EXECUTION COPY


                          AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE FIFTH
                       AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT


                  THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN
     AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2000 (this "Amendment"), by and among G-III
     LEATHER FASHIONS, INC., a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the
     Lenders that have executed the signature pages hereto (individually, a
     "Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders"), and FLEET BANK, N.A., a national
     banking association as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
     with its successors in such capacity, the "Agent"),

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS:

                  A. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to the
     Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 31, 1999, as
     further amended hereby (as it may be further amended, modified and
     supplemented from time to time, the "Loan Agreement"); and

                  B. The Lenders hereto wish to revise certain dates in the
     definition of the "Overadvance" under the Loan Agreement; and

                  C. The parties hereto wish to amend the Loan Agreement as
     hereinafter provided; and

                  D. Each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein
     shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT.

                  1.1 This Amendment shall be deemed to be a third amendment to
     the Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and shall not be construed in
     any way as a replacement or substitution therefor. All of the terms and
     conditions of, and terms defined in, this Amendment are hereby incorporated
     by reference into the Loan Agreement as if such terms and provisions were
     set forth in full therein.


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                  1.1 The definition of "Overadvance" set forth in Article 1 of
     the Loan Agreement shall be amended by replacing certain periods and
     amounts with the following:

               Period                         Amount
  ---------------------------------- -------------------------
          4/1/00 to 4/16/00                $17,500,000
         4/17/00 to 5/17/00                $26,000,000
         5/18/00 to 6/30/00                $31,000,000

                  1.2 The Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents and all agreements,
     instruments and documents executed and delivered in connection with any of
     the foregoing, shall each be deemed to be amended hereby to the extent
     necessary, if any, to give effect to the provisions of this Amendment.
     Except as so amended hereby, the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents
     shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective
     terms.

                  SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

                  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and
     the Lenders that:

                  2.1 After giving effect to the amendment of the Loan Agreement
     pursuant to this Amendment: (i) each of the representations and warranties
     set forth in Article 3 of the Loan Agreement is true and correct in all
     respects as if made on the date hereof and (ii) there exists no Default or
     Event of Default under the Loan Agreement after giving effect to this
     Amendment.

                  2.2 The Borrower has full corporate power and authority to
     execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform the obligations on its
     part to be performed thereunder and under the Loan Agreement as amended
     hereby.

                  SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO AMENDMENTS.

                  The effectiveness of the amendments contained in Section 1 of
     this Amendment, are each and all subject to the satisfaction, in form and
     substance satisfactory to the Agent, of each of the following conditions
     precedent:

                  3.1 The Borrower shall have duly executed and delivered this
     Amendment.

                  3.2 Each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1
     and Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived
     in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

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                  3.3 The representations and warranties set forth in Section 2
     hereof shall be true, correct and complete on and as of the closing date of
     this Amendment as though made on such date.

                  3.4 The Agent shall have received such approvals, opinions or
     documents as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request, the
     Borrower and the Guarantors shall have taken all such other actions as any
     Lender through the Agent may reasonably request, and all legal matters
     incident to the foregoing shall be satisfactory to the Agent.

                  SECTION 4. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT UPON THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND
                             OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

                  4.1 Except as specifically amended in Section 1 above, the
     Loan Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain in full
     force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed.

                  4.2 The execution, delivery and effect of this Amendment shall
     be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent
     to any waiver of any term or condition or to any amendment or modification
     of any term or condition of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document,
     except, upon the effectiveness, if any, of this Amendment, as specifically
     amended in Section 1 above, or (ii) prejudice any right, power or remedy
     which the Agent or any Lender now has or may have in the future under or in
     connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. Upon the
     effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to
     "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or any other word or
     words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement
     as amended hereby, and each reference in any other Loan Document to the
     Loan Agreement or any word or words of similar import shall mean and be a
     reference to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.

                  SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS

                  5.1 This Amendment may be executed in any number of
     counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original,
     but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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

                  5.3 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
     CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICTS OF
     LAW PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.3(c)

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed on the date first above written.


                                       G-III LEATHER FASHIONS, INC.


                                       By:    /s/ Wayne Miller
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Wayne Miller
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Title: CFO
                                              ------------------------------


                                       FLEET BANK, N.A., AS LENDER


                                       By:    /s/ Juan Zaino
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Juan Zaino
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President
                                              ------------------------------


                                       THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                       AS LENDER

                                       By:    /s/ John Mulvey
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:  John Mulvey
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President
                                              ------------------------------

                                       THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL
                                       SERVICES, NC., AS LENDER


                                       By:    /s/ Lisa Murakami
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Lisa Murakami
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Title: Vice President
                                              ------------------------------


                                       FLEET BANK, N.A., AS AGENT


                                       By:    /s/ Juan Zaino
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Juan Zaino
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President
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