EXHIBIT 99.2

                  Certification of Principal Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


     I, Michael J. Setola,  Chief Executive  Officer of Salant  Corporation (the
"Registrant") do hereby certify,  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
my knowledge,  based upon a review of the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 28, 2002 of the Registrant,  as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"):

(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
     Registrant.



                                           By:      /s/ Michael J. Setola
                                                        Michael J. Setola
                                                        Chief Executive Officer

November 12, 2002