EXHIBIT 32.1

                          SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS*

     I, Gordon Zacks, certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title
     18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge, the
     Quarterly Report of R. G. Barry Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
     period ended September 27, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information
     contained in such Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of R. G. Barry
     Corporation.

                          By: /s/ Gordon Zacks
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                          Gordon Zacks, Chairman of the Board, President and
                          Chief Executive Officer
                          (Principal Executive Officer)

     I, Daniel D. Viren, certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of
     Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
     the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge, the
     Quarterly Report of R. G. Barry Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
     period ended September 27, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information
     contained in such Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of R. G. Barry
     Corporation.

                          By: /s/ Daniel D. Viren
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                          Daniel D. Viren
                          Title: Senior Vice President, Finance -
                          Chief Financial Officer
                          (Principal Financial Officer)

          *These certifications are being furnished as required by Rule
          13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
          Act") and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States
          Code, and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
          the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that
          Section. These certifications shall not be deemed to be incorporated
          by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
          Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.