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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors
Florsheim Group Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8 of our reports dated March 21, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of Florsheim Group Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 2, 1999 and
January 1, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive earnings and, cash flows and shareholders' equity for the years
ended January 3, 1998, January 2, 1999 and January 1, 2000 and related
schedule, which reports appear in the Florsheim Group, Inc. annual report on
Form 10-K.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 26, 2000
