EXHIBIT 4.2



        AMENDMENT TO G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.'S 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN


The G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.'s 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is hereby
amended in the following respect:

       The first sentence of Section 2 of the Plan is hereby amended to read as
follows:


                  "2.      Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the
                  provisions of Section 6, the Company may issue and
                  sell a total of 750,000 shares of its common stock,
                  $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), pursuant to the
                  Plan."