Gildan to Present at Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Sep 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE: GIL) announced that Laurence G.
Sellyn, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative
Officer, will present an overview of the Company's business at the
Raymond James 4th Annual European Investors North American Equities
Conference in London, U.K. on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:45 a.m.
BST (or 5:45 a.m. EDT).

Gildan's presentation at the Raymond James conference will be simulcast
online and will be available on the Company's web site,
http://gildan.com/corporate/IR/webcastPresentations.cfm, or at the
following URL: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj39/gil/. A replay of the
webcast will be available after the conclusion of the live presentation
and will be available for the next 30 days, at the locations listed above.

Profile

Gildan is a vertically-integrated marketer and manufacturer of quality
branded basic apparel. The Company is the leading supplier of activewear
for the wholesale imprinted sportswear market in the U.S. and Canada, and
also a leading supplier to this market in Europe. The Company sells
T-shirts, sport shirts and fleece in large quantities to wholesale
distributors as undecorated "blanks", which are subsequently decorated by
screenprinters with designs and logos. Consumers ultimately purchase the
Company's products, with the Gildan label, in venues such as sports,
entertainment and corporate events, and travel and tourism destinations.
The Company's products are also utilized for work uniforms and other
end-uses to convey individual, group and team identity. In addition to
continuing its growth within the wholesale channel, Gildan is
implementing a major new growth initiative to sell socks, underwear and
activewear to mass-market retailers in North America.

Contacts:
Sophie Argiriou
Director, Investor Communications
514-343-8815
sargiriou@gildan.com

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