[GRAPHIC] McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP RSM
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Certified Public Accountants international
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our reports, dated February 11, 2000, which appear on
pages 28 and 58 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cone Mills Corporation and
subsidiaries for the year ended January 2, 2000. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration
Statement.
McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
August 1, 2000