DEED OF TRUST NOTE

$14,000,000.00                                               Baltimore, Maryland
                                                            December 27, 1989

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  LONDONTOWN CORPORATION,  a Delaware corporation,  (the
"Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of METLIFE CAPITAL CREDIT CORPORATION,
a Delaware  corporation  (the "Lender"),  the principal sum of FOURTEEN  MILLION
DOLLARS  AND NO  CENTS  ($14,000,000.00)  (the  "Principal  Loan  Amount")  with
interest thereon at the rate  hereinafter set forth (the "Loan").  The repayment
of interest and principal of the Principal Loan Amount shall be as follows:

     (1) (a)  Beginning  on the the  date  hereof,  interest  will be due on the
unpaid Principal Loan Amount at the rate of ten and one-quarter percent (10.25%)
per annum (the "Interest Rate").

          (b) All  interest  will be  calculated  on the basis of a 360-day year
factor applied to actual days elapsed.

     (2)  Interest on the unpaid  Principal  Loan  Amount  will be  payable,  in
arrears,  commencing  with interest only for the partial month in which the date
hereof  occurs,  on the first day of the first full month after the date hereof,
and continuing thereafter on the first day of each month until the entire unpaid
Principal  Loan Amount and all accrued  and unpaid  interest  thereon is paid in
full.

     (3) Principal and interest  thereon as described  above will be paid in one
hundred thirteen (113) substantially  equal consecutive monthly  installments as
set forth on Schedule 1 attached  hereto and made a part  hereof,  in the amount
needed to repay the Principal  Loan Amount in full on the twentieth  anniversary
of the date hereof.  Such monthly  payments of principal and interest will begin
on the first day of the  second  full  month  after  the date  hereof,  and will
continue  on the  first day of each and every  month  thereafter  until the Loan
matures.  The Loan will mature and the  outstanding  Principal Loan Amount,  all
accrued  and unpaid  interest  thereon,  and any other  sums due and  payable in
connection therewith (the "Balloon Payment"),  unless paid in its entirety at an
earlier  date,  will be due and  payable on the first day of that month which is
one hundred  fourteen (114) months after the month in which the first payment of
principal and interest occurs (the "Maturity Date").

     (4) If any portion of the  Principal  Loan Amount and/or  interest  thereon
remains unpaid after the Maturity Date such portion of the Principal Loan Amount
and all unpaid  interest  will bear  interest  from the Maturity Date until such
amount due is paid in full,  at the rate of two percent  (2%) per annum over the
Interest Rate.






     (5) If the  Borrower  fails  to  make  one or  more  required  payments  of
principal  and/or  interest,  as provided above,  within ten (10) days after the
date such  payment is due,  the  Borrower  will pay to the Lender a late  charge
equal to four percent (4%)of said-unpaid amount in order to defray the increased
cost involved in handling such  delinquent  payments.  Any such charges shall be
payable on demand.

     (6) Any  installment  or other  part  payment  made by or on  behalf of the
Borrower  hereof  will be  applied  first,  to late  payment  charges  due under
paragraph (5) above;  second, to interest accrued and payable at the stated rate
and the penalty rate stated in paragraph (4) above, if applicable; and third, to
the unpaid Principal Loan Amount hereof, in the inverse order of the maturity of
the principal payments.

     (7) The Principal Loan amount may be prepaid, in whole, but not in part, on
any  regularly  scheduled  principal and interest  payment date  occurring on or
after the third anniversary of the date hereof,,  upon not less than thirty (30)
days prior written notice to the Lender,  but only in accordance  with the terms
and  conditions  of this  paragraph  (7). Any such optional  prepayment  will be
accompanied  by payment of accrued  and unpaid  interest on the  Principal  Loan
Amount up to (but not including)  the date of prepayment,  and by payment to the
Lender of a prepayment premium, if any, determined as follows:

          The  prepayment  premium shall be determined  by (i)  calculating  the
     decrease,  if any, expressed in basis points, in the current weekly average
     yield of ten (10) year  United  States  Treasury  Notes,  as  published  in
     Federal Reserve  Statistical  Release H.15 (519) from the date of this Note
     to the prepayment  date, (ii) dividing the  difference,  if any, by 10,000,
     (iii) multiplying the result by the outstanding Principal Loan Amount to be
     prepaid,  (iv)  multiplying  the  result  in (iii) by the  number  of years
     remaining  from  the  prepayment   date  to  the  Maturity  Date,  and  (v)
     discounting  the  calculated  result to the present  value of such  amounts
     utilizing a discount  factor of 10.25% per annum.  Expressed  as a formula,
     the calculation would be made as follows:

          (Basis Point  decrease in the  index/10,000)  x outstanding  Principal
     Loan Amount equals the prepayment premium for each remaining year. Discount
     the  prepayment  premium  for each year at 10.25%  per annum for  number of
     years remaining from the prepayment date to the Maturity Date.

