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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 13, 2009 (May 8, 2009)

                            HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                      000-20201               06-0967107
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

     114 W. 41st Street, New York, New York                 10036
    (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

                                 (212) 840-5666
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                1924 Pearman Dairy Road, Anderson, South Carolina
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 8.01.     Other Events.

     On May 8, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Hampshire Group,
Limited (the "Company") appointed Harvey Sperry as Chairman of the Board,
effective immediately. The Board also appointed Irwin Winter, Harvey Sperry and
Herbert Elish to the Company's Audit Committee, with Mr. Winter serving as
chairman. The Board also appointed Messrs. Elish, Sperry and Winter to the
Company's Compensation Committee, with Mr. Elish serving as chairman. The Board
also appointed Messrs. Sperry, Elish and Winter to the Company's Nominating
Committee, with Mr. Sperry serving as chairman.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                         HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED



                         By: /s/ Heath L. Golden
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                             Name:   Heath L. Golden
                             Title:  Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice
                                     President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated:  May 13, 2009