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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 14, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
The J.Jill Group, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in The J. Jill Group,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 1999. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 14, 2000
relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 30, 2000
