Exhibit 99.1

                    Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Warnaco Group,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending April 5, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on the date hereof (the
"Report"), Joseph R. Gromek, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
James P. Fogarty, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge, based
upon a review of the Report, subject to the qualifications noted below:

     1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company as of the dates and for periods presented.

         In rendering this certification, we note the following qualifications:

     1.  The SEC is currently conducting an investigation to determine whether
         there have been any violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended, in connection with the preparation and publication of
         various financial statements and other public statements of the
         Company. Any determination made by the SEC in this matter may affect
         information contained in the Report; therefore, the certifications set
         forth above are subject to, and qualified by, the results of the SEC
         investigation.

     2.  Certain information in the Report relates to periods prior to Joseph R.
         Gromek's affiliation with the Company. Mr. Gromek was elected President
         and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 15, 2003.


/s/ Joseph R. Gromek
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Joseph R. Gromek
Chief Executive Officer
May 20, 2003


/s/ James P. Fogarty
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James P. Fogarty
Chief Financial Officer
May 20, 2003

         This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.