FOURTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.17

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., (formerly Designs, Inc., “CMRG”) and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (“Executive”) entered into a certain Employment Agreement dated as of March 31, 2000, as amended by Letter Agreement dated April 10, 2001, Second Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 30, 2003 and by Third Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 9, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Company and Executive wish to amend, modify and/or restate certain terms, provisions, conditions, and covenants of the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the promises, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, and for One Dollar ($1.00) and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby expressly acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is hereby substituted in lieu thereof:

“3.    COMPENSATION

As Compensation for the employment services to be rendered by the Executive hereunder; the Company agrees to pay to Executive, and Executive agrees to accept, payable in equal installments in accordance with Company practice an annual base salary of $575,000, effective as of May 1, 2004.”

2. Except as herein specifically modified and amended, all of the terms, provisions, conditions, and covenants of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall be deemed unchanged except to the extent modified and amended herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to Employment Agreement as a sealed instrument, in any number of counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes, as of the day and year first written below.

CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP, INC. (Company)

By:		/s/    XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX				June 29, 2004
		Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary				Date
		Executive /s/    XXXXX X. XXXXX				June 29, 2004
		Xxxxx X. Xxxxx				Date