Kellwood Company Director Martin J. Granoff Resigns From Board

Kellwood Company Director Martin J. Granoff Resigns From Board



ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellwood Company announced that
Martin J. Granoff, a member of its Board of Directors, has resigned effective
August 26, 2004 due to personal reasons, according to Hal J. Upbin, Kellwood
chairman and chief executive officer.

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Granoff, a valued board member, had been a member of the Kellwood Board of
Directors since 1999. "We wish to express our sincere appreciation for Marty's
wise counsel and dedication. He has had a long and distinguished career in the
apparel industry and the insights he brought to our Company have been
immeasurable," said Upbin.

Kellwood (NYSE:KWD) is a $2.4 billion marketer of apparel and consumer soft
goods. Kellwood specializes in branded as well as private label products, and
markets to all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular
channel. Kellwood brands include Phat Farm(R), Baby Phat(R), Sag Harbor(R),
Koret(R), Jax(R), David Dart(R), Democracy(R), David Meister(TM), Dorby(TM), My
Michelle(R), Briggs New York(R), Northern Isles(R), David Brooks(R), Kelty(R),
and Sierra Designs(R). Calvin Klein(R), XOXO(R), Liz Claiborne(R) Dresses and
Suits, IZOD(R), Dockers(R), Gerber(R), Slates(R) and Bill Burns(R) are produced
under licensing agreements. For more information, visit
http://www.kellwood.com/ . 

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DATASOURCE: Kellwood Company



CONTACT:  Donna Weaver, VP Corp. Comm. of Kellwood Co., [phone],

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