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EXHIBIT 5.1
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
October 12, 2000
iTurf Inc.
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
Dear Sirs:
We are acting as counsel to iTurf Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (the
"Registration Statement"), filed by the Company under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to the registration of 27,844,294 shares
(the "Shares") of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
We have examined such records, documents and other instruments as we have deemed
relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. We have
also assumed without investigation the authenticity of any document submitted to
us as an original, the conformity to originals of any document submitted to us
as a copy, the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents, the
genuineness of all signatures and the legal capacity of natural persons signing
such documents.
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal
Matters." In giving the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we are in the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated
thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
