1 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that V.F. Corporation and the undersigned directors and officers of V.F. Corporation do hereby constitute and appoint G. G. Johnson, L. M. Tarnoski and R. K. Shearer, and each of them, true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned to execute on their behalf the Annual Report of V.F. Corporation on Form 10-K (including any amendments thereof) of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year of V.F. Corporation ended January 1, 1994. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney this 8th day of February, 1994. ATTEST: V.F. CORPORATION /s/ L. M. Tarnoski By:/s/ L. R. Pugh - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ L. M. Tarnoski L. R. Pugh Secretary Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer: Principal Financial Officer: /s/ L. R. Pugh /s/ G. G. Johnson - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- L. R. Pugh, Chairman of the G. G. Johnson of the Board, Chief Executive Vice President-Finance and Officer and Director Chief Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer: /s/ R. K. Shearer /s/ Robert D. Buzzell - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- R. K. Shearer, Controller Robert D. Buzzell, Director /s/ Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr. /s/ Ursula F. Fairbairn - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr., Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director Director /s/ Barbara S. Feigin /s/ Roger S. Hillas - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Barbara S. Feigin, Director Roger S. Hillas, Director /s/ Leon C. Holt, Jr. /s/ J. Berkley Ingram, Jr. - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Leon C. Holt, Jr., Director J. Berkley Ingram, Jr., Director /s/ R. F. Longbine /s/ Mackey J. McDonald - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- R. F. Longbine, Director Mackey J. McDonald, Director /s/ William E. Pike /s/ M. Rust Sharp - ------------------------------ --------------------------------- William E. Pike, Director M. Rust Sharp, Director /s/ L. D. Walker -------------------------- L. D. Walker, Director