EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form  S-8  No. 33-74590,  Form  S-8 No.  33-74588  and Form  S-8  No. 33-93912)
pertaining to the  Authentic Fitness 1992  Long Term Stock  Incentive Plan,  the
Authentic  Fitness 1993 Stock Plan for  Non-Employee Directors and the Authentic
Fitness Corporation Savings  Plan, of  our report  dated October  2, 1996,  with
respect  to  the consolidated  financial  statements and  schedule  of Authentic
Fitness Corporation included in the Form 10-K for the year ended July 6, 1996.
 
                                                      ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
October 2, 1996