EXHIBIT 23.1



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT





We  hereby consent  to  the incorporation  by  reference in  the  prospectuses
constituting  part of the Registration  Statements on Form  S-3 (No. 33-36419)
and Form  S-8 (No. 33-35299) of The  Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.  of our reports
dated September  8, l995,  appearing in and  incorporated by reference  in the
Annual Report  to Shareholders on Form  10-K of The Neiman  Marcus Group, Inc.
for the fiscal year ended July 29, l995.  We also consent to the incorporation
by  reference  into the  foregoing Prospectuses  of our  Independent Auditors'
Report which appears  on Page F-1 of the  Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended
July 29, l995.

We also consent  to the reference to us  under the headings "Experts"  in such
prospectuses.




/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 25, l995