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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 25, 1997, except as to Note
19 which is as of October 31, 1997, appearing on Page 28 of Genesco Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 1997, as amended.



/s/   PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
November __, 1997