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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


     We, or our executive officers and directors on our behalf, may from time to
time make "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may be
contained in reports and other documents that we file with the SEC or may be
oral statements made by our executive officers and directors to the press,
potential investors, securities analysts and others. These forward looking
statements could involve, among other things, statements regarding our intent,
belief or expectation with respect to:

     .    our results of operations and financial condition,

     .    the consummation of acquisitions and financial transactions and their
          effect on our business, and

     .    our plans and objectives for future operations and expansion.

     Any forward looking statements would be subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause our actual results of operations, financial condition,
acquisitions, financing transactions, operations, expansion and other events to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking
statements.  Any forward looking statements would be subject to a number of
assumptions regarding, among other things, future economic, competitive and
market conditions generally.  These assumptions would be based on facts and
conditions as they exist at the time the forward looking statements are made as
well as predictions as to future facts and conditions. These future facts and
conditions may be difficult for us to predict accurately and may involve the
assessment of events beyond our control.  Further, our business is subject to a
number of risks that would affect any such forward looking statements.  These
risks include, among other things, the following:

     .    We Have Substantial Leverage

     We have a substantial amount of debt outstanding, which could adversely
affect our financial health. Despite current debt levels, we and our
subsidiaries may incur substantial additional debt in the future. If new debt is
added to our and our subsidiaries' current debt levels, the related risks that
we and they now face could intensify.

     Our substantial amount of debt could have important consequences for you.
For example, it could:

     .    limit our ability to obtain additional financing on satisfactory
          terms, if we need it, for working capital, capital expenditures,
          acquisitions, debt service requirements or other purposes;

     .    increase our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry
          conditions;

     .    require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from
          operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing funds available
          for operations, future business opportunities or other purposes;

     .    limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
          business and the industry in which we compete; and

     .    place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors
          that have less debt and that may be better positioned to withstand
          economic downturns.

     To service our debt, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our
ability to make payments on our debt and to fund planned capital expenditures
and acquisitions will depend on our future
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operating performance and on our ability to successfully implement our business
strategy. Prevailing general economic conditions and financial, business,
regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, will affect
our ability to make these payments. If future cash flow is not sufficient to
make scheduled payments on our debt, we will need to refinance all or a portion
of our debt before maturity, obtain additional financing, delay planned
acquisitions and capital expenditures, or sell assets. Any such event could have
a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

     .    The Cyclicality of the Textile Industry May Adversely Affect our
          Business

     Domestic demand for textile products tends to vary with the business cycle
of the U.S. economy as well as changes in the global economy.  In addition, the
popularity, supply and demand for particular textile products may change
significantly from year to year based upon prevailing fashion trends and other
factors.  These factors historically have contributed to fluctuations in the
sales and profitability of certain textile products and in our results of
operations.  A decline in the demand for textile products, an increase in the
supply of textile products due to expansion of capacity within the textile
industry, changes in fashion trends or deteriorating economic conditions could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.

     .    Our Industry is Highly Competitive and our Success Depends on our
          Ability to Complete Effectively

     The textile industry is highly competitive.  We sell our products primarily
to domestic customers and compete with large, vertically integrated textile
manufacturers and numerous smaller companies specializing in limited segments of
the market.  Our competitors include both domestic and foreign companies, a
number of which are larger in size and have significantly greater financial
resources and, in the case of foreign competitors, lower labor costs than we do.
Increases in domestic capacity and imports of foreign-made textile and apparel
products are a significant source of competition for us.  Competition in the
form of imported textile and apparel products, pricing strategies of domestic
competitors and the proliferation of newly styled fabrics competing for fashion
acceptance affect our business environment.  The primary competitive factors in
the textile industry include price, product styling and differentiation,
quality, flexibility of production and finishing, delivery time and customer
service.  The needs of particular customers and the characteristics of
particular products determine the importance of these factors.  To the extent
that one or more of our competitors gains an advantage with respect to any key
competitive factor, our business could be materially adversely affected.  In
addition, import protections afforded to foreign textile manufacturers could
make our products less competitive and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    Fluctuations in the Price of Raw Materials or Shortages of Supply
          Could Affect our Business

     Our primary raw material is cotton.  By law, U.S. textile companies are
generally prohibited from importing cotton, subject to certain exceptions that
take effect primarily when U.S. cotton prices exceed world cotton prices for a
period of time.  From time to time, domestic cotton prices have exceeded world
prices, which creates a competitive disadvantage for us and other domestic
textile manufacturers.  The U.S. government has taken legislative action to
improve the price imbalance, but there can be no assurance that this will
continue to be the case.  U.S. cotton prices are also affected by general
economic conditions as well as the demand for U.S. cotton in world markets and
may increase or decrease depending on other market variables at the time.
Prevailing cotton prices significantly impact our production costs, and price
increases could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
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     In connection with our purchase of cotton, we generally seek to purchase
sufficient amounts of cotton to cover existing order requirements, which average
approximately three months of production.  We may shorten or lengthen that
period in accordance with our perception of the direction of cotton prices.  We
may purchase cotton in advance of orders on terms that we deem advantageous and,
while we do not speculate on the price of cotton, we may hedge prices from time
to time through forward contracts and in the futures and options markets.  We
cannot assure you that these transactions will not result in higher costs to us
or will protect us from fluctuations in cotton prices.

