Exhibit 10.72 December 5, 1997 Mr. Jackie L. Boatman Farah Incorporated P.O. Box 13800 El Paso, Texas 79925 Re: Extension of Employment Agreement Dear Jackie, Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between...

Exhibit 10.72





                                                  December 5, 1997

Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Farah Incorporated
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00000

         Re:    Extension of Employment Agreement

Dear Xxxxxx,

         Reference  is made to that  certain  Amended  and  Restated  Employment
Agreement by and between Farah  Incorporated  (the "Company") and yourself dated
August 25,  1994,  as amended on March 2, 1996 (the  "Agreement").  The  Company
wishes to extend the term of the Agreement. Therefore, the Company proposes that
Section 1(b) of the  Agreement be amended to delete the date "March 1, 1998" and
to insert  the date  "March 1,  1999."  All other  terms and  provisions  of the
Agreement will remain unchanged.

         If the  foregoing  terms are  acceptable to you,  please  indicate your
acceptance by signing below.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Farah Incorporated

                                          /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
                                          Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
                                          Chairman of the Board,
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



Agreed and accepted as of the 5th day of December, 1997:


/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx