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                                   EXHIBIT 24
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                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
11th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/ Gordon Zacks                 
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                                        Gordon Zacks





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
11th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/  Richard L. Burrell          
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                                        Richard L. Burrell





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
18th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/  Christian Galvis            
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                                        Christian Galvis





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
11th day of March, 1996.



                                               /s/  Charles E. Ostrander        
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                                               Charles E. Ostrander





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
12th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/  Philip G. Barach            
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                                        Philip G. Barach





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
12th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/  Harvey M. Krueger           
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                                        Harvey M. Krueger





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which
is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, hereby
constitutes and appoints Richard L. Burrell and Michael S. Krasnoff as his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all
amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, and any and all
exhibits, financial statements and schedules relating thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this
12th day of March, 1996.



                                        /s/  Edward M. Stan              
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                                        Edward M. Stan