     Further, since cotton is an agricultural product, its supply and quality
are subject to forces of nature. Any material shortage or interruption in the
supply, variations in the quality of cotton by reason of weather, infestations
or any other factor that would result in an increase in the cost of cotton could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.

     We also use significant quantities of polyester in the manufacture of our
products.  The price of polyester is influenced by demand, manufacturing
capacity and costs, petroleum prices, cotton prices and the cost of polymers
used in producing polyester.  Any significant prolonged petrochemical shortages
could significantly decrease the availability of polyester and could cause a
significant increase in the demand for cotton.  Such conditions could decrease
the availability of cotton and result in increased prices for cotton and
polyester.  Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    We Hold Important Licenses, the Loss of Which Could Adversely Affect
          our Business

          We hold licenses to use well-known trademarks and trade names to
market our products. These licenses generally require the payment of royalties
based on net sales, including the payment of minimum annual royalties, and
generally have three-year terms. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
renew these licenses on acceptable terms upon their expiration or to acquire new
licenses to use other popular trademarks. The loss of one or more of our third-
party licenses could reduce our net sales and have an adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    If We are Unable to Fund our Substantial Capital Expenditure
          Requirements We May Fail to Remain Competitive

     The textile manufacturing industry is capital intensive.  Accordingly, to
maintain our competitive position, we must continually modernize our
manufacturing processes, plants and equipment, which can involve substantial
capital investments. We generally finance our capital improvements with cash
from operations, vendor financing and borrowings under our credit facility. To
the extent these sources of funds are insufficient to meet our ongoing capital
improvements requirements, we would need to seek alternative sources of
financing or curtail or delay capital spending plans. We cannot guarantee that
we can obtain financing when needed or on terms acceptable to us. If we fail to
make capital improvements necessary to continue modernizing our manufacturing
operations and reduce costs, our competitive position will suffer.
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     .    U.S. Governmental Policies Regarding Imports Could Make it Difficult
          for our Products to Compete Effectively with Imported Textile Products

     The domestic textile market is subject to various U.S. governmental
policies affecting raw material costs and product supply.  In addition, the
policies of foreign governments may, directly or indirectly, affect the domestic
market.  Because U.S. textile companies are generally prohibited from importing
cotton, we must purchase substantially all of our cotton in the domestic market.
From time to time, price imbalances between world and domestic cotton prices
have existed.  Because U.S. agricultural policies affect the availability and
cost of cotton, we may experience increased cotton costs that we cannot entirely
pass on to our customers.

     The extent of import protection afforded by the U.S. government to domestic
textile producers has been, and is likely to remain, subject to considerable
domestic political deliberation.  In view of the labor cost advantages and the
number of foreign producers of textile products that compete with certain of our
products, substantial elimination of import protection for domestic textile
manufacturers could have a material adverse effect on our business.  In 1995,
the World Trade Organization, or the WTO, established mechanisms to
progressively liberalize world trade in textiles and clothing by phasing out
quotas and reducing duties over a 10-year period beginning in January 1995. The
selection of products at each phase is made by each importing country and must
be drawn from each of the four main textile groups: tops and yarns, fabrics,
made-up textile products and apparel. In 2000, Congress passed and the President
signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act which is intended to promote
growth and economic prosperity of certain sub-Saharan African countries through,
among other things, greater duty-free access to U.S. markets. The elimination of
quotas and the reduction of tariffs under the WTO and the African Growth and
Opportunity Act may result in increased imports of certain textile products and
apparel into North America. These factors could make our products less
competitive against low cost imports from developing countries.

     NAFTA, which was entered into by Canada, Mexico and the United States, has
created the world's largest free-trade zone.  The agreement contains safeguards
that were sought by the U.S. textile industry, including a rule of origin
requirement that products be processed in one of the three countries in order to
benefit from NAFTA. NAFTA will phase out all trade restrictions and tariffs on
textiles and apparel among the three countries. The Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act, which was enacted in 2000, extends similar treatment to certain
Caribbean Basin countries. There can be no assurance that the removal of these
barriers to trade will not in the future have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    We May Not Successfully Identify or Complete Acquisitions, Which Could
          Adversely Affect our Business

     We have historically expanded our business through acquisitions and may
continue to do so.  We cannot assure you that we will succeed in:

     .    identifying suitable acquisition candidates,

     .    completing acquisitions,

     .    integrating acquired operations into our existing operations, or

     .    expanding into new markets.

We also cannot assure you that future acquisitions will not have an adverse
effect upon our operating results, particularly in the fiscal quarters
immediately following their completion while we integrate the operations of the
acquired business into our operations.  Once integrated, acquired operations may
not achieve levels of revenues, profitability or productivity comparable with
those achieved by our existing operations, or otherwise perform as expected.  In
addition, we compete for acquisition and expansion
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opportunities with companies that have substantially greater resources. Further,
we cannot assure you that we will successfully complete acquisitions and
integrate these companies into our business.

