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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Goldfarb Jeffrey David   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/ [GIII] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Dir. of Business Develop. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD., 512 SEVENTH AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10018 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share 10/05/2012   A   30,000 (1) A $ 0 196,453 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share               12,448 I Amanda Julie Goldfarb 2007 Trust Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share               1,100 I Ryan Gabriel Goldfarb 2009 Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Goldfarb Jeffrey David C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD. 512 SEVENTH AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10018	X			Dir. of Business Develop.

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey Goldfarb		10/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	The above-named person will be entitled to receive these shares of our common stock only if (a) the average closing price per share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market is $42.78 (which is 15% above the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant) or higher over a twenty consecutive trading day period during the five-year period commencing on October 6, 2012 and ending on October 5, 2017 and (b) our consolidated earnings after taxes, as adjusted for acquisition costs, exceeds $53 million in any of the fiscal years ending January 31, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017. In addition, the right to receive these shares of common stock will become vested at an annual rate of 25% beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

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