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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
To the Stockholders of
Global Brands, Inc.
(formerly Swiss Natural Brands, Inc.)
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of our report dated April 7, 2000, except
for the last sentence of the first paragraph of Note 1, as to which the date is
April 12, 2000, and Note 8, as to which the date is May 22, 2000 on the
financial statements of Global Brands, Inc. (formerly Swiss Natural Brands,
Inc.), which appear in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to our
Firm under the captions "Experts" and "Summary of Financial Data" in such
Prospectus.
GOLDSTEIN GOLUB KESSLER LLP
New York, New York
August 4, 2000
