Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in (1) Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 33-41241 on Form S-8; and (2)
Registration Statement No. 333-72267 on Form S-8 of VF Corporation of our report
dated June 14, 2002 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule of the Blue Bell Savings, Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan, which
appears in this Form 11-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
June 27, 2002


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