EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Marisa Christina, Incorporated:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-91078 and 33-91080) on Form S-8 of Marisa Christina, Incorporated of our
report dated February 21, 2003 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Marisa Christina, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001
and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows and related schedule for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears
in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Marisa Christina,
Incorporated.


\s\ KPMG LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
March 12, 2003