EXHIBIT 23.1




                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in (1) Post-Effective
Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-33621 on Form S-8, which
constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 2-99945
on Form S-8; and (2) Registration Statement No. 333-59727 on Form S-8 of VF
Corporation of our report dated March 30, 2001 relating to the financial
statements of the VF Corporation Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan for Salaried
Employees, which appears in this Form 11-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 30, 2001