Exhibit 23.1

RCG Companies Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Charlotte, North Carolina

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 No. 33-57178, Form S-3 No. 111526 and or Form S-8 No.
33-55476 of RCG Companies Incorporated and subsidiaries of our report dated
October 8, 2004, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K. Our report contains an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.

/s/ BDO Seidman
BDO Seidman, LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina

Date:   October 13, 2004