VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - 11/04/09) - Dussault Apparel Inc. (OTC.BB:DUSS - News) announced today that it has expanded its retail distribution throughout North America bringing its total presence into more than 200 retail outlets.

"Dussault Apparel's expanding retail footprint, coupled with the broad acceptance of our moderately priced Deuce by Dussault(TM) Collection by retailers, has given a real boost to the Company and is moving the brand from a regional label to a national brand," said Jason Dussault, CEO of Dussault Apparel, Inc. He continues, "I am also very excited to announce that through our relationship with Concept One, the Deuce Collection brand of headwear will be available at over 140 Lids(TM) stores across North America."

Lids is the primary retail brand of Hat World, Inc., a retail leader of officially licensed and branded athletic fashion headwear. It has purchased the entire Fall 2009 collection of Deuce by Dussault(TM) hats for distribution to select stores in November 2009, including its more than 50 Lids locations throughout Canada and www.lids.com(TM).

"We are excited to be working with a person as genuine and talented as Jason Dussault," said Charlie Brodt, Hat World, Inc. Vice President of Merchandise & Marketing. "Jason's creative headwear designs are a great combination of a high end product at an affordable price that will resonate well with Lids customers in Canada and the United States."

Concept One is the premier resource for licensed fashion, sports, and entertainment accessories. Its integrated portfolio contains an unprecedented offering -- creating the ultimate, go-to, resource for men's, women's and children's licensed accessory products.

Dussault Apparel, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of high-end quality apparel, its product line includes custom designed hoodies, jewelry, t-shirts, hats and leather goods. Dussault Apparel, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq OTC: BB as DUSS. www.dussaultapparel.com

Hat World, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is comprised of more than 850 mall-based, airport, street level and factory outlet stores nationwide, and in Canada and Puerto Rico, operating primarily under the LIDS retail brand. The Indianapolis-based company is recognized as a specialty retail leader of officially licensed and branded athletic fashion headwear. Hat World also operates smaller retail brands HAT WORLD, HAT SHACK, LIDS LOCKER ROOM and HEAD QUARTERS. Stores offer a vast assortment of officially-licensed and branded professional and college sports teams, as well as other specialty fashion categories all in the latest styles and colors. The majority of stores also offer custom embroidery capability, and others carry licensed apparel. The company serves the core sports fan and fashion-conscious, trend-savvy mid-teen to mid-20s customer. Hat World also sells products and promotes its stores through the Internet site lids.com(TM). In addition, licensed LIDS stores operate from premier street locations and kiosks within major department stores in Hong Kong and China. Hat World also owns Impact Sports Inc. out of Madison, Wisconsin, and Great Plains Sports of St. Paul, Minnesota. Both companies are team uniform, apparel and equipment dealers, custom screen printers and embroidery operators. Hat World is a subsidiary of Genesco Inc.