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R.G. Barry Shareholders Re-Elect Four Directors

             Comfort Footwear Marketer Looks Ahead to 2010-2012

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shareholders of
R.G. Barry Corporation (Nasdaq: DFZ) re-elected four directors and approved
an amendment to the Company's long-term incentive plan during the annual
meeting of shareholders Thursday.

    Board members Janice Page, Harvey Weinberg and R.G. Barry Chief
Executive Officer and President Greg Tunney were re-elected to three-year
terms as directors; and board member David Lauer was re-elected to a
two-year term as a director during the morning meeting held at the
Company's suburban Columbus, Ohio headquarters. The election of four
directors to staggered terms facilitated a previously announced reduction
in board size from 10 to nine members.

    Ms. Page, a director since 2000, is an independent retail consultant
and former senior group vice president for Sears, Roebuck and Co. Mr.
Weinberg, a director since 2001, is the chief executive officer of Optimer
Brands, a textile technology company; and is the former Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Hartmarx Corporation, clothiers. Mr. Lauer, a director
since 2003, is the former acting chief financial officer of The Ohio State
University Medical Center; the former president and chief operating officer
of Bank One, Columbus; and former managing partner of the Columbus office
of Deloitte & Touche.

    The update to the Company's Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan approved by shareholders Thursday added 500,000 shares to
the total number of common shares authorized for use as part of the
Company's long-term compensation program.

    Following shareholder voting, Mr. Tunney recapped the Company's 2009
operating results, which placed it in the top quartile of public footwear
companies, and talked about the organization's success in executing its
2007-09 strategic plan. He also introduced the Company's new three-year
2010-12 growth strategy to meeting participants.

    A webcast replay of the meeting will be available at
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=62845 for 90 days.

    R.G. Barry will announce its first quarter FY2010 operating results and
conduct a conference call and Webcast on Tuesday, Nov. 3. For details, go
to http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=63082.

    About R.G. Barry Corporation

    R.G. Barry Corporation, the Dearfoams® company, is one of the world's
leading developers and marketers of accessory footwear. Visit us online at
http://www.rgbarry.com to learn more about our business.