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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned V.F. Corporation, a
   corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
   Pennsylvania ("VF"), and the undersigned directors and officers of VF hereby
   constitute and appoint M.J. McDonald and C.S. Cummings, and each of them,
   severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents at any time and
   from time to time to do any and all acts and things and execute in his or her
   name (whether on behalf of VF, or by attesting the seal of VF or otherwise),
   any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys and agents, or any
   of them, may deem necessary or advisable and may be required to enable VF and
   the Blue Bell Savings, Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan (the "Plan") to
   comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,
   regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
   ("Commission") in respect thereof, in connection with the Plan and shares of
   Common Stock of VF offered pursuant to or in connection with the Plan,
   including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
   power of attorney to sign the name of VF and affix the corporate seal and to
   sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers to all registration
   statements, and all amendments and supplements thereto, on Form S-8 or
   S-8/S-3 or on any other appropriate Form, hereafter filed with the Commission
   and all instruments or documents filed as a part thereof or in connection
   therewith, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
   said attorneys, agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by
   virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed to these
   presents as of the 9th day of February, 1999.

ATTEST:                                V.F. CORPORATION


/s/ Candace S. Cummings                By: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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Candace S. Cummings                        Mackey J. McDonald
Vice President - Administration,           President and Chief
General Counsel and Secretary              Executive Officer



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Principal Executive Officer:                   Principal Financial Officer:


/s/ Mackey J. McDonald                         /s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Mackey J. McDonald                             Robert K. Shearer
President and Chief                            Vice President - Finance and
Executive Officer                              Chief Financial Officer

                                               Principal Accounting Officer:

                                               /s/ Timothy R. Wheeler
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                                               Timothy R. Wheeler
                                               Controller

/s/ Edward E. Crutchfield                      /s/ Ursula F. Fairbairn
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Edward E. Crutchfield, Director                Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director


/s/ Barbara S. Feigin                          /s/ George Fellows
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Barbara S. Feigin, Director                    George Fellows, Director


/s/ Robert J. Hurst                            /s/ William E. Pike
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Robert J. Hurst, Director                      William E. Pike, Director


/s/ Mackey J. McDonald                         /s/ M. Rust Sharp
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Mackey J. McDonald, Director                   M. Rust Sharp, Director


/s/ Robert D. Buzzell
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Robert D. Buzzell, Director