Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that V.F. Corporation and the undersigned directors and officers of V.F. Corporation do hereby constitute and appoint G. G. Johnson, L. M. Tarnoski and R. K. Shearer, and each of them, true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned to execute on their behalf the Annual Report of V.F. Corporation on Form 10-K (including any amendments thereof) of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year of V.F. Corporation ended January 7, 1997. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February, 1997. ATTEST: V.F. CORPORATION /s/ L. M. Tarnoski By: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- L. M. Tarnoski Mackey J. McDonald, President and Chief Secretary Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer: Principal Financial Officer: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald /s/ G. G. Johnson - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Mackey J. McDonald, President, G. G. Johnson, Vice President-Finance Chief Executive Officer and Director and Chief Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer: /s/ R. K. Shearer - ------------------------------------------- R. K. Shearer, Vice President - Controller /s/ Robert D. Buzzell /s/ Edward E. Crutchfield - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Robert D. Buzzell, Director Edward E. Crutchfield, Director /s/ Ursula F. Fairbairn /s/ Barbara S. Feigin - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director Barbara S. Feigin, Director /s/ Roger S. Hillas /s/ Leon C. Holt, Jr. - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Roger S. Hillas, Director Leon C. Holt, Jr., Director /s/ Robert J. Hurst /s/ L. R. Pugh - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Robert J. Hurst, Director L. R. Pugh, Director /s/ William E. Pike /s/ L. Dudley Walker - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- William E. Pike, Director L. Dudley Walker, Director /s /M. Rust Sharp - ------------------------------------------- M. Rust Sharp, Director