          For example,  if the  prepayment  premium for each remaining year from
     the prepayment  date to the Maturity Date is $50,000.00 and seven (7) years
     are remaining from the prepayment date to the Maturity Date, the discounted
     prepayment premium would be $241,430.27.


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     (8)  Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary,  the prepayment premium (as
determined in accordance with paragraph (7) above but not exceeding $200,000.00)
shall be due in the event  that the Loan is  accelerated  as a result  of: (i) a
sale, transfer or conveyance, of any interest in the Property (as defined in the
Deed of Trust) to a third party not directly or  indirectly  owned or affiliated
with the Borrower, or (ii) a change in the ownership of the Borrower, whether by
sale or  acquisition,  which results in a material  change in the composition of
the management of the Borrower,  occurring prior to the third anniversary of the
date hereof.  For the purposes of this  paragraph,  "management"  shall mean the
Borrower's  executive officer group and the officer group. A "material change in
the  composition of the  management"  shall not be deemed to include  changes in
management of the Borrower  occurring in the ordinary  course of the  Borrower's
business including,  without limitation,  retirement,  death and normal employee
attrition.  Any such prepayment shall not delay,  postpone,  abate or recast the
balance of the unpaid Principal Loan Amount, and the monthly payments thereunder
shall continue in the same amount and in the same order as set forth on Schedule
1.

     All payments of principal,  interest,  late fees and premiums, if any, will
be made during regular  business hours at the principal  office of the holder of
this Note located at Ten Stamford Forum, Stamford, Connecticut 06904, or at such
other place as the Lender shall designate in writing,  and will be made by check
(subject to collection),  draft (subject to collection),  or other instrument as
may be approved from time to time by the holder hereof or may be paid in coin or
currency of the United  States of America  which at the time of such  payment is
legal tender for the payment of public or private debts. Any payment by check or
draft will be subject to the condition that any receipt issued  therefor will be
ineffective unless the amount due is actually collected by the Lender.

     This Note is secured  inter  alia by the first  Deed of Trust and  Security
Agreement of even date herewith by and between  Borrower,  Daniel L. Wieneke and
Jack N. Zemil,  Trustees,  and Lender  covering  certain  property  and premises
situate and lying in Carroll County,  Maryland (the "Deed of Trust"). The terms,
covenants, conditions, provisions, stipulations, and agreements contained in the
Deed of Trust are hereby made a part hereof to the same extent and with the same
effect  as if fully set forth  herein;  and,  without  limiting  the  foregoing,
reference is hereby made to the Deed of Trust for a description  of the property
conveyed  thereunder,  the definition of certain terms, the nature and extent of
the security and the rights of the Lender in respect of such security. This Note
is also secured by an  Assignment of Leases and Rents of even date herewith made
by the Borrower to the Lender with respect to the property  granted and conveyed
under the Deed of Trust.

     If the  Borrower  defaults in the payment  when due of any  installment  of
interest  and/or  principal,  or any  and  all  other  payments  due  hereunder,
including,  without  limitation,  late  charges  as herein  provided,  or in the
performance of any of the terms,  agreements,  covenants or conditions contained
in the Deed of Trust or any other  instrument given to secure the payment hereof
(all of which are  hereinafter  referred to as the "Loan  Documents"),  upon the
giving of any applicable  notice and  expiration of any  applicable  cure period
contained in the Loan Documents then, or at any time thereafter, the


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entire  principal  of this Note,  irrespective  of the Maturity  Date  specified
herein,  together with the then accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may, at the
Lender's election, become immediately due and payable.

     Time  is of  the  essence  of  this  Note  in  connection  with  all of the
obligations of Borrower including without limitation during any applicable grace
or cure periods.

     The rights or remedies of the Lender as provided in this Note,  the Deed of
Trust and the other Loan  Documents will be cumulative and concurrent and may be
pursued singly, successively,  or together against the Borrower, the property or
security  held by the Lender for the  payment  hereof or  otherwise  at the sole
discretion of the Lender.  The failure to exercise any such right or remedy will
in no event be construed as a waiver or release of said rights or remedies or of
the right to exercise them at any later time.

