EXHIBIT 32.1

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

The undersigned, Wayne P. Garten, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Charles E. Blue, Senior 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 March 27, 2004 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 11th day of
May, 2004.


                               /s/ Wayne P. Garten
                     -------------------------------------
                                 Wayne P. Garten
                     President and Chief Executive Officer



                               /s/ Charles E. Blue
                     -------------------------------------
                                 Charles E. Blue
                            Senior 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.

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