EXHIBIT 99.1




FINANCIAL CONTACT:     JAMES S. GULMI  (615) 367-8325
MEDIA CONTACT:         CLAIRE S. MCCALL (615) 367-8283

                               GENESCO TO PRESENT
                      AT 7TH ANNUAL ICR XCHANGE CONFERENCE
         --COMPANY REAFFIRMS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2005 GUIDANCE --


NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 11, 2005 ---- Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) today announced
that the Company will be presenting at the 7th Annual ICR XChange Conference.
The Genesco investor presentation will be webcast live at 8:35 a.m. (Pacific
time) on January 13, 2005, and may be accessed through the Company's internet
website, www.genesco.com. To listen live, please go to the website at least 15
minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software. The
webcast also can be accessed at www.icr-online.com/conference.

         The Company also stated that it remains comfortable with its previously
announced earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005. Genesco
plans to announce its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 and to
discuss the results and the outlook for the new fiscal year in a conference call
on March 3, 2005.

         This release contains forward-looking statements, including the
statement regarding the Company's previously announced guidance and all other
statements not addressing solely historical facts or present conditions. Actual
results could vary materially from the expectations reflected in these
statements. A number of factors could cause differences. Because the quarter and
year have not ended, changes in current trends in the business could cause
differences from the Company's expectations, as could adjustments to data during
the preparation of financial statements for the quarter and year. Other factors
that could result in differences from expectations include weakness in consumer
demand for products sold by the Company, fashion trends that affect the sales or
product margins of the Company's retail product offerings, changes in buying
patterns by significant wholesale customers, disruptions in product supply or
distribution, unfavorable trends in foreign exchange rates and other factors
affecting the cost of






products, variations from expected pension-related charges caused by conditions
in the financial markets, and the outcome of litigation and environmental
matters involving the Company. Forward-looking statements reflect the
expectations of the Company at the time they are made. The Company disclaims any
obligation to update such statements.

            Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells footwear,
headwear and accessories in more than 1,600 retail stores in the United States
and Canada, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Johnston &
Murphy, Underground Station, Hatworld, Lids, Hat Zone, Cap Factory, Head
Quarters and Cap Connection, and on internet websites www.journeys.com ,
www.journeyskidz.com , www.undergroundstation.com , www.johnstonmurphy.com,
www.lids.com, www.hatworld.com, and www.lidscyo.com. The Company also sells
footwear at wholesale under its Johnston & Murphy brand and under the licensed
Dockers brand. Additional information on Genesco and its operating divisions may
be accessed at its website www.genesco.com.