     Except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Note or in any of the
other Loan  Documents,  the Borrower and all endorsers  hereof  severally  waive
diligence,  presentment,  protest  and demand,  and also  notice of protest,  of
demand, of nonpayment,  of dishonor and of maturity and consent that the time of
payments or any part  thereof may be extended by the Lender and that the real or
collateral  security or any part thereof may be released by the Lender,  without
in  anywise  modifying,   altering,  releasing,   affecting  or  limiting  their
respective  liability or the lien of the Deed of Trust  (except to the extent so
released).

     The Borrower agrees to be jointly and severally  liable with any endorsers,
sureties, accommodation parties hereof and all other persons liable or to become
liable  on this  Note for the  payment  of all  costs of  collection,  including
reasonable  attorneys'  fees and all  other  costs of suit,  in case the  unpaid
Principal Loan Amount, or any payment of interest only or principal and interest
thereon,  is not paid when due, and if the same remains unpaid for ten (10) days
after written notice to Borrower, or for the foreclosure of the Deed of Trust or
other Loan Documents,  and whether through courts of original  jurisdiction,  as
well as in courts of appellate  jurisdiction,  or through a Bankruptcy  Court or
other legal proceedings.

     The Borrower  hereby  waives trial by jury in any action or  proceeding  to
which the Borrower  and the Lender may be parties,  arising out of or in any way
pertaining to (a) this Note, (b) any other Loan  Documents,  or (c) the property
securing the Deed of Trust other than personal injury actions or proceedings. It
is agreed and understood that this waiver  constitutes a waiver of trial by jury
of all claims  against all  parties to such  actions or  proceedings,  including
claims against parties who are not parties to this Note.

     This waiver is knowingly,  willfully and voluntarily  made by the Borrower,
and the Borrower hereby  represents that no  representations  of fact or opinion
have been made by any individual to induce this waiver of trial by jury or to in
any way modify or nullify its effect.

     In case any provision (or any part of any provision) contained in this Note
shall for any  reason be held to be  invalid,  illegal or  unenforceable  in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not


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affect any other provision (or remaining part of the affected provision) of this
Note,  but  this  Note  will  be  construed  as  if  such  invalid,  illegal  or
unenforceable  provision (or part thereof), had never been contained herein, but
only to the extent it is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

     This Note may not be amended, modified or terminated orally, but only by an
agreement  in  writing  signed by the party  against  whom  enforcement  of such
amendment, modification or termination is sought.

     Whenever used herein,  the words  "Borrower" and "Lender" will be deemed to
include their respective heirs, personal representatives,  executors, successors
and assigns.

     This Note will be  construed  according  to and governed by the laws of the
State of Maryland without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

     The Borrower hereby  acknowledges that the loan evidenced by this Note is a
Commercial  Loan within the meanings of Sections  12-101(c) and 12-103(e) of the
Commercial  Law Article of the  Annotated  Code of Maryland  (1975  edition,  as
amended).

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  this Note has been properly executed and sealed by the
Borrower on the day and year first written above.

WITNESS/ATTEST:                        BORROWER:
                                       LONDONTOWN CORPORATION,
                                       a Delaware corporation


/s/                                    By:/s/ Zachary C. Goldman          (SEAL)
- ----------------------------------        --------------------------------
     Assistant Secretary                  Zachary C. Goldman, Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


The  within  Deed of Trust  Note is  secured  by a first  lien  Deed of Trust on
property located in Carroll County,  Maryland, by and among Borrower,  Daniel L.
Wieneke and Jack N. Zemil, Trustees, and Lender.

     I HEREBY  CERTIFY  that the within  Deed of Trust Note is the Deed of Trust
Note  described in the Deed of Trust,  such Deed of Trust and the within Deed of
Trust Note having been executed in my presence.

                                               /s/ Giovanna M. Young
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

July 1, 1990
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AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE
LONDONTOWN CORPORATION

