Company Press Release                                               Exhibit 99.1
Source Lakeland Industries, Inc.


Lakeland Industries Announces Offering of Common Stock

RONKONKOMA, NY, June 17, 2004 - Lakeland Industries, Inc. (National NASDAQ
Symbol: LAKE), a leading manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for
Homeland Security and other industrial applications, today announced its public
offering of 1,205,000 shares of common stock at a price of $21.00 per share. Of
the shares offered, 1,100,000 shares are being sold by Lakeland and 105,000
shares are being sold by certain directors of Lakeland. Delivery of the shares
is scheduled for June 18, 2004. In addition, Lakeland has granted the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 180,750 shares of
common stock from the Company to cover over-allotments, if any.

Lakeland intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the shares sold by
it, which are estimated to be approximately $21.0 million, to repay debt, to
fund future acquisitions and for working capital and other general corporate
purposes. Lakeland will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the
selling stockholders.

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. acted as sole manager and book-runner. A
copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. at 1001 Nineteenth Street North,
Arlington, VA 22209.

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, words
such as "estimates" "could," "should," "may," "feels," "believes,"
"anticipates," "expects" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to the timely development and
acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
changing market conditions, the successful integration of acquisitions,
continued availability and favorable pricing of raw materials, and other risks.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected. The company
disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.

For further information on the Company see http/www.Lakeland.com - See our
products in Green or Financial Info in Black or contact:

Christopher J. Ryan
Lakeland Industries, Inc.
Tel. # 631-981-9700 Fax # 631-981-9751 E-mail: chrisr@lakeland-ind.com