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                                                                 Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated February 14, 2003, except for Notes N and V, as
to which the date is March 14, 2003, and except for Note X, as to which the
date is May 15, 2003, with respect to the financial statements of Playboy
Enterprises, Inc. incorporated by reference and included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4) of PEI Holdings, Inc. and the additional registrants
named therein and the related Prospectus relating to $115 million of PEI
Holdings, Inc.'s 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 and guarantees thereof.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
May 15, 2003