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): August 7, 2002

                          The Warnaco Group, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                  Delaware
               (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


          1-10857                                      95-4032739
 (Commission File Number)                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                   90 Park Avenue
                    New York, NY                             10016
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 661-1300

                               Not Applicable
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)     Exhibits

                 Exhibit No.          Description

                  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

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On August 7, 2002, each of the Chief Executive Officer, Antonio C.
Alvarez II, and Chief Financial Officer, James P. Fogarty, of The Warnaco
Group, Inc. executed a 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. A copy of the Certification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.




                                 SIGNATURE

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: August 7, 2002
                                       The Warnaco Group, Inc.


                                       By:   /s/ Stanley P. Silverstein
                                          -----------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stanley P. Silverstein
                                       Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                              and Secretary

EX-99.1

                                                                 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 Annual Report of The Warnaco Group, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending January 5, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 31, 2002 (the
"Report"), Antonio C. Alvarez II, 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. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge,
based upon a review of the Report, that, subject to the qualifications
noted below:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

         In rendering this certification, we note the following
qualifications:

        (1) The Report was not filed within 90 days after the end of the
Company's fiscal year as required by General Instruction A to Form 10-K.

         (2) 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 investigation.

         (3) Certain information in the Report relates to periods prior to
the undersigned's affiliation with the Company. Antonio C. Alvarez II
joined the Company on June 11, 2001 and was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company on November 16, 2001. James P. Fogarty
joined the Company as Senior Vice President Finance on June 11, 2001 and
was elected Chief Financial Officer of the Company on December 20, 2001.


/s/ Antonio C. Alvarez II
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Antonio C. Alvarez II
Chief Executive Officer
August 7, 2002

/s/ James P. Fogarty
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James P. Fogarty
Chief Financial Officer
August 7, 2002


This certification is provided pursuant to ss. 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
ss. 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.