SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MEN'S WEARHOUSE, INC. 1998 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22


                                SECOND AMENDMENT
                          TO THE MEN'S WEARHOUSE, INC.
                       1998 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN


         THIS AGREEMENT by The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (the "Sponsor"),

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Sponsor maintains the Plan known as "The Men's Wearhouse,
Inc. 1998 Key Employee Stock Option Plan" (the "Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Sponsor retained the right in Article VII of the Plan to
amend the Plan from time to time; and

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Sponsor approved resolutions on
the 25th day of March, 2000, to amend the Plan;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Sponsor agrees that, effective as of March 25,
2000, Section 4.2 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

                  4.2 DEDICATED SHARES. The total number of shares of Stock with
         respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan shall be
         2,100,000 shares. The shares may be treasury shares or authorized but
         unissued shares. The number of shares stated in this Section 4.2 shall
         be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section
         4.5. If any outstanding Option expires or terminates for any reason or
         any Option is surrendered, the shares of Stock allocable to the
         unexercised portion of that Option may again be subject to an Option
         under the Plan.