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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.3




The Board of Directors
Venture Holdings Trust:


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated October 25, 1995, on our audit
of the consolidated financial statements of Bailey Corporation and 
subsidiaries for the years ended July 30, 1995 and July 31, 1994, included 
herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the 
prospectus.


                                                KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
October 15, 1997