THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS LLC ONE MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 3700 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 March 7, 2007 VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION AND FACSIMILE - ------------------------------------ Mr. Scott M. Anderegg, Esq. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-139795) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Anderegg: The undersigned, as managing underwriter for the public offering of the common stock of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby joins in the Company's request that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that said Registration Statement will become effective at 2:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on March 8, 2007 or as soon thereafter as possible, pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Pursuant to Rule 460 of the Securities Act, we wish to advise you that we have effected the following distribution of the Company's preliminary prospectus dated February 21, 2007, through the date hereof: To Whom Delivered No. of Copies ----------------- ------------- Prospective Underwriters 500 Institutions 3,200 Others 500 Total 4,200 Very truly yours, THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ Morris Cheston III ------------------------------ Name: Morris Cheston III Title: Principal