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                                                     Exhibit 23.1

                                CONSENT          

     We have issued our report dated February 18, 1997 accompanying the
financial statements of Pivot Rules, Inc. contained in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to use of our name as it
appears under the captions "Summary Financial Information", "Selected
Financial Data", "Change in Accountants", and "Experts".

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

New York, New York
March 5, 1997


