Delta Apparel Announces Participation in Wells Fargo Securities 2011 Consumer, Gaming and Lodging Conference

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Delta Apparel, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DLA) announced today that its management will be presenting at the Wells Fargo Securities 2011 Consumer, Gaming and Lodging Conference on May 24, 2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert W. Humphreys, Chairman and CEO, and Deborah H. Merrill, VP, CFO and Treasurer will be representing the Company. A live webcast of the event will be available through the Company's website at www.deltaapparelinc.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes early to register for the webcast and download any necessary software. A replay of the conference will be available shortly after the live presentation and will continue for 90 days.

About Delta Apparel, Inc.

Delta Apparel, Inc., along with its operating subsidiaries, M. J. Soffe, LLC, Junkfood Clothing Company, To The Game, LLC, Art Gun, LLC and TCX, LLC, is an international design, marketing, manufacturing, and sourcing company that features a diverse portfolio of high quality branded and private label activewear apparel and headwear. The Company specializes in selling a variety of casual and athletic products through most distribution channels for these types of goods. Its products are sold to specialty and boutique shops, upscale and traditional department stores, mid-tier retailers, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. In addition, certain products are sold to college bookstores and to the U.S. military. Through Art Gun, LLC, the Company provides shoppers a "virtual art studio" to create customized graphics on apparel products. Many of the Company's products are available direct to consumers on its websites at www.soffe.com, www.junkfoodclothing.com and www.deltaapparel.com. Additional products can be viewed at www.2thegame.com and www.thecottonexchange.com. The Company's operations are located throughout the United States, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico, and it employs approximately 7,400 people worldwide. Additional information about the Company is available at www.deltaapparelinc.com.

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Released May 17, 2011