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                                  EXHIBIT 24.1
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                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Gordon Zacks
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                                                     Gordon Zacks




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Richard L. Burrell
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                                                     Richard L. Burrell


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Christian Galvis
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                                                     Christian Galvis



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 24th day of March, 2000.


                                                     /s/ Leopold Abraham II
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                                                     Leopold Abraham II



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 23rd day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Philip G. Barach
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                                                     Philip G. Barach


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ William Giovanello
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                                                     William Giovanello


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Roger E. Lautzenhiser
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                                                     Roger E. Lautzenhiser


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 23rd day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Harvey M. Krueger
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                                                     Harvey M. Krueger


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2000, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments
and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all exhibits,
financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this 27th day of March, 2000.



                                                      /s/ Edward M. Stan
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Edward M. Stan
