SIGNAL APPAREL COMPANY INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-11-20
KNIT OUTERWEAR MILLS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*



                          SIGNAL APPAREL COMPANY, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    826619108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                  Kurt L. Kamm
                         Kidd Kamm Equity Partners, L.P.
                             9454 Wilshire Boulevard
                         Beverly Hills, California 90212
                                  (310)274-6011
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)

                                November 6, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [_]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto  reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.
See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


                               (Page 1 of 5 Pages)

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


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CUSIP No. 826619108                                            Page 2 of 5 Pages
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        1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
                S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                Kidd Kamm Equity Partners, L.P.
                51-0338070
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        2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                           [_]

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        3       SEC USE ONLY



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        4       SOURCE OF FUNDS*

                00

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        5       CHECK  BOX  IF  DISCLOSURE  OF  LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED
                PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                             [_]  
                                                                                
                                                                                
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        6       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                            
                                                                                
                Delaware                                                        

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                                7       SOLE VOTING POWER

                                        1,046,300
     
      NUMBER OF               --------------------------------------------------
        SHARES                  8       SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                         0
         EACH    
      REPORTING               --------------------------------------------------
        PERSON                  9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         WITH    
                                        1,046,300

                              --------------------------------------------------
                                10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        0

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        11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                1,046,300

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        12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES  CERTAIN
                SHARES*                                                    [_]


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        13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                9.0%

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        14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                PN

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CUSIP No. 826619108                                            Page 3 of 5 Pages
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            This  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  Rule  13d-2(a)  under  the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended,  with  respect  to  securities
beneficially  owned by the reporting  persons specified herein as of November 6,
1997 and amends the Schedule 13D dated November 22, 1994 (the  "Schedule  13D").
Except as set forth herein, the information previously set forth in the Schedule
13D remains unchanged.

ITEM 1.     SECURITY AND ISSUER.

            The class of  equity  securities  to which  this  statement  relates
consists of the common stock (the "Common Stock"), par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Shares"),  of Signal Apparel Company,  Inc., an Indiana corporation (the
"Company"). The address of the Company's principal executive offices is P.O. Box
4296, 537 Market St. Suite 403, Chattanooga, TN 37405.

ITEM 5.     INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

            (a)         The number of Common Shares  beneficially  owned by KKEP
is 1,046,300  (after giving effect to the sale of 353,700  Common Shares sold by
KKEP, as described in Item 5 (c)),  comprising  9.0% of the  outstanding  Common
Shares.

            (b)         The  number of Common  Shares as to which  KKEP has sole
voting power is 1,046,300, as to all of which KKEP has sole dispositive power.

            (c)         Since KKEP's last filing on Form 13D,  KKEP has effected
the following transactions:

                              (1)   On December 10,  1996,  KKEP sold 200 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $3.375 per share.
                           
                              (2)   On December 30,  1996,  KKEP sold 400 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $3.25 per share.
                           
                              (3)   On January 2, 1997,  KKEP sold 4,300  shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $3.00 per share.
                           
                              (4)   On January 10, 1997, KKEP sold 29,584 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.875 per share.
                           
                              (5)   On January 16, 1997, KKEP sold 100 shares of
                                    Common Stock in private sales, at a price of
                                    $2.875 per share.
                           
                              (6)   On January 21, 1997,  KKEP sold 1,200 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.625 per share.
                           
                              (7)   On January 23, 1997, KKEP sold 79,996 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.50 per share.



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CUSIP No. 826619108                                            Page 4 of 5 Pages
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                              (8)   On August 5, 1997, KKEP sold 5,820 shares of
                                    Common Stock in private sales, at a price of
                                    $1.00 per share.
                              
                              (9)   On August 7, 1997, KKEP sold 2,400 shares of
                                    Common Stock in private sales, at a price of
                                    $1.00 per share.
                              
                              (10)  On September 5, 1997, KKEP sold 2,500 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.00 per share.
                              
                              (11)  On  September  29,  1997,  KKEP sold 123,000
                                    shares of Common Stock in private sales,  at
                                    a price of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (12)  On  September  30,  1997,  KKEP  sold  3,300
                                    shares of Common Stock in private sales,  at
                                    a price of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (13)  On October 6, 1997,  KKEP sold 2,800  shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (14)  On October 10, 1997,  KKEP sold 3,100 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (15)  On October 13, 1997,  KKEP sold 9,800 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (16)  On October 14, 1997, KKEP sold 200 shares of
                                    Common Stock in private sales, at a price of
                                    $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (17)  On October 15, 1997, KKEP sold 10,000 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (18)  On October 16, 1997, KKEP sold 300 shares of
                                    Common Stock in private sales, at a price of
                                    $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (19)  On October 21, 1997,  KKEP sold 5,000 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (20)  On October 23, 1997, KKEP sold 11,100 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.75 per share.
                              
                              (21)  On October 24, 1997,  KKEP sold 9,900 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.875 per share.
                              
                              (22)  On October 27, 1997,  KKEP sold 2,000 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $1.9375 per share.
                              
                              
                              
                              
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CUSIP No. 826619108                                            Page 5 of 5 Pages
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                              (23)  On October 29, 1997,  KKEP sold 9,100 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.00 per share.
                              
                              (24)  On October 30, 1997,  KKEP sold 8,100 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.375 per share.
                              
                              (25)  On October 31, 1997, KKEP sold 21,800 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $2.9266 per share.
                              
                              (26)  On November 6, 1997,  KKEP sold 7,700 shares
                                    of Common Stock in private sales, at a price
                                    of $3.6932 per share.
                        
            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its or his knowledge and
belief,  the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 20, 1997

                                        KIDD KAMM EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.


                                        By: KIDD KAMM INVESTMENTS, L.P.,
                                                 general partner
                                        By: KIDD KAMM INVESTMENTS, INC.,
                                                 general partner


                                        By:      /s/ Kurt L. Kamm
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                                               Name: Kurt L. Kamm
                                               Title: President





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