EXHIBIT 99.02 NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY FOR TENDER OF ALL OUTSTANDING 11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006 IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW 11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006 OF G+G RETAIL, INC. Registered holders of G+G Retail, Inc.'s (the "Company") outstanding 11% Senior Notes due 2006 (the "Outstanding Notes"), who wish to tender their Outstanding Notes in exchange for a like principal amount of new 11% Senior Notes due 2006 of the Company (the "Exchange Notes"), and whose Outstanding Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Outstanding Notes and Letter of Transmittal (and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal) to U.S. Bank Trust National Association (the "Exchange Agent") prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 1999, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"), may use this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier) or mail to the Exchange Agent as set forth below. See "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus dated , 1999 of the Company (the "Prospectus"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus. THE EXCHANGE OFFER (THE "EXCHANGE OFFER") WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 1999, UNLESS EXTENDED. THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By Hand Delivery: By Mail: U.S. Bank Trust National U.S. Bank Trust National Association Association. P.O. Box 64485 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-9549 Fourth Floor--Bond Drop Window Attn: Specialized Finance 180 East 5th Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 By Facsimile: Attn: Specialized Finance U.S. Bank Trust National Association By Overnight Courier: (651) 244-1537 U.S. Bank Trust National Association Confirm by Telephone: Fourth Floor--Bond Drop Window 180 East 5th Street (651) 244-4512 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Attn: Specialized Finance Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than as set forth above or transmission via a facsimile transmission to a number other than as set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery. 1 This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an eligible institution (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal), such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter of Transmittal for guarantee of signatures. Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby tenders the principal amount of Outstanding Notes indicated below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Prospectus, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and contained in Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned understands that tenders of Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may not be withdrawn after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Tenders of Outstanding Notes may be withdrawn if the Exchange Offer is terminated without any such Outstanding Notes being exchanged thereunder or as otherwise provided in the Prospectus. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned under this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, trustees in bankruptcy and other legal representatives of the undersigned. DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING NOTES TENDERED Certificate Name and Address Number(s) of of Registered Outstanding Notes Principal Name of Holder as they Tendered (or Account Amount of Tendering appear on the Number at Outstanding Holder Outstanding Notes Book-Entry Facility) Notes Tendered - --------- ----------------- -------------------- -------------- PLEASE COMPLETE AND SIGN Name(s) of Registered Holder(s): _______________________________________________ Signature(s)*: _________________________________________________________________ Name(s) (please print): ________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number:_______________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________________________________________ If shares of Outstanding Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer at The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), provide the following information: DTC Account Number: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________________________________________ *See instructions below. 2 This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by (i) the holder(s) of Outstanding Notes exactly as its/their name(s) appears on the Certificate(s) for Outstanding Notes being tendered, (ii) the holder(s) of Outstanding Notes exactly as its/their name(s) appear on a security position listing maintained by DTC as the owner of Outstanding Notes or (iii) person(s) authorized to become holder(s) by documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must provide the following information. Please print name(s) and address(es) Name(s):__________________________________ _______________________________ Capacity:_________________________________ Address(es):______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Note: Do not send Outstanding Notes with this form. Outstanding Notes should be sent to the Exchange Agent together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal. THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY (Not to be used for signature guarantee) The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above, the certificates representing the Outstanding Notes (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three (3) New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date. Name of Firm: __________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature: __________________________________________________________ Name: __________________________________________________________________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Area Code and Telephone Number: ________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: DO NOT SEND OUTSTANDING NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. OUTSTANDING NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT TOGETHER WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 3