EXHIBIT 23.2

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated June 15, 2001, relating to the
financial statements of Lane Bryant, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of February 3,
2001 and June 29, 2000 and for the three years in the period ended February 3,
2001, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Charming Shoppes, Inc.
dated August 31, 2001 (as amended on October 30, 2001 and May 17, 2002). We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Columbus, Ohio
August 23, 2002