ITHACA INDUSTRIES INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-02-05
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 1   )

                             Ithaca Industries Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    465679108
                                 (CUSIP number)


Check the following box if a fee is  being paid with this statement [ ].


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*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).

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CUSIP No. 465679108                   13G                    Page 2  of 8  Pages



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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
          IRS  #  39-314-5972
  
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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]


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   3.  SEC USE ONLY




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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          The state of organization is Delaware.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0 
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             0 
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       0              
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   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     
       0
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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       0.00%

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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IA, CO

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 465679108               13G                    Page 3  of  8   Pages



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited
          
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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3.  SEC USE ONLY



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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Organized under the Laws of England.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0 
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             0
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       0        
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     
       0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       0.00%
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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       BD, CO


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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 465679108                   13G                   Page 4  of  8  Pages



Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:
                  Ithaca Industries Inc.  
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  Highway 268 West
                  PO Box 620
                  Wilkesboro, NC 28697
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Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:
                           (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
                           (b) Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
                           (a) 1585 Broadway
                               New  York, New  York  10036

                           (b) 25 Cabot Square
                               Canary Wharf
                               London E14 4QA
                               England
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (c)   Citizenship:
                           Incorporated  by  reference  to  Item  4  of  the
                           cover page  pertaining  to  each  reporting  person.

                               -------------------------------------------------
            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:
                           Common Stock
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (e)   CUSIP Number:
                           465679108
                               -------------------------------------------------

Item 3.     (a)   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is (e) an Investment Adviser
                  registered  under  Section  203 of  the  Investment Advisers
                  Act of 1940.

            (b)   Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited  is (a) a  Broker-
                  Dealer doing business under  the laws of the  United  Kingdom.
                  Morgan  Stanley  &  Co.  International  Ltd.  is  filing  this
                  statement pursuant to Rules  13d-1(b) and  13d-2(b),  relying 
                  on such rules  and  using  Schedule 13G  in  accordance   with
                  no-action  assurances from the Division of Corporate Finance, 
                  Office of Tender Offers.

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CUSIP No. 465679108                  13-G                   Page 5  of  8  Pages



Item 4.     Ownership.

               Incorporated  by  reference  to  Items  (5) - (9) and (11) of the
               cover page.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

            (a)     As of the date hereof,  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. has
                    ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than five percent
                    of the class of securities. 

            (b)     As of the date hereof,  Morgan  Stanley & Co.  International
                    Limited has ceased to be the  beneficial  owner of more than
                    five percent of the class of securities.

Item 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               Inapplicable

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.


Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.


Item 10.    Certification.

               By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief,  the  securities  referred to above were  acquired in the
               ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
               of and do not have the  effect of  changing  or  influencing  the
               control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
               connection  with or as a participant  in any  transaction  having
               such purpose or effect.

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CUSIP No. 465679108                   13-G                   Page 6  of  8 Pages


                                  Signature.


            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and
            belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
            statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:       February 5, 1999


Signature:  /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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Name/Title  Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

Date:       February 5, 1999


Signature : /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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Name/Title  Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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            MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED


                       INDEX TO EXHIBITS                           PAGE
                       -----------------                           ----

EXHIBIT 1       Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                      7

EXHIBIT 2       Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg    8
                to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

EXHIBIT 3       Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg    9
                to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley & Co. 
                International Limited        

* Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
  criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

(022597DTI)

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 CUSIP No. 465679108                  13-G                   Page 7  of  8 Pages


                            EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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                                FEBRUARY 5, 1999
               ---------------------------------------------------


               MORGAN  STANLEY  DEAN  WITTER  & CO.  and  MORGAN  STANLEY  & CO.

               INTERNATIONAL  LIMITED hereby agree that, unless  differentiated,

               this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties.


            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

            BY: /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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            Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

            MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

            BY: /s/ Bruce Bromberg
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

* Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
  criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).


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                                                              Page 8 of 8  Pages
                                  EXHIBIT 2                   ------------------

                 MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
                                      
                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
                                      



        I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports
to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and
effect as of this date:

                             Stuart J.M. Breslow
                             Robert G. Koppenol
                             Bruce Bromberg
                             Robin Sherak

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of
the Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.


                                          /s/ Charlene R. Herzer
                                         ------------------------
                                             Charlene R. Herzer
                                             Assistant Secretaty


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                                                             PAGE 9  OF 9  PAGES


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

BY THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED of 25
Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA hereby constitutes and appoints each
of BRUCE BROMBERG and ROBIN SHERAK, each of 1585 Broadway, New York, New York
to act as our true and lawful attorney (the 'Attorney') with full power to
execute and deliver in our name and on our behalf any reports to be filed under
Section 13 and Section 16 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and to do all other acts, deeds and things necessary or desirable
in connection with the said responsibilities AND WE HEREBY UNDERTAKE to ratify
everything done or purported to be done by virtue of this Power.

This Power shall be irrevocable for a period of one year from the date hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED has caused its
Common Seal to be hereunto affixed this 24th day of APRIL 1997.



                                                                [SEAL]


THE COMMON SEAL OF
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
was hereunto affixed in the 
presence of

                                Director                  
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                                Assistant Company Secretary
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