        PAYMENT      INTEREST    PRINCIPAL       BALANCE         IRR CALCULATION
        -------      --------    ---------       -------         ---------------
 0                                              14,000,000.00    (14,000,000.00)
 1    137,430.07    119,583.33   17,846.74      13,982,153.26     137,430.07
 2    137,430.07    119,430.89   17,999.18      13,964,154.09     137,430.07
 3    137,430.07    119,277.15   18,152.92      13,946,001.17     137,430.07
 4    137,430.07    119,122.09   18,307.98      13,927,693.19     137,430.07
 5    137,430.07    118,965.71   18,464.36      13,909,228.83     137,430.07
 6    137,430.07    118,808.00   18,622.07      13,890,606.76     137,430.07
 7    137,430.07    118,648.93   18,781.14      13,871,825.62     137,430.07
 8    137,430.07    118,488.51   18,941.56      13,852,884.06     137,430.07
 9    137,430.07    118,326.72   19,103.35      13,833,780.71     137,430.07
10    137,430.07    118,163.54   19,266.53      13,814,514.18     137,430.07
11    137,430.07    117,998.98   19,431.09      13,795,083.09     137,430.07
12    137,430.07    117,833.00   19,597.07      13,775,486.02     137,430.07
13    137,430.07    117,665.61   19,764.46      13,755,721.56     137,430.07
14    137,430.07    117,496.79   19,933.28      13,735,788.28     137,430.07
15    137,430.07    117,326.52   20,103.55      13,715,684.73     137,430.07
16    137,430.07    117,154.81   20,275.26      13,695,409.47     137,430.07
17    137,430.07    116,981.62   20,448.45      13,674,961.02     137,430.07
18    137,430.07    116,806.96   20,623.11      13,654,337.91     137,430.07
19    137,430.07    116,630.80   20,799.27      13,633,538.64     137,430.07
20    137,430.07    116,453.14   20,976.93      13,612,561.72     137,430.07
21    137,430.07    116,273.96   21,156.11      13,591,405.61     137,430.07
22    137,430.07    116,093.26   21,336.81      13,570,068.80     137,430.07
23    137,430.07    115,911.00   21,519.07      13,548,549.73     137,430.07
24    137,430.07    115,727.20   21,702.87      13,526,846.86     137,430.07
25    137,430.07    115,541.82   21,888.25      13,504,958.60     137,430.07
26    137,430.07    115,354.85   22,075.22      13,482,883.39     137,430.07
27    137,430.07    115.166.30   22,263.77      13,460,619.61     137,430.07
28    137,430.07    114,976.13   22,453.94      13,438,165.67     137,430.07
29    137,430.07    114,784.33   22,645.74      13,415,519.93     137,430.07
30    137,430.07    114,590.90   22,839.17      13,392,680.76     137,430.07
31    137,430.07    114,395.81   23,034.26      13,369.646.51     137,430.07
32    137,430.07    114,199.06   23,231.01      13,346,415.50     137,430.07
33    137,430.07    114,000.63   23,429.44      13,322,986.06     137,430.07
34    137,430.07    113,800.51   23,629.56      13,299,356.50     137,430.07
35    137,430.07    113,598.67   23,831.40      13,275,525.10     137,430.07
36    137,430.07    113,395.11   24,034.96      13,251,490.14     137,430.07
37    137,430.07    113,189.81   24,240.26      13,277,249.88     137,430.07
38    137,430.07    112,982.76   24,447.31      13,202,802.57     137,430.07
39    137,430.07    112,773.94   24,656.13      13,178,146.44     137,430.07
40    137,430.07    112,563.33   24,866.74      13,153,279.70     137,430.07
41    137,430.07    112,350.93   25,079.14      13,128,200.56     137,430.07
42    137,430.07    112,136.71   25,293.36      13,102,907.21     137,430.07
43    137,430.07    111,920.67   25,509.40      13,077,397.80     137,430.07
44    137,430.07    111,702.77   25,727.30      13,051,670.50     137,430.07
45    137,430.07    111,483.02   25,947.05      13,025,723.45     137,430.07







