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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Blair Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 10-K of Blair
Corporation and Subsidiaries of our report dated February 7, 2001, included in
the 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders of Blair Corporation.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Blair Corporation
and Subsidiaries listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of
Blair Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
based on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred
to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 dated July 19, 2000, pertaining to the Blair Corporation Employee
Stock Purchase Plan and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated July 19,
2000, pertaining to the Blair Corporation 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan, of our report
dated February 7, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the preceding
paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included in this Form
10-K of Blair Corporation.

                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Buffalo, New York
March 15, 2001
