Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-192932 of our reportdated February 5, 2016 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Hanesbrands’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2016.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina

April 15, 2016