8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): AUGUST 16, 2001
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                              HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
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               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

                                     1-12082
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                            (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

             DELAWARE                                     13-0853260
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    (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION                       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
          OF INCORPORATION)                          IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

       1500 HARBOR BOULEVARD
       WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY                                 07087
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       (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL                              (ZIP CODE)
        EXECUTIVE OFFICES)



 REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (201) 863-7300
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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

      On August 16, 2001, Mr. Robert F. Wright resigned as a member of the Board
of Directors of Hanover Direct, Inc. (the "Company").

      Effective as of August 21, 2001, Mr. Basil P. Regan was formally elected
as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.


      ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.

      Exhibit 20.1 Press Release dated August 28, 2001 in regard to the
resignation of Mr. Robert F. Wright as a member of the Company's Board of
Directors, and the election of Mr. Basil P. Regan as a member of the Company's
Board of Directors.
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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
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                                                     (Registrant)

August 28, 2001                           By:    /s/ Brian C. Harriss
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                                          Name:    Brian C. Harriss
                                          Title:   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.20.1

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Exhibit 20.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:    Hanover Direct, Inc.                 The MWW Group
            Brian C. Harriss                     Jamie Schwartz
            E.V.P & Chief Financial Officer      Rich Tauberman
            Tel: (201) 272-3224                  Tel: (201) 507-9500

              Hanover Direct, Inc. Announces New Board Appointment

WEEHAWKEN, NJ, August 28, 2001 - Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today
announced the election of Basil P. Regan to the Company's Board of Directors,
effective immediately. Mr. Regan, who previously served as a Director of the
Company in 2000, fills a vacancy on the Board following the recent resignation
of Robert F. Wright.

"We are extremely pleased to announce the election and return of Basil Regan to
our Board," stated Tom Shull, President and CEO of Hanover Direct, Inc. "His
more than thirty years of experience as an investment and portfolio manager will
help guide Hanover Direct during its strategic business realignment. At the same
time, the Company and the Board express their deep appreciation and gratitude
for Bob Wright's near decade of service to the Company and shareholders."

Regan Partners, L.P. holds approximately 18% of Hanover Direct's common stock.

Basil Regan founded Regan Partners, L.P. in 1989 as a limited partnership that
invests primarily in undervalued companies implementing new growth strategies as
they realize their true wealth potential. Prior to founding Regan Partners, Mr.
Regan held positions at several investment and portfolio management companies.
He acted as Vice President and Director of Equity Research at Reliance Group
Holdings. He was a partner at PPN Partners, a Portfolio Manager at Steinhardt
Partners and a Senior Vice President and Director of Research at The Madison
Fund. Mr. Regan earned his B.A. from Colgate University and his M.B.A. from
Columbia University.

ABOUT HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) and its business units provide quality, branded
merchandise through a portfolio of catalogs and e-commerce platforms to
consumers, as well as a comprehensive range of Internet, e-commerce, and
fulfillment services to businesses. Hanover Brands, Inc. is comprised of the
Company's catalog and e-commerce web site portfolio of home fashions, apparel
and gift brands, including Domestications, The Company Store, Company Kids,
Encore, Silhouettes, International Male, Undergear, Scandia Down, and Gump's By
Mail. The Company owns Gump's, a retail store based in San Francisco. Each brand
can be accessed on the Internet individually by name. erizon, Inc. is comprised
of Keystone Internet Services, Inc. (www.keystoneinternet.com), the Company's
third party fulfillment operation, and also provides the logistical, IT and
fulfillment needs of Hanover Brands, Inc. Information on Hanover Direct,
including each of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at
www.hanoverdirect.com.