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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Cutter & Buck Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, the
Cutter & Buck 2000 Transition Stock Incentive Plan for Officers and the Cutter &
Buck 2000 Transition Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Officers of our report dated
June 9, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Cutter & Buck Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended April 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Seattle, Washington
October 19, 2000
