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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNITED
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    <B>PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;14(A) OF</B>
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    <B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment
    No.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;)</B>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Filed by the
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Filed by a Party other than the
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Check the appropriate box:
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Preliminary
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Confidential,
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Definitive
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt"><FONT face="wingdings">o</FONT>&#160;&#160;Soliciting
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    <FONT style="font-size: 12pt">BLAIR CORPORATION
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified In
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Fee computed on table below per
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    and 0-11.
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    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Per unit price or other underlying
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    and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Persons who are to respond to
    the collection of information contained in this form are not
    required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid
    OMB control number.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</B></U>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">CONTACTS:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">INVESTMENT:<BR>
Georgeson Inc.<BR>
(866)&nbsp;229-8451
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">MEDIA:<BR>
Jude Dippold<BR>
814-728-8084</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, GLASS LEWIS &#038; CO., PROXY GOVERNANCE<BR>
SUPPORT BLAIR MERGER WITH APPLESEED&#146;S TOPCO INC.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Warren, PA, April&nbsp;12, 2007 &#151; Blair Corporation (AMEX: BL), a national catalog and multi-channel
direct marketer of women&#146;s and men&#146;s apparel and home products, today announced that Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS), Glass Lewis &#038; Co., and PROXY Governance, the nation&#146;s leading
independent proxy advisory firms, recommend that Blair shareholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the proposed
acquisition of Blair by Appleseed&#146;s Topco, Inc.&nbsp; ISS, Glass Lewis and PROXY Governance provide
voting advice to thousands of institutional investors, mutual and pension funds and other
fiduciaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Craig Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Blair, said, &#147;I am very pleased that ISS, Glass Lewis and
PROXY Governance each have recommended to their clients that they vote to approve the merger
agreement.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As announced on January&nbsp;23, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement by which
Appleseed&#146;s, a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, will acquire all of the outstanding shares
of Blair common stock in an all-cash transaction of $42.50 per share. The transaction is expected
to close in the spring of 2007, subject to stockholder approval and the satisfaction of other
previously disclosed closing conditions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Board of Directors of Blair has unanimously determined that the merger agreement is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders and recommends that stockholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the
adoption of the merger agreement at the upcoming special meeting of stockholders to be held on
April&nbsp;24, 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Stockholders with questions regarding the solicitation may contact Blair&#146;s proxy solicitor,
Georgeson Inc., at (866)&nbsp;229-8451.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Important Information For Stockholders</B><BR>
In connection with the proposed merger and related transactions, Blair Corporation has filed a
definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Blair stockholders are
urged to read the definitive proxy statement carefully, because it contains important information.
Stockholders are able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement and other documents containing
information about Blair Corporation, free of charge, at the SEC&#146;s web site at www.sec.gov. In
addition, copies of the proxy statement are available free of charge on the investor relations
portion of the Blair Corporation website at www.blair.com, and may also be obtained by writing
Blair Corporation&#146;s investor relations department, at 220 Hickory Street, Warren, PA 16366, or by
calling Georgeson Inc. at (866)&nbsp;229-8451. Blair Corporation and its respective directors and
executive officers and other
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
from Blair Corporation&#146;s stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding
Blair Corporation&#146;s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Blair securities is set
forth in the definitive proxy statement. Further information regarding persons who may be deemed
participants, including any direct or indirect interests they may have, is also set forth in the
definitive proxy statement filed on March&nbsp;21, 2007.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Blair</B><BR>
Headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania, Blair Corporation sells a broad range of women&#146;s and men&#146;s
apparel and home products through direct mail marketing and its Web site www.blair.com. Blair
Corporation employs approximately 1,900 associates (worldwide)&nbsp;and operates facilities and retail
outlets in Northwestern Pennsylvania as well as a catalog outlet in Wilmington, Delaware. The
company, which has annual sales of approximately $425&nbsp;million, is publicly traded on the American
Stock Exchange (Amex: BL). For additional information, please visit http://www.blair.com.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Appleseed&#146;s Topco, Inc.</B><BR>
A portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, Appleseed&#146;s Topco, Inc. is a leading, multi-channel
marketer of apparel and home products focused on serving the needs of the rapidly growing market
segment of women and men above the age of fifty. With more than $650&nbsp;million in annual revenues
currently and over $1.1&nbsp;billion post-transaction, Appleseed&#146;s provides quality products to
consumers through the direct channels of catalog, internet and retail, with a relentless focus on
delivering superior service. Appleseed&#146;s Topco is comprised of the brands Appleseeds, Draper&#146;s &#038;
Damon&#146;s, Haband, Norm Thompson, Sahalie, Solutions and the Tog Shop.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Golden Gate Capital</B><BR>
Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with over $3.0&nbsp;billion of capital
under management dedicated to investing in change- intensive opportunities. The firm&#146;s charter is
to partner with world-class management teams to make equity investments in situations where there
is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company&#146;s value. The principals of Golden
Gate Capital have a long and successful history or investing with management partners across a wide
range of industries and transaction types. For more information, please visit
www.goldengatecap.com.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Safe Harbor Statements</B><BR>
This release contains certain statements, including without
limitation, statements containing the
words &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148;
&#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;strive,&#148; and words of similar import relating to
future results of the Company (including certain projections and
business trends) that are
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result
of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to, changes in political and
economic conditions, demand
for and market acceptance of new and existing products, as well as
other risks and uncertainties
detailed in the most recent periodic filings of the Company with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission. The company disclaims any obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements
based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new
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