SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROSENFELD ERIC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRESCENDO PARTNERS II, L.P. 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOTHERS WORK INC [ MWRK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/20/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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, $0.01 par value	11/20/2008		P		2,136	A	$6.87	598,895	I ( 1 )	By Crescendo Partners II, L.P., Series K ( 2 )
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	11/21/2008		P		10,701	A	$6.2944	609,596	I ( 1 )	By Crescendo Partners II, L.P., Series K ( 2 )
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								84,623	I	Crescendo Partners III, L.P. ( 3 )

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROSENFELD ERIC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRESCENDO PARTNERS II, L.P. 825 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRESCENDO INVESTMENTS II LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRESCENDO INVESTMENTS III LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRESCENDO PARTNERS II LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRESCENDO PARTNERS III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 825 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 is filed jointly by Crescendo Partners II, L.P., Series K ("Crescendo Partners II"), Crescendo Investments II, LLC, ("Crescendo Investments II"), Crescendo Partners III, L.P., ("Crescendo Partners III"), Crescendo Investments III, LLC, ("Crescendo Investments III") and Eric Rosenfeld (collectively the "Reporting Persons"). Crescendo Investments II is the general partner of Crescendo Partners II. Crescendo Investments III is the general partner of Crescendo Partners III. The managing member of each of Crescendo Investments II and Crescendo Investments III is Eric Rosenfeld. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. Consists of Shares owned by Crescendo Partners II. Crescendo Investments II, as the general partner of Crescendo Partners II, may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Crescendo Partners II. Mr. Rosenfeld, as the managing member of Crescendo Investments II, may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Crescendo Partners II. Each of Mr. Rosenfeld and Crescendo Investments II disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares owned by Crescendo Partners II except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

3. Consists of Shares owned by Crescendo Partners III. Crescendo Investments III, as the general partner of Crescendo Partners III, may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Crescendo Partners III. Mr. Rosenfeld, as the managing member of Crescendo Investments III, may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Crescendo Partners III. Each of Mr. Rosenfeld and Crescendo Investments III disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares owned by Crescendo Partners III except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	By: /s/ Eric Rosenfeld	11/24/2008
	By: Crescendo Investments II, LLC, By: /s/ Eric Rosenfeld, Managing Member	11/24/2008
	By: Crescendo Investments III, LLC, By: /s/ Eric Rosenfeld, Managing Member	11/24/2008
	By: Crescendo Partners II, L.P., Series K, By: Crescendo Investments II, LLC, General Partner, By: /s/ Eric Rosenfeld, Managing Member	11/24/2008
	By: Crescendo Partners III, L.P., By: Crescendo Investments III, LLC, General Partner, By: /s/ Eric Rosenfeld, Managing Member	11/24/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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