Exhibit 99.2
                                 News Release


                                        Contact: Paul Meeks       
                                            (704) 548-2350




       CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA -- December 29, 1993 -- Collins &
Aikman Group, Inc. announced today that the sale of its Kayser-Roth
Corporation subsidiary to Legwear Acquisition Corporation, which
was previously targeted to close by the end of December 1993, is
now targeted to close in the first quarter of 1994.  The sale is
subject to financing and customary closing conditions.



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