Westpoint Stevens (WSPTQ) 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          I, M. L. (Chip) Fontenot, as President and Chief Executive Officer of WestPoint Stevens Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss. 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

          (1) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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 Company.

Dated  November 14, 2003

                                                                                    /s/ M. L. Fontenot                     
                                                                          M. L. (Chip) Fontenot
                                                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.