UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-18183 (Commission File Number)		41-1590959 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

512 Seventh Avenue New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		10018 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 403-0500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     See paragraphs (a) and (b) under Item 8.01 below.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     (e) See paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) under Item 8.01 below.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

     Management of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (“G-III”) has decided to implement a number of cost cutting measures in order to proactively deal with the economic uncertainties with respect to the upcoming fiscal year that begins on February 1, 2009. As part of that effort, G-III has eliminated its 401(k) match plan with respect to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2009, and, on January 28, 2009, management recommended to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors that G-III implement a cash compensation reduction program that will be effective for the six-month period commencing on February 1, 2009. The cash compensation reduction program effective for the six month period commencing on February 1, 2009, as approved by the Compensation Committee, consists of the following:

     (a) Morris Goldfarb. The base salary of Morris Goldfarb, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of G-III, will be reduced by 20% from $1,000,000 per year to $800,000 per year. An amendment to Mr. Goldfarb’s employment agreement, entered into on January 28, 2009 and reflecting this salary reduction, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

     (b) Sammy Aaron. The base salary of Sammy Aaron, the Vice Chairman of G-III and President of G-III’s Marvin Richards Division, will be reduced by 20% from $750,000 per year to $600,000 per year. An amendment to Mr. Aaron’s employment agreement, entered into on January 28, 2009 and reflecting this salary reduction, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2.

     (c) Wayne S. Miller and Jeanette Nostra. The base salaries of Wayne S. Miller, the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of G-III, and Jeanette Nostra, President of G-III, will each be reduced by 20% from $500,000 per year to $400,000 per year.

     (d) Neal S. Nackman. The base salary of Neal S. Nackman, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of G-III, will be reduced by 10%, from $325,000 per year to $292,500 per year.

     (e) Other executives. The base salaries of two other division presidents will be reduced by 20%.

     (f) Non-employee directors. All cash compensation (excluding expense reimbursements) to which G-III’s non-employee directors are entitled under G-III’s existing compensation arrangements for non-employee directors will be reduced by 20%.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

	10.1			Amendment, dated as of January 28, 2009, to Employment Agreement between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Morris Goldfarb.
	10.2			Amendment, dated as of January 28, 2009, to Employment Agreement between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Sammy Aaron.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
Date: February 3, 2009
		By:		/s/ Neal S. Nackman
		Name:		Neal S. Nackman
		Title:		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit				Description
	10.1			Amendment, dated as of January 28, 2009, to Employment Agreement between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Morris Goldfarb.
	10.2			Amendment, dated as of January 28, 2009, to Employment Agreement between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and Sammy Aaron.

Exhibit 10.1

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
512 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10018

January 28, 2009

Morris Goldfarb
21 Fairway Drive
Mamaroneck, New York 10543

Re:		Employment Agreement

Dear Morris:

     Reference is made to the Employment Agreement, dated February 1, 1994, as amended October 1, 1999 (as so amended, the “Employment Agreement”), between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and you.

     This letter agreement, when executed by you, shall constitute our agreement that, for the six month period commencing February 1, 2009, your salary pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement shall be paid at the rate of $800,000 per year.

     This Letter Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission, or in “PDF” format circulated by electronic means, shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

     If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreement, please execute this letter and return it to the undersigned.

		Very truly yours,
		G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
		By:		/s/ Wayne Miller
				Name: Wayne Miller
				Title: Chief Operating Officer
Accepted and agreed to:
/s/ Morris Goldfarb   MORRIS GOLDFARB

Exhibit 10.2

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
512 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10018

January 28, 2009

Sammy Aaron
17 Ormond Park Road
Brookville, New York 11545

Re:		Employment Agreement

Dear Sammy:

     Reference is made to the Employment Agreement, dated July 11, 2005, as amended October 3, 2008 (as so amended, the “Employment Agreement”), between G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and you.

     This letter agreement, when executed by you, shall constitute our agreement that, for the six month period commencing February 1, 2009, your salary pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement shall be paid at the rate of $600,000 per year.

     This Letter Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission, or in “PDF” format circulated by electronic means, shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto.

     If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreement, please execute this letter and return it to the undersigned.

		Very truly yours,
		G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.
		By:		/s/ Wayne Miller
				Name: Wayne Miller
				Title: Chief Operating Officer
Accepted and agreed to:
/s/ Sammy Aaron
SAMMY AARON