Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 13, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of
The J.Jill Group, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in The J. Jill Group,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2000. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 13, 2001
relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.

/S/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, MA
August 17, 2001