EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We have issued our report dated April 15, 2002, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of Lakeland
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
31, 2004. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in
the Registration Statement of Lakeland Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-92564, effective May 15, 1995).




GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
April 29, 2004