under,  and fees and expenses  associated  with,  Existing  Letters of
Credit.  Except as expressly  set forth in this letter  agreement,  the Borrower
shall not have the right to withdraw  any of such funds from the  Administrative
Agent.  The Borrower  hereby  authorizes  the  Administrative  Agent to withdraw
amounts from the Checking  Account to cover the payment of checks drawn  against
the Controlled  Disbursement Accounts and to cover drawings under", and fees and
expenses  associated  with,  Existing  Letters of  Credit.  In no event will the
Administrative  Agent have any  obligation to honor any checks drawn against any
of the Controlled  Disbursement Accounts unless such checks are covered by good,
immediately  available  funds in the  Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts  or the
Checking  Account,  as the case may be, and the Borrower has not  terminated the
authority of the  Administrative  Agent to withdraw  amounts  therefrom to cover
such  checks.  In the  event  that  on any  given  day  there  are  insufficient
immediately  available  funds in the  Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts  or the
Checking  Account,  as the case may be,  to cover  all  checks  that  have  been
presented to be honored by the  Administrative  Agent,  then the  Administrative
Agent will honor the  checks  presented  in the order of  smallest  to  greatest
amount to the extent of the  immediately  available  funds. On June 30, 1997 the
Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts shall be closed, and the Administrative Agent
shall have no  obligation  to honor any checks drawn thereon which are presented
for payment after such  Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts are closed.  Promptly
thereafter,  the  remaining  balance,  if any,  in the  Controlled  Disbursement
Accounts  will be turned over to the  Borrower.  The Borrower  will remain fully
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Accounts or  otherwise  which are not  covered by the balance in the  Controlled
Disbursement Accounts or the Checking Account, as the case may be.

           The  Borrower   hereby   pledges,   assigns  and  sets  over  to  the
Administrative  Agent and grants the Administrative  Agent a continuing security
interest in all balances contained in the Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts and
the Checking  Account as security for the prompt  payment 'Of all amounts  drawn
under  the   Controlled   Disbursement   Accounts   which  are  honored  by  the
Administrative  Agent,  all  fees  and  service  charges  with  respect  to  the
administration of the Controlled Disbursement Accounts, and all amounts to cover
drawings  under,  and fees and expenses  associated  with,  Existing  Letters of
Credit. The Borrower and CIT agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold
the Administrative  Agent harmless from any and all costs,  expenses and related
charges arising from presentation of items drawn on the Controlled  Disbursement
Accounts,  including,  but not limited to the amount of all  disbursements,  any
fees related to the Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts and all  attorneys'  fees
arising out of the enforcement of this indemnity and pledge.

           The Borrower shall continue to be obligated to pay the Administrative
Agent the applicable fees and service charges with respect to  administration of
the  Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts  for all  periods  that  the  Controlled
Disbursement  Accounts remain open, in accordance with the existing arrangements
among the parties relating to the Controlled  Disbursement Accounts. At the time
the Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts are closed pursuant hereto, all such fees
and service  charges  then  accrued  and unpaid  shall be due and payable by the
Borrower and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative  Agent to satisfy
such fees and charges by applying  any  amounts in the  Controlled  Disbursement
Accounts or the Checking  Account,  as the case may be,  thereto.  Such existing
arrangements with respect to the Controlled  Disbursement  Accounts shall remain
in effect, in accordance with their terms,  except that, to the extent the terms
of such  arrangements  conflict with or are inconsistent  with the terms of this
letter, this letter shall govern.

           9. Pursuant to the existing cash  management  agreements  between the
Borrower and the Administrative  Agent, the Borrower currently  maintains a post
office box, into which  remittances  and other  payments on  receivables  of the
Borrower  are mailed,  and a depository  account  into which the  Administrative
Agent deposits all remittances from time to time received in the post office box
(such  post  office box and  depository  accounts,  collectively,  the "Lock Box
Accounts"),  The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall maintain the Lock Box
Accounts  pursuant  to the  existing  arrangements  among the  parties  relating
thereto  until the date that is ninety (90) days after the Pay-Off  Date.  After
such  date,  the Lock Box  Accounts  shall be closed  and all items  sent to the
Administrative  Agent to be deposited  therein after the closing of the Lock Box
Accounts  shall (a) through and until December 31, 1997, be forwarded to The ClT
Group /





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Commercial Services,  Inc., 1211 Avenue of the Americas,  New York, NY 10036 and
(b) after December 31, 1997, be returned to the sender thereof In addition,  the
Administrative  Agent  retains  the right to  terminate  the  existing  lock box
arrangements on reasonable prior written notice to the Borrower and CIT.

