SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oliver Kevin (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD (Street) WINSTON-SALEM NC 27105 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/11/2006	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hanesbrands Inc. [ HBI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP Human Resources	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities owned.	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	Catherine Meeker, attorney-in-fact	08/11/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS 3, 4, 5 AND 144
IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
HANESBRANDS INC.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Lee A. Chaden, Richard A. Noll,
E. Lee Wyatt Jr. and Catherine A. Meeker, or any one of them acting alone, as
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any and all capacities, to
sign and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition
or other change in ownership of any shares of common stock of Hanesbrands Inc.
(the "Company"), the following:
(i) 	any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(ii) 	any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(iii) 	any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(iv) 	any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and
(v) 	any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in
connection therewith.
	The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact
to seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such information to
the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information.

	The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned acknowledges that:
(i) 	neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange
Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
 (ii) 	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
                This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.

Date:   8/2/2006
							Kevin W. Oliver