Exhibit 99.1


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

In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of  Hampshire  Group,  Limited  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 29, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Ludwig
Kuttner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss.  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Ludwig Kuttner
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Ludwig Kuttner
Chief Executive Officer
August 9, 2002