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                                                                EXHIBIT (10)M


                       SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT


                This Second Amendment to Loan Agreement ("Second Amendment") 
is dated as of January 31, 1994 and is entered into by and among the
banks named on the signature pages hereof (the "Banks"), Genesco Inc. (the
"Borrower"), The First National Bank of Chicago, as Co-Agent for the Banks (in
such capacity, the "Co-Agent"), and NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A., as
agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the "Agent").


                                R E C I T A L S


                1.     The Borrower, the Banks, the Co-Agent and the Agent are
parties to a Loan Agreement dated as of August 2, 1993 (the "Loan Agreement").
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meanings as in the Loan Agreement.  The Loan Agreement has previously been
amended by a First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of November 5, 1993.

                2.   The parties hereto desire further to amend the Loan
Agreement in the particulars hereinafter set forth

                              A G R E E M E N T S

      NOW, THEREFORE, the Banks, the Borrower, the Co-Agent and the Agent 
hereby agree as follows:

                1.   Amendment to Section 2.4(b) and (c).  Section 2.4(b) and
Section 2.4(c) are hereby deleted in their entirety and the following are 
substituted in lieu thereof:

               (b)  Eurodollar Loans.  During such periods as Revolving Loans
               shall consist of Eurodollar Loans, at a per annum rate equal to
               the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus 2.25%.

               (c)  Adjusted CD Loans.  During such periods as Revolving Loans 
               shall consist of Adjusted CD Loans, at a per annum rate equal to 
               the Adjusted CD rate plus 2.30%.






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                       2.   Amendment to Section 2.10(c).  Section 2.10(c) is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof:

                       (c)   Standby Letter of Credit Commission.  In
                       consideration of the issuance of standby Letters of
                       Credit hereunder, the Borrower agrees to pay to the
                       Letter of Credit Bank a letter of credit commission
                       equal to the 2.25% per annum on the maximum amount
                       available to be drawn under each of the standby Letters
                       of Credit from the date of issuance to the date of
                       expiration.

                       Five-sixths (83.33%) of the foregoing commission shall
                       be shared by the Banks (including the applicable Letter
                       of Credit Bank in its capacity as a Bank) in accordance
                       with their respective Commitment Percentages, and the
                       balance of such commission shall be retained solely by
                       the applicable Letter of Credit Bank.  The foregoing
                       commission shall be payable in advance on the date of
                       issuance (or extension) of each standby Letter of
                       Credit.

                       3.    Amendment to Section 7.5.2.  Section 7.5.2 is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof:

                       7.5.2 Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.  The Borrower will
                       not permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at the end of
                       any quarterly or annual accounting period to be less
                       than the respective amount set forth in the table below
                       for each period, increased by the amount, if any, by
                       which the charges to earnings and asset write-downs
                       reflected on the Borrower's financial statements at and
                       for the fiscal year ending January 31, 1994 are less
                       than $38,200,000:



                       Quarter Ending                                   Amount
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                       January 31, 1994                                 $73,000,000
                       April 30, 1994                                   $73,000,000
                       July 31, 1994                                    $73,000,000
                       October 31, 1994                                 $80,000,000
                       January 31, 1995                                 $89,000,000
                       April 30, 1995                                   $89,000,000
                       July 31, 1995                                    $89,000,000
                       October 31, 1995                                 $89,000,000
                       January 31, 1996                                 $89,000,000


                       The Borrower will not permit Consolidated Tangible Net 
                       Worth at the end of any quarterly or annual accounting 
                       period ending on a date after January 31, 1996 to be 
                       less than the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth required 
                       at January 31, 1996 plus fifty percent (50%) of the 
                       Borrower's positive Consolidated Net Income (without 


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                       reduction for any negative Consolidated Net Income), for 
                       the fiscal year ended January 31, 1996.  

                       4.     Amendment to Section 7.5.3.  Section 7.5.3 is 
hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

                       7.5.3  Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  The
                       Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Fixed Charge
                       Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.00 with respect to the
                       fiscal year ending January 31, 1995 or to be less than
                       1.25 with respect to any fiscal year thereafter, unless
                       during the fourth fiscal quarter of such fiscal year the
                       Borrower reduces the outstanding principal amount of the
                       Loans for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive
                       days to not more than $10,000,000, disregarding, for
                       purposes of determining whether such reduction has been
                       effected, any reductions effected with the proceeds of
                       borrowings from any financial institution.

                       5.     Amendment to Section 7.5.6.  Section 7.5.6 of the
Loan Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in
lieu thereof:

                       7.5.6  Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness/Total
                       Capital.  The Borrower will not permit the ratio of
                       Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness to Total Capital
                       at the end of each of the first three quarterly
                       accounting periods of each fiscal year to be greater
                       than .60 to 1.0 or at the end of any fiscal year to be
                       greater than .55 to 1.0; provided that, at April 30,
                       1994 and at July 31, 1994, the Borrower may permit the
                       ratio of Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness to
                       Total Capital to be no greater than .63 to 1.0.

                       6.     Amendment Fee.  Promptly after this Second
Amendment becomes effective, Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the account
of each Bank, to be allocated to it in proportion to its respective Commitment
Percentage, the sum of $250,000.00 as an amendment fee.

                       7.     Headings.  Article and section headings in this
Second Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and
shall not constitute a part of this Second Amendment for any other purpose or
be given any substantive effect.

                       8.     Applicable Law.  This Second Amendment shall be
governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws
of the State of Tennessee.

                       9.     Successors and Assigns.  This Second Amendment
shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors
and assigns of the Banks.





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                       10.  Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Second Amendment
and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.  Pursuant to section 10.6 of the Loan Agreement, this Second
Amendment shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by
the Borrower and Majority Banks.

                       11.  Entire Agreement.  The Loan Agreement, as amended
by the First Amendment and by this Second Amendment, represents the entire
understanding among the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein
and supersedes all prior understandings among the parties hereto with respect
to such matters.

                       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has
caused a counterpart of this Second Amendment to be duly executed effective as
of the date first above written.


ATTEST:                                GENESCO INC.

    
By /S/ Roger G. Sisson                By /s/ Michael A. Corbett     
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                     Secretary         Title Treasurer                    
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(Corporate Seal)     



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                                        NATIONSBANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, N.A.,
                                         Individually and as Agent



                                        By /s/ Steve Dalton
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                                        Title Vice President
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                                        THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
                                         Individually and as Co-Agent



                                        By /s/ John Runger
                                           -----------------------
                                        Title Vice President   
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                                        FIRST AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK


                                           
                                        By /s/ Scott Bane
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                                        Title Vice President             
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                                   CIBC, INC.



                                   By /s/ Kathryn W. Sax           
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                                   Title Vice President                  
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                                        THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
                                         CORPORATION LIMITED



                                        By /s/ J. Gregory McClain
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                                        Title Vice President            
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                                        FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF TENNESSEE



                                        By /s/ Brent Turner
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                                        Title Vice President
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                                         THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE



                                         By /s/ J. Fred Turner
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                                         Title First Vice President
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