EXHIBIT 23.1












                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




The Board of Directors
Deckers Outdoor Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-82538) on Form S-8 of Deckers Outdoor Corporation of our report dated
February 17, 2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Deckers
Outdoor Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and other
comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2002, and the related financial statement schedule,
which report appears in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of
Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Our report refers to the implementation of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002.



/s/ KPMG LLP
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Los Angeles, California

March 27, 2003