POWER OF ATTORNEY

		The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mimi E. Vaughn and Scott E.
Becker or either of them the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

		(1)	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a director or officer, as defined in the rules under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of Genesco Inc., a Tennessee corporation
(the "Company"), Forms 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

		(2)	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 4 or 5 and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

		(3)	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in
such attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

		The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or such
attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the right and power herein granted.
 The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 5th day of February, 2020.

JOANNA BARSH
/s/ Joanna Barsh
Title: 	Director