           In the case of any checks or other items  payable to the Borrower (a)
received by or delivered to the Administrative Agent for deposit in the Lock Box
Accounts on or prior to the Payoff Date but which have not been  credited to any
deposit  account of the  Borrower on or prior to the Payoff Date or (b) received
by or delivered to the  Administrative  Agent for deposit after the Payoff Date,
the Administrative  Agent will (and hereby is authorized by the Borrower to) use
commercially  reasonable  efforts to arrange for the settlement and clearance of
such items in accordance with the Administrative  Agent's customary practice, at
the Borrower's  expense.  The Administrative  Agent further agrees that it shall
transfer  each  business day the net amount of  collected  funds in the Lock Box
Account received by the Administrative  Agent from cleared checks deposited into
the Lock Box Account to CIT at account no. 54150519.

           The Borrower  hereby  transfers  and assigns to Leslie Fay  Marketing
Inc.  ("Leslie Fay  Marketing")  and Leslie Fay Marketing  hereby  transfers and
assigns to CIT,  all of its right,  title and  interest to the Lock Box Accounts
and all items deposited  therein (subject to the existing  arrangements with the
Administrative  Agent  governing such Lock Box Accounts) and the Borrower agrees
that it shall have no further right to the funds in the Lock Box Accounts.

           Following the Pay-Off Date,  the  Administrative  Agent and CIT shall
enter into further agreements to govern the Lock Box Accounts.

           The Borrower and CIT (for the account of the  Borrower),  jointly and
severally,  hereby agree to indemnify the  Administrative  Agent with respect to
any checks or other items which have been or are credited to any deposit account
of  the  Borrower  or  the  proceeds  of  which  have  been  paid  to CIT by the
Administrative  Agent, but which are returned to the Administrative Agent either
totally or partially  uncollected,  provided that the foregoing indemnity by CIT
shall only be effective for claims made by the Administrative Agent on or before
the date that is ninety (90) days after the date on which the Lock Box  Accounts
are closed.  The  Administrative  Agent  agrees to notify the  Borrower  and CIT
promptly as to the details of any  returned  item.  Each of the Borrower and CIT
(for the account of the Borrower),  jointly and severally, agrees to immediately
provide  the  Administrative   Agent  with  immediately   available  and  freely
transferable  funds to cover the amount of any such returned  item. The Borrower
shall  continue to be obligated to pay the  Administrative  Agent the applicable
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of the Lock Box Accounts for all periods that the Lock Box Accounts remain open,
in accordance with the existing  arrangements  among the parties relating to the
Lock Box Accounts

           As security for the aforementioned  obligations of the Borrower,  the
Borrower will deposit with the  Administrative  Agent,  simultaneously  with the
delivery  to the  Lenders  of  the  Payoff  Amount,  $20,000.00  in  immediately
available  funds for deposit into the  Checking  Account.  The  Borrower  hereby
authorizes  the  Administrative  Agent  to  withdraw  amounts  from the Lock Box
Accounts or the Checking  Account and apply them to the payment of such fees and
expenses. At the time that the Controlled Disbursement Accounts and the Lock Box
Accounts are closed, and all fees and expenses owing thereunder or in connection
therewith  have  been  paid  to the  Administrative  Agent,  any  excess  amount
remaining in the Checking  Account  shall be refunded to the Borrower by payment
to CIT.

           10. On the Pay-Off  Date,  the Lenders will deliver the  following to
the Borrower at the Borrower's sole cost and expense:

                      (a) The  Promissory  Note,  payable to The First  National
Bank of Boston, dated May 18, 1995, in the principal amount of $30,000,000;

                      (b) The Promissory Note,  payable to BankAmerica  Business
Credit, Inc., dated May 18, 1995, in the principal amount of $30,000,000;

                      (c) The  Promissory  Note,  payable  to Heller  Financial,
Inc., dated May 18, 1995, in the principal amount of $20,000,000;

                      (d) UCC-3  termination  statements  duly  executed  by the
Administrative  Agent and in form  suitable  for  filing in those  jurisdictions
listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto; and

                      (e) certificates  representing the shares of stock pledged
pursuant to the Security Agreement (other than the certificates representing the
shares of stock of Sassco Europe,  Ltd., ASL Retail  Outlets,  Inc., Asia Expert
Limited, Viewmon, Ltd., and Tomwell, Ltd.).

