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                                                                EXHIBIT 23
                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8, pertaining to the Blair Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of
our report dated February 2, 1996, with respect to the financial statements and
schedules of Blair Corporation included and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                     /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Erie, Pennsylvania
July 17, 1996


