EXHIBIT 99.1

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


                   GENESCO TO PRESENT AT WACHOVIA SECURITIES'
                         2005 CONSUMER GROWTH CONFERENCE
         --COMPANY REAFFIRMS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2005 GUIDANCE --

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2005 --- Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) today announced
that the Company will be presenting at the Wachovia Securities' 2005 Consumer
Growth Conference on February 16, 2005. The Genesco investor presentation will
be webcast live at 9:35 a.m. (eastern time) on February 16, 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 Company also stated that it remains comfortable with its previously
announced 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. Adjustments to data during
the preparation of financial statements for the quarter and year and certain
unforeseen events occurring subsequent to the end of the fiscal year but before
the publication of audited financial statements could cause differences from the
Company's current expectations. Other factors that could result in differences
from expectations reflected in the Company's forward-looking statements in this
release and elsewhere 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.



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