           11.  The  Lenders  and the  Agents  further  agree to  deliver to the
Borrower,  after the Pay-Off Date, at the Borrower's sole cost and expense, such
other releases or termination  statements as the Borrower may reasonably request
in  connection  with the  above-described  release  of the  liens  and  security
interests  granted to the  Administrative  Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the
Loan Documents.






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           12.  Each  of  the  undersigned   Guarantors   hereby  reaffirms  its
unconditional, joint and several obligation to pay all of the Obligations of the
Borrower  under the Credit  Agreement  and the other Loan  Documents  and hereby
unconditionally,  irrevocably,  and jointly and several  guarantees the punctual
payment and  performance  of the  obligations  of the Borrower under this letter
agreement.

           13.  Please  acknowledge  that the foregoing  amounts  referred to in
Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 above are due and owing  pursuant to the  provisions
of the Credit  Agreement and confirm your  agreement to the terms and provisions
of this letter by returning to the Lenders a  counterpart  of this letter signed
by the Borrower and by CIT. This letter 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,  but all of which together shall  constitute
one agreement. Upon the execution and delivery of this letter by the Agents, the
Lenders, the Borrower, the Guarantors, and CIT, this letter shall take effect as
a binding agreement among us, to be governed by and construed in accordance with
the internal  laws  (without  regard to  principles of conflicts of laws) of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.







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Very truly yours,
Facility Agents:

BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.


By _________________________________
           Alan F. McKay, Vice President

BANKBOSTON, N.A. (f/k/a The First National
  Bank of Boston)


By _________________________________

Administrative Agent:

BANKBOSTON, N.A. (f/k/a The First National
  Bank of Boston)


By _________________________________

Lenders:

BANKBOSTON, N.A. (f/k/a The First National
  Bank of Boston)


By _________________________________

BANKAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.


By _________________________________
           Alan F. McKay, Vice President








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HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.


By _________________________________
                     Iris Steinhardt, Vice President



Acknowledged and Agreed:

THE CIT GROUP / COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.


By _________________________________
   Name:
   Title:

THE LESLIE FAY COMPANIES, INC.,
a Debtor and Debtor in Possession


By _________________________________
   Warren T. Wishart
   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


LESLIE FAY MARKETING, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (solely with respect to Section 9)


By _________________________________
   Warren T. Wishart
   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer






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Guarantors:

LESLIE FAY LICENSING CORP., a
Debtor and Debtor in Possession


By _________________________________
   Warren T. Wishart
   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SPITALNICK CORP., a Debtor
and Debtor in Possession


By _________________________________
   Warren T. Wishart
   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


HUE, INC., a Debtor and
Debtor in Possession


By _________________________________
   Warren T. Wishart
   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer













                                                                      Schedule 1

                           Existing Letters of Credit



  L/C                                       ISSUE   EXPIRY
NUMBER                APPLICANT             DATE     DATE         BALANCE IN US$

70026331    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/2/97       $   22,162.05
70026371    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          5/1/97       $    3,782.88
70026336    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          5/16/97      $   35,215.20
70026349    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          7/21/97      $  614,355.00
70026388    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/22/97      $  252,467.25
70026393    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          7/6/97       $  657,510.00
70026328    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/21/97      $   17,359.65
70026329    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/21/97      $   28,413.00
70026330    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/5/97       $   39,737.25
70026340    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          5/5/97       $   12,400.95
70026372    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/21/97      $  535,500.00
70026389    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/20/97      $   59,550.15
70026391    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          5/24/97      $   24,810.98
70026394    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/14/97      $  399,275.60
70026413    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/28/97      $   65,786.70
70026414    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          8/6/97       $  278,642.70
70026415    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          8/13/97      $   85,050.00
70026416    The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          6/21/97      $    6,614.74
LCI-000653  The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          5/31/97      $        0.68
LCI-107783  The Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.          7/21/97      $4,786,596.09

            TOTAL                                                $7,925,230.87







                                   Schedule 2


                     [Attach Schedule of UCC Filings]





                                    Exhibit A

                     [Attach Form of CIT Letter of Credit]