8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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): FEBRUARY 7, 2003



                                BLAIR CORPORATION


             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



           DELAWARE                     001-00878                25-0691670
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION      (COMMISSION FILE NO.)       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
       OF INCORPORATION)                                     IDENTIFICATION NO.)

  220 HICKORY STREET, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA                          16366-0001
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  (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                          (ZIP CODE)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (814) 723-3600


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)







ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On February 7, 2003, Blair Corporation (the "Company") announced that
it will hold its annual meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at the
Library Theatre, 302 Third Avenue West, Warren, Pennsylvania.

         A copy of the press release announcing the annual meeting is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.









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


         (c) Exhibits

             Exhibit 99.1.      Press Release.


                                   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.





Date:  February 7, 2003                Blair Corporation



                                       By:  /s/ John E. Zawacki
                                           ------------------------------
                                           John E. Zawacki
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



                                       By:  /s/ Bryan J. Flanagan
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Bryan J. Flanagan
                                           Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1


                               [BLAIR CORPORATION]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACTS:
Blair Corporation                                            Carl Hymans
Thomas McKeever, SVP of Operations & Admin                   G.S. Schwartz & Co.
814-723-3600                                                 212-725-4500
                                                             carlh@schwartz.com


               BLAIR CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DATE OF ANNUAL MEETING

WARREN, Pa., (February 7, 2003) -- Blair Corporation (Amex: BL),
(www.blair.com), a national catalog and multi-channel direct marketer of women's
and men's apparel and home products, today announced that it will hold its
annual meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2003. The meeting will be
held at the Library Theatre, 302 Third Avenue West, Warren, Pennsylvania. The
Board of Directors has set the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at
the meeting for February 21, 2003.

The Company also announced that Murray K. McComas will retire as Chairman of the
Board as of the annual meeting. Mr. McComas, who began his career at Blair
Corporation in 1962, has served on the Board for 26 years and will remain as a
director of the Company. The Board of Directors intends to appoint Craig N.
Johnson, a director of the Company since 1997 and formerly Managing Partner of
Glenthorne Capital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the new Chairman of the
Board. If elected, Mr. Johnson will assume the duties of Chairman immediately
following the annual meeting.

Finally, the Company announced that four members of the Board of Directors will
retire as of the annual meeting and will not stand for reelection. Those members
are: David A. Blair, Robert W. Blair, Kent R. Sivillo, and Blair T. Smoulder.
Robert Blair and Blair Smoulder have served on the Board of Directors for 41 and
17 years, respectively, and have previously retired from active management at
the Company. Mr. Kent Sivillo will also retire as an employee after 30 years
with the Company effective May 30, 2003. Mr. David Blair, who has served as a
director for 15 years, will remain an employee of the Company following the
annual meeting.

ABOUT BLAIR
Headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania, Blair Corporation sells a broad range of
women's and men's apparel and home products through direct mail marketing and
its website at www.blair.com and www.crossingpointe.com. Blair Corporation
employs over 2,700 people and operates facilities and retail outlets in
Northwestern Pennsylvania as well as a catalog outlet in Wilmington, Delaware.
The Company, which has annual sales of more than $580 million, is publicly
traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX-BL).

This release contains statements relating to future results of the Company
(including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking
statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, changes in political and
economic conditions, demand for and market acceptance of new and existing
products, as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed in the most recent
periodic filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.