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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8, pertaining to the Blair Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of
our report dated February 2, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Blair Corporation and Subsidiary incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Buffalo, New York
July 18, 2000
