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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 6th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Joel N. Waller
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Joel N. Waller
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 9th day of June, 2000.
/s/ David L. Rogers
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David L. Rogers
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 6th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Lyle Berman
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Lyle Berman
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 6th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Thomas J. Brosig
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Thomas J. Brosig
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 9th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Morris Goldfarb
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Morris Goldfarb
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 7th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Gary Crittenden
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Gary Crittenden
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EXHIBIT 24.1
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS
INC., a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint Joel N.
Waller, David L. Rogers and Douglas J. Treff, and each or any of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
name, place, and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such
director and/or officer of said Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or other applicable form, and any or all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, thereto, and all registration statements for the same
offering that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), to be filed by said Corporation
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with
the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock of said Corporation
authorized for issuance or sale under said Corporation's 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered
thereby, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each or any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and
execution of the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 9th day of June, 2000.
/s/ Marvin Goldstein
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Marvin Goldstein
