EXHIBIT 32.1

                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION*

      In connection with the Annual Report of R. G. Barry Corporation (the
"Corporation") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned Thomas M. Von Lehman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation, and Daniel D. Viren, Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Corporation, 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
their knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Corporation.

/s/ Thomas M. Von Lehman             /s/ Daniel D. Viren
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Thomas M. Von Lehman                 Daniel D. Viren
President and Chief Executive        Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief
Officer (Principal                   Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Executive Officer)                   (Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: April 1, 2005                 Dated: April 1, 2005

*     This certification is being furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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. This certification
      shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under
      the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that
      the Corporation specifically incorporates it by reference.