Westpoint Stevens (WSPTQ) 10-Q 2004 Q2 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. Section 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 June 30, 2004, 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:  August 9, 2004
		/s/ M. L. Fontenot
		M. L. (Chip) Fontenot
		President and Chief Executive Officer