EXHIBIT 23.2






              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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        We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 3, 1997 relating to
the consolidated financial statements of Periscope I Sportswear, Inc. and 
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and for each of the years in the two-year 
period ended December 31, 1996 which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent
to the use of our report dated March 3, 1997 on the financial statement schedule
for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1996, and to the
references to us under the headings "Experts", "Summary Financial Data" and
 "Selected Financial Data", in such Prospectus.



                                            /s/ FRIEDMAN ALPREN & GREEN LLP



New York, New York
August 7, 1998