     .    We Must Comply with Numerous Environmental, Health and Safety Laws and
          Regulations, Which Could Involve Substantial Costs. If We Fail to
          Comply, We May Have to Pay Large Penalties

     We must comply with various federal, state and local environmental laws and
regulations limiting, among other things, the discharge of pollutants and the
storage, handling and disposal of a variety of substances, including some
substances that contain constituents considered hazardous under environmental
laws.  Our dyeing and finishing operations result in the discharge of
substantial quantities of wastewater and emissions to the atmosphere.  Our
operations also must comply with laws and regulations relating to workplace
safety and worker health which, among other things, establish cotton dust,
formaldehyde, asbestos and noise standards, and regulate the use of hazardous
chemicals in the workplace.  At several of our sites, soil or groundwater
contamination from past operations is subject to investigation and cleanup.
Treatment costs of air emissions and wastewater discharges, as well as other
environmental and health and safety costs have increased moderately over the
past several years.  We cannot assure you that our environmental or health and
safety liabilities and costs will not increase materially in the future and have
a material adverse effect on our cash flow.  In addition, we cannot predict what
environmental or health and safety legislation or regulations will be enacted in
the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be enforced,
administered or interpreted.  Nor can we predict the amount of future
expenditures that may be required in order to comply with these environmental or
health and safety laws or regulations.  We have several environmental matters
pending, and we cannot assure you that the resolution of these matters, or the
discovery of any additional sites alleged to have been contaminated by our
operations or those of our predecessors, will not have an adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    We Have Several Customers That Account for a Large Portion of our Net
          Sales. The Loss of any of our Large Customers Could Adversely Affect
          our Business

     We market our home fashions products, apparel fabrics and engineered
products to over 2,000 customers. In fiscal 2000, our top five home fashions
products customers accounted for 52% of our net sales attributable to home
fashions products, and our top five apparel fabrics customers accounted for 27%
of our net sales attributable to apparel fabrics. During fiscal 2000, our
largest home fashions products customer accounted for 12% of our net sales, and
our largest apparel fabrics customer accounted for 2% of our net sales. The loss
of any of the top five home fashions products customers or apparel fabrics
customers could have a material adverse effect on our net sales attributable to
such product lines.

     .    We Have Experienced Systems Implementation Problems Associated With
          the Installation of Enterprise Resource Planning System Software,
          Which May Continue

     Sales of home fashions products in fiscal 2000 were adversely impacted by
problems associated with the installation of our new Enterprise Resource
Planning software in our home fashions products and engineered products
businesses. These problems caused disruptions which adversely impacted our
ability to accurately match supply requirements with demand forecasts. This, in
turn, led to the production of excess inventory and restricted our ability to
convert orders into billings due to production planning problems associated with
the system implementation. We cannot guarantee that similar production planning
problems associated with our systems will not arise in the future or that if we
experience such problems, our net sales will not be materially, adversely
affected.

     .    There are Risks Associated with our Operations in Mexico

     We now operate a garment assembly plant in Mexico. The Mexican government
has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence over many aspects
of the Mexican economy. Further, as recently as 1995, the Mexican economy
experienced a crisis characterized by exchange rate instability and devaluation
of the peso, high inflation, high interest rates and negative economic growth.
We cannot assure you that these conditions will not reoccur in the future.
Actions by the Mexican government, future developments in the Mexican economy
and Mexico's general political, social or economic situation may impact textile
operations in Mexico generally and disrupt or impede our Mexican operations. In
addition, our operations will be subject to a number of risks not necessarily
faced by our domestic operations such as work stoppages, transportation delays
and interruptions, political instability, economic disruptions, expropriation,
the imposition of tarriffs and changes in governmental policies. The occurrence
of any of these events could have an adverse
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effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Our net sales in
Mexico, however, will be payable in U.S. dollars, and thus we expect our
exposure to currency fluctuations to be limited.

     .    We Depend on Outside Production Sources

     In fiscal 2000 more than 10% of our manufacturing production was procured
from third parties. We cannot assure you that these sources of necessary
production will be reliable or that our dependence on such outside sources will
not result in inefficiencies which could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.

     .    Foreign Imports Create Significant Competition, Which May Adversely
          Affect our Business

     Imports of foreign-made textile and apparel products are a significant
source of competition for us as well as other domestic textile manufacturers.
Many foreign textile manufacturers have lower cost structures than domestic
textile manufacturers, due primarily to significantly lower labor costs.
Although our domestic manufacturing presence has enabled us to shorten
production and lead times for our domestic customers which generally enables us
to respond more quickly than foreign producers to changing fashion trends and
our domestic customers' tight production schedules, we cannot assure you that we
will be able to compete effectively with imported foreign-made textile products.

     .    Reliance on Key Management

     Our success is dependent upon the talents and efforts of a small number of
key management personnel including Joseph L. Lanier, Jr., our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Richard L. Williams, our President and Chief Operating
Officer, and Barry F. Shea, our Chief Financial Officer. The loss of such
management personnel could have an adverse effect on our business.