Warnaco Group Inc /DE/ - Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2008 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RUTKOWSKI LAWRENCE	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WARNACO GROUP INC /DE/ [ WRNC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP and CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O THE WARNACO GROUP, INC., 501 SEVENTH AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/4/2008
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10018 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		M		54800	A	$16.75	109343	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		700	D	$36.69	108643	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		400	D	$36.73	108243	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.74	108143	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.75	108043	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		379	D	$36.79	107664	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		200	D	$36.80	107464	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		321	D	$36.84	107143	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		800	D	$36.86	106343	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		700	D	$36.865	105643	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		200	D	$36.87	105443	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		491	D	$36.88	104952	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		109	D	$36.89	104843	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		400	D	$36.90	104443	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		700	D	$36.91	103743	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.92	103643	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.93	103543	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		500	D	$36.94	103043	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.9475	102943	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		500	D	$36.95	102443	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		200	D	$36.9625	102243	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		100	D	$36.9675	102143	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		800	D	$36.97	101343	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		200	D	$36.98	101143	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		400	D	$36.985	100743	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		500	D	$36.99	100243	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		15800	D	$37.00	84443	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		700	D	$37.01	83743	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		600	D	$37.0125	83143	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3/4/2008		S		500	D	$37.015	82643	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to purchase)	$16.75	3/4/2008		M			54800	2/29/2004   (1)	9/11/2013	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	54800	$0.00	130000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	One-fourth of the options vested on Februrary 29, 2004, an additional one-fourth vested on February 28, 2005 (the "Second Vesting Date"), and an additional one-fourth of the options vested on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Second Vesting Date.

Remarks: This form is being filed in three parts (1 of 3).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RUTKOWSKI LAWRENCE C/O THE WARNACO GROUP, INC. 501 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018			Exec. VP and CFO

Signatures
/s/ Ericka Alford as Attorney-in-Fact Lawrence R. Rutkowski		3/5/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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