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: March 13, 2003
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                               SALANT CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


         001-06666                                    13-3402444
    (Commission File No.)                          (I.R.S. Employer
                                                  Identification No.)


              1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (212) 221-7500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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

         (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number            Exhibit Title

99.1                      Transmittal Letter
99.2                      Certification of Chief Executive Officer
99.3                      Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On March 13, 2003, Salant Corporation (the "Company") filed its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Accompanying the Annual Report as correspondence were the
transmittal letter and certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer,
Michael J. Setola, and Chief Financial Officer, Awadhesh K. Sinha, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached as exhibits hereto.

         The transmittal letter and certifications attached as exhibits hereto
are being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and are not being filed as part of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 28, 2002 or as a separate disclosure document. The
information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits
hereto) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11
and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Current Report
(including the exhibits hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the
materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the
requirements of Regulation FD.






                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                     SALANT CORPORATION


Date:  March 13, 2003                       By:   /s/Awadhesh K. Sinha
                                                     Awadhesh K. Sinha
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit Number    Exhibit Title

         99.1                       Transmittal Letter
         99.2                       Certification of Chief Executive Officer
         99.3                       Certification of Chief Financial Officer