Exhibit 1


                                 PRESS RELEASE

                                                     Contacts: Arthur C. Wiener
                                                               (212) 465-3000
                                                               Michael R. Harmon
                                                               (910) 665-3037

GREENSBORO, N.C., MAY 20, 1996/PRNewswire - Galey & Lord, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Dimmit
Industries, S.A. de C.V. from Farah Incorporated (NYSE:FRA) for approximately
$22.5 million in cash. Dimmit is composed of six manufacturing facilities in
Piedras Negras, Mexico and sews and finishes pants and shorts for the men's
casual wear market. Galey & Lord is extending its franchise as a manufacturer
through its newly formed subsidiary G&L Service Company, North America, Inc. and
will produce finished garments made from the Company's fabric and sell these
garments to the Company's current customers. Mr. Arthur C. Wiener, Chairman and
CEO of Galey & Lord, indicated that "there has been a trend by our customers to
outsource portions of their overall garment production. Mexico, because of
NAFTA, has presented an alternative option to imports from the Pacific Rim. By
being able to offer one-stop shopping and make the manufacturing chain more
efficient, we believe we will be able to reduce our customers lead time, as well
as eliminating some of the difficulties that exist in coordinating the movement
of products between multiple contractors. This more efficient system should
enable us to continue to mitigate the effects of garments from the Pacific Rim
and expand our core fabric business. We also believe that our expertise in the
finishing of fabrics can be translated into new and better products in the
finishing of garments."

Mr. Wiener also emphasized that "the Company's customer base will remain the
same and that we will not become a competitor of our customers."

The proposed acquisition of Dimmit is scheduled to close in early June 1996 and
is conditioned upon consents of the lenders of Galey & Lord and Farah.

Galey & Lord is a leading manufacturer of high-quality woven cotton and
cotton-blended apparel fabrics, sold principally to manufacturers of sportswear
and commercial uniforms. The Company also manufactures fabrics used in home
furnishings, including comforters, bedspreads and curtains.