EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Forms S-8, No. 333-42422, No. 333-89913, No. 333-66767, and No. 333-66769)
pertaining to the Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation 2000 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, pertaining to the Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation Employee Stock
Option Plan as Amended and Restated; pertaining to the Tropical Sportswear Int'l
Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan; and pertaining to the
Apparel International Group, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, of our report dated
November 6, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation included in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tampa, Florida
December 15, 2000
