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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
            CONSENT OF J.C. HOLLAND & CO., PSC, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated January 16, 1998 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Auburn Hosiery Mills, Inc., in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 47327) and related Prospectus of Gerber
Childrenswear, Inc. dated April 27, 1998.
    
 
J.C. Holland & Co., PSC
Bowling Green, Kentucky
   
April 27, 1998