Exhibit 23.2

                     [KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP LETTERHEAD]



The Board of Directors
Anvil Knitwear, Inc.

The audit referred to in our report dated March 24, 1995, included the related
financial statement schedule for the year ended January 28, 1995, included in
the registration statement. This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the financial statement schedule based on our audit. In our opinion,
such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
combined financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.

We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to 
our firm under the headings "Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial 
Data," "Selected Historical Financial Data" and "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
July 23, 1997

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