EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



INNOVO GROUP INC.


We consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-00000) pertaining to  the 2000 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan, 2000 Director Stock Incentive Plan,  Furrow Non-Qualified
Stock Options, and Anderson Non-Qualified Stock Options  of  Innovo Group
Inc. and of  our report  dated  February 8, 2002,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules of Innovo Group, Inc.
included  in  its  Annual Report (Form 10-K)  for the year ended December
1, 2001, and the  related financial  statement schedule included therein,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Los Angeles, California
January 13, 2003