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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 5, 2004


                              TARRANT APPAREL GROUP
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         CALIFORNIA                    0-26006                  95-4181026
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)





              3151 EAST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
                  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA                         90023
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)




                                 (323) 780-8250
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)




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ITEM 2.02. - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On October 5, 2004, Tarrant Apparel Group (the  "Registrant")  issued a
press  release  updating its outlook for fiscal year 2004 results of  operations
and  financial  condition  and outlook for 2005. A copy of the press  release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

         The information in this report shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  except  as shall be  expressly  set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.



ITEM 9.01. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements of business acquired.

                  None.

         (b)      Pro forma Financial Information.

                  None.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Press Release dated October 5, 2004, published by the
                           Registrant.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    TARRANT APPAREL GROUP



Date:    October 6, 2004            By: /s/ Corazon Reyes
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                                        Corazon Reyes, Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER         DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press Release dated October 5, 2004, published by the Registrant.


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