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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 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

March 13, 2003