46    137,430.07    111,261.39   26,168.68      12,999,554.77     137,430.07
47    137,430.07    111,037.86   26,392.21      12,973,162.57     137,430.07
48    137,430.07    110,812.43   26,617.64      12,946,544.93     137,430.07
49    137,430.07    110,585.07   26,845.00      12,919,699.93     137,430.07
50    137,430.07    110,355.77   27,074.30      12,892,625.63     137,430.07
51    137,430.07    110,124.51   27,305.56      12,865,320.07     137,430.07
52    137,430.07    109,891.28   27,538.79      12,837,781.27     137,430.07
53    137,430.07    109,656.05   27,774.02      12,810,007.25     137,430.07
54    137,430.07    109,418.81   28,011.26      12,781,995.99     137,430.07
55    137,430.07    109,179.55   28,250.52      12,753,745.47     137,430.07
56    137,430.07    108,938.24   28,491.83      12,725,253.6      137,430.07
57    137,430.07    108,694.87   28,735.20      12,696,518.45     137,430.07
58    137,430.07    108,449.43   28,980.64      12,667,537.81     137,430.07
59    137,430.07    108,201.89   29,228.18      12,638,309.62     137,430.07
60    137,430.07    107,952.23   29,477.84      12,608,831.78     137,430.07
61    137,430.07    107,700.44   29,729.63      12,579,102.15     137,430.07
62    137,430.07    107,446.50   29,983.57      12,549,118.58     137,430.07
63    137,430.07    107,190.39   30,239.68      12,518,878.90     137,430.07
64    137,430.07    106,932.09   30,497.98      12,488,380.92     137,430.07
65    137,430.07    106,671.59   30,758.48      12,457,622.43     137,430.07
66    137,430.07    106,408.86   31,021.21      12,426,601.22     137,430.07
67    137,430.07    106,143.89   31,286.18      12,395,315.04     137,430.07
68    137,430.07    105,876.65   31,553.42      12,363,761.62     137,430.07
69    137,430.07    105,607.13   31,822.94      12,331,938.68     137,430.07
70    137,430.07    105,335.31   32,094.76      12,299,843.92     137,430.07
71    137,430.07    105,061.17   32,368.90      12,267,475.01     137,430.07
72    137,430.07    104,784.68   32,645.39      12,234,829.62     137,430.07
73    137,430.07    104,505.84   32,924.23      12,201,905.39     137,430.07
74    137,430.07    104,224.61   33,205.46      12,168,699.93     137,430.07
75    137,430.07    103,940.98   33,489.09      12,135,210.84     137,430.07
76    137,430.07    103,654.93   33,775.14      12,101,435.69     137,430.07
77    137,430.07    103,366.43   34,063.64      12,067,372.05     137,430.07
78    137,430.07    103,075.47   34,354.60      12,033,017.45     137,430.07
79    137,430.07    102,782.02   34,648.05      11,998,369.41     137,430.07
80    137,430.07    102,486.07   34,944.00      11,963,425.41     137,430.07
81    137,430.07    102,187.59   35,242.48      11,928,182.93     137,430.07
82    137,430.07    101,886.56   35,543.51      11,892,639.42     137,430.07
83    137,430.07    101,582.96   35,847.11      11,856,792.32     137,430.07
84    137,430.07    101,276.77   36,153.30      11,820,639.01     137,430.07
85    137,430.07    100,967.96   36,462.11      11,784,176.90     137,430.07
86    137,430.07    100,656.51   36,773.56      11,747,403.34     137,430.07
87    137,430.07    100,342.40   37,087.67      11,710,315.68     137.430.07
88    137,430.07    100,025.61   37,404.46      11,672,911.22     137.430.07
89    137,430.07     99,706.12   37,723.95      11,635,187.27     137.430.07
90    137,430.07     99,383.89   38,046.18      11,597,141.09     137,430.07
91    137,430.07     99,058.91   38,371.16      11,558,769.93     137,430.07
92    137,430.07     98,731.16   38,698.91      11,520,071.02     137.430.07
93    137,430.07     98,400.61   39,029.46      11,481,041.56     137,430.07
94    137,430.07     98,067.23   39,362.84      11,441,678.72     137.430.07
95    137,430.07     97,731.01   39,699.06      11,401,979.65     137,430.07
96    137,430.07     97,391.91   40,038.16      11,361,941.49     137,430.07
97    137,430.07     97,049.92   40,380.15      11,321,561.34     137,430.07
98    137,430.07     96,705.00   40,725.07      11,280,836.27     137,430.07








 99      137,430.07 96,357.14        41,072.93   11,239,763.35       137,430.07
100      137,430.07 96,006.31        41,423.75   11,198,339.59       137,430.07
101      137,430.07 95,652.48        41,777.59   11,156,562.00       137,430.07


102      137,430.07 95,295.63        42,134.44   11,114,427.57       137,430.07
103      137,430.07 94,935.74        42,494.33   11,071,933.23       137,430.07
104      137,430.07 94,572.76        42,857.31   11,029,075.92       137,430.07
105      137,430.07 94,206.69        43,223.38   10,985,852.54       137,430.07
106      137,430.07 93,837.49        43,592.58   10,942,259.96       137,430.07
107      137,430.07 93,465.14        43,964.93   10,898,295.03       137,430.07
108      137,430.07 93,089.60        44,340.47   10,853,954.57       137,430.07
109      137,430.07 92,710.86        44,719.21   10,809,235.36       137,430.07
110      137,430.07 92,328.89        45,101.18   10,764,134.17       137,430.07
111      137,430.07 91,943.65        45,486.42   10,718,647.75       137,430.07
112      137,430.07 91,555.12        45,874.95   10,672,772.79       137,430.07
113      137,430.07 91,163.27        46,266.80   10,626,505.99       137,430.07
114   10,717,273.26 90,768.07    10,626,505.19            0.80    10,717,273.26

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