SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
Mark One

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  X             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
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                     THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the Quarter Ended August 4, 1996

                                       OR

                TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                           Commission File No. 1-5400


                               FARAH INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                          Texas                      74-1061146
        (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization             Identification No.)

          8889 Gateway West, El Paso, Texas              79925
       (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)



    Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (915) 593-4444




         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934  during the  preceding  12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No .

         As of September 11, 1996 there were  outstanding  10,167,811  shares of
the registrant's  common stock, no par value,  which is the only class of common
or voting stock of the registrant.






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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

      (a)    Exhibit 27    Financial Data Schedule

      (b)    Reports on Form 8-K.

             No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter for which
the report is filed.



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                FARAH INCORPORATED




Date:        November 6, 1996
                                                /s/ Russell G. Gibson
                                                Russell G. Gibson
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                Principal Financial Officer




                                                /s/ Polly H. Vaughn
                                                Polly H. Vaughn
                                                Principal Accounting Officer



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                       FARAH INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           FORM 10-Q INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                 August 4, 1996

                                                                         Page
                               Description                              Number



Exhibit 27      Financial Data Schedule                                    4


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