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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
CHIC BY H.I.S., INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
167113109
(CUSIP Number)
March 10, 1998
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 167113109 13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Cumberland Associates LLC
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
593,300
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 126,700
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 593,300
WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
126,700
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
720,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO, IA
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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Chic by H.I.S., Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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1372 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
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This statement is being filed by Cumberland
Associates LLC. Cumberland Associates LLC is a
limited liability company organized under the laws
of the State of New York, and is engaged in the
business of managing, on a discretionary basis,
twelve securities accounts (the "Accounts"), the
principal one of which is Cumberland Partners. K.
Tucker Andersen, Gary Tynes, Oscar S. Schafer,
Bruce G. Wilcox, Glenn Krevlin, Andrew Wallach and
Eleanor Poppe are the members (the "Members") of
Cumberland Associates LLC.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
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The address of the principal business and office of
Cumberland Associates LLC and each of the Members
is 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10036.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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Cumberland Associates LLC is a New York limited
liability company. Each of the Members is a citizen
of the United States.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Shares")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
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167113109
Item 3 Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership:
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Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
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As of the date hereof, Cumberland Associates LLC
may be deemed the beneficial owner of 720,000
Shares.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
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The number of Shares of which Cumberland Associates
LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
constitutes approximately 7.4% of the total number
of Shares outstanding.
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
593,300
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
126,700
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 593,300
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 126,700
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
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The beneficial owners of the Accounts have the
right to participate in the receipt of dividends
from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held
for each Account in accordance with their ownership
interests in each such Account.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group:
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Not Applicable
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
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By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: March 13, 1998
CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES LLC
By:/s/ Oscar Schafer
Name: Oscar Schafer
Title: Member
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