Exhibit 99.1

                                                        [HANOVER DIRECT LOGO]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:        Hanover Direct, Inc                The MWW Group
                Edward M. Lambert                  Rich Tauberman
                E.V.P & Chief Financial Officer    Tel: (201) 507-9500
                Tel: (201) 272-3325


      HANOVER DIRECT ANNOUNCES DATE AND TIME FOR FISCAL 2003 FIRST HALF
                      OPERATING RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

EDGEWATER, NJ, August 1, 2003 - Hanover Direct, Inc. today announced that a
conference call with the management of Hanover Direct, Inc. to review the
Fiscal 2003 first half operating results will be held on Thursday, August 7,
2003 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. If you would like to participate in
the call, please call 877-691-0878 (Domestic) and 973-582-2741 (International)
between 2:50 p.m. and 2:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.  The call will begin
promptly at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A re-play of the conference will
be available from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, August 7, 2003
until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, August 8, 2003 and can be
accessed by calling 877-519-4471 (Domestic) and 973-341-3080 (International)
and entering the Reservation No.: 4094320.

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. The Company's catalog and Internet
portfolio of home fashions, apparel and gift brands include Domestications, The
Company Store, Company Kids, Silhouettes, International Male, 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.  Keystone
Internet Services, LLC (www.keystoneinternet.com), the Company's third party
fulfillment operation, also provides the logistical, IT and fulfillment needs
of the Company's catalogs and web sites.  Information on Hanover Direct,
including each of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at
www.hanoverdirect.com.