EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

The undersigned, Thomas C. Shull, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Edward M. Lambert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of
Hanover Direct, Inc. (the "Company"), each hereby certifies that to his
knowledge the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
28, 2003 of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company for the period specified.

Signed at the City of Edgewater, in the State of New Jersey, this 7th day of
August, 2003.

                          /s/ Thomas C. Shull
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                            Thomas C. Shull
                President and Chief Executive Officer

                         /s/ Edward M. Lambert
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                           Edward M. Lambert
                     Executive Vice President and
                        Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.