WRNC Warnaco Grp. (The) (MM)

CUSIP No. 934390402
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC
 S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 95-4871957

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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 Delaware

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 NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 554,500
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY ----------------------------------------------------------
 OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 0
 EACH
 REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,012,400
 WITH
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 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 1,012,400 shares (Ownership disclaimed pursuant to Section 13d-4
 of the 1934 Act)
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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) 2.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

 The Warnaco Group Inc.

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

 501 Seventh Avenue
 New York, NY 10018

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

 Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

 725 S. Figueroa Street 39th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Item 2(c). Citizenship

 Delaware

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

 Common Shares

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

 934390402

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 (a)/ / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
 Exchange Act.
 (b)/ / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
 (c)/ / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
 Exchange Act.
 (d)/ / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
 Investment Company Act.
 (e)/X/ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)
 (E).
 (f)/ / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
 (g)/ / A parent holding company or control person in accordance
 with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
 (h)/ / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
 Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
 (i)/ / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
 investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
 Company Act.
 (j)/ / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4(a). Amount beneficially owned:

 1,012,400 (Ownership disclaimed pursuant to Section 13d-4
 of the 1934 Act)

Item 4(b). Percent of class:

 2.2%

Item 4(c). Number of shares as to which the person has:

 (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
 554,500
 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
 0
 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 1,012,400
 (iii) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 0

 Note that certain of HWCM's clients have retained voting power over
 the Common Shares that they beneficially own. Accordingly, HWCM
 has the power to dispose of more Common Shares than it can vote.


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

 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
 date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
 owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
 the following [x]

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

 The securities as to which this Schedule is filed by HWCM, in its
 capacity as investment adviser, are owned of record by clients of
 HWCM. Those clients have the right to receive, or the power to
 direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
 of, such securities. No such client is known to have such right or
 power with respect to more than five percent of this class of
 securities.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
 Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
 Company or Control Person.

 Not Applicable

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

 Not Applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification.

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


 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 13, 2008

Signature: /s/ Tina H. Kodama

Name/Title: Tina H. Kodama
 Chief Compliance Officer