1 EXHIBIT 23 TANDY BRANDS ACCESSORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES EXHIBIT (23): CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. of our report dated August 7, 1997, included in the 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders of Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-41262, 33-46814, 33-91996, 33-75114 and 333-8579) and in the related Prospectuses of (i) our report dated August 7, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. included in the 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders of Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. and (ii) our report dated August 7, 1997, with respect to the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Fort Worth, Texas September 23, 1997 18