EXHIBIT 99.3

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mackey J. McDonald, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of V.F. Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
   material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
   statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
   were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
   report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
   information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
   the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
   registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
   establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
   in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

      a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
         material information relating to the registrant, including its
         consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
         being prepared;

      b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
         procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
         annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

      c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness
         of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
         the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
   most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
   of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
   function):

      a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
         record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
         identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
         internal controls; and

      b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
         employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
         controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this report
   whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
   other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
   the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
   regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

March 20, 2003, as amended December 31, 2003


                                          /s/  Mackey J. McDonald
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                                          Mackey J. McDonald
                                          Chairman, President and
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)