EXHIBIT 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned V.F. Corporation, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania ("VF"), and the undersigned directors and officers of VF hereby
constitute and appoint M.J. McDonald and C.S. Cummings, and each of them,
severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents at any time and from
time to time to do any and all acts and things and execute in his or her name
(whether on behalf of VF, or by attesting the seal of VF or otherwise), any and
all instruments and documents which said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
may deem necessary or advisable and may be required to enable VF and the 1996
Stock Compensation Plan, as amended and restated February 10, 2004 (the "Plan")
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") in respect
thereof, in connection with the Plan and shares of Common Stock of VF offered
pursuant to or in connection with the Plan, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, power of attorney to sign the name of
VF and affix the corporate seal and to sign the names of the undersigned
directors and officers to all registration statements, and all amendments and
supplements thereto, on Form S-8 or S-8/S-3 or on any other appropriate Form,
hereafter filed with the Commission and all instruments or documents filed as a
part thereof or in connection therewith, and each of the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys, agents, or any of them, shall do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed to these presents as
of the 16th day of July, 2004.

ATTEST:                                  V.F. CORPORATION

/s/ Candace S. Cummings                  By:      /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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Candace S. Cummings                               Mackey J. McDonald
Vice President - Administration,                  Chairman, President and Chief
General Counsel and Secretary                     Executive Officer

Principal Executive Officer:             Principal Financial Officer and
                                         Principal Accounting Officer:

/s/ Mackey J. McDonald                   /s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Mackey J. McDonald                       Robert K. Shearer
Chairman, President and Chief            Vice President - Finance and Global
Executive Officer                        Processes, Chief Financial Officer, and
                                         Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ Juan Ernesto de Bedout               /s/ Edward E. Crutchfield
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Juan Ernesto de Bedout, Director         Edward E. Crutchfield, Director

/s/ Barbara S. Feigin                    /s/ Ursula F. Fairbairn
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Barbara S. Feigin, Director              Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director

/s/ Daniel R. Hesse                      /s/ George Fellows
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Daniel R. Hesse, Director                George Fellows, Director

/s/ W. Alan McCollough                   /s/ Robert J. Hurst
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W. Alan McCollough, Director             Robert J. Hurst, Director

/s/ M. Rust Sharp                        /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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M. Rust Sharp, Director                  Mackey J. McDonald, Director

/s/ Clarence Otis, Jr.                   /s/ Raymond G. Viault
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Clarence Otis, Jr., Director             Raymond G. Viault, Director