Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Aaron Sammy
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ [GIII]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD., 512 SEVENTH AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10018		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Note Payable (1) 07/14/2005   (2) Common Stock 286,667 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Aaron Sammy
C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD.
512 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10018		   X     Vice Chairman  

Signatures

Sammy Aaron 07/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On July 11, 2005, a note payable was issued by the issuer to Mr. Aaron in connection with the sale of Mr. Aaron's interests in certain businesses. The note payable was due on July 14, 2005. The note was issued pursuant to the exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. The note provides for payment in part by the issuance of 211,667 shares of common stock and the issuance of 75,000 unvested shares (the "unvested shares") of common stock that will vest based on defined average market price levels of the issuer's common stock. The Company has the right to repurchase the unvested shares for $.01 per share if the vesting conditions are not satisfied.
(2) The note payable was due on July 14, 2005.

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