EXHIBIT 99.1


                             BRAZOS SPORTSWEAR, INC.
                       ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN LISTING STATUS


      CINCINNATI, OHIO, October 15, 1998 - Brazos Sportswear, Inc. announced
today that its common stock no longer meets the listing requirements of The
Nasdaq Stock Market. As a result, the Company has been notified by the Nasdaq
that the Company's common stock has been delisted effective as of the close of
business on October 14, 1998. In the event a market is made in the common stock
by a registered broker-dealer, the common stock may be eligible for trading on
the OTC Bulletin Board.

      Brazos Sportswear, Inc. designs, produces and markets moderately-priced
sportswear. Brazos is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and operates facilities
in 12 states.