EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
    We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 3 to the Registration 
Statement 333-26999 of Anvil Holdings, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated 
March 28, 1997, appearing (relating to $57,500,000, 13% Series B Senior 
Exchangeable Preferred Stock due 2009) in the Prospectus, which is part of 
this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the 
headings "Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data", "Selected 
Historical Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.

   Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned 
report also included the financial statement schedule of Anvil Holdings, Inc.,
listed in Item 21(b). The financial statement schedule is the responsibility 
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when 
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, 
present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
July 23, 1997