EXHIBIT 23(i)
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent  public  accountants,  we  hereby consent  to  the  use  and
incorporation  by reference in this registration  statement of our reports dated
February 26, 1996 (except with respect to  the matters discussed in Note 14,  as
to  which the  date is March  7, 1996)  included therein and  in Hanover Direct,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended  December 30, 1995, as amended by  Amendment
Nos. 1 and 2 thereto, dated April 29, 1996.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
New York, New York
May 14, 1996