EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 2-92383, 2-94286, 33-52059, 33-52061, 33-52353, 33-52687, 33-58756,
33-58758, 33-58760, 33-66394, 333-3871, 333-02743, 333-03871, 333-13817,
333-25141, 333-51433, 333-80007, 333-91687, 333-91689, 333-88148, 333-88156 and
333-101564) on Form S-8 of Hanover Direct, Inc. of our report dated March 25,
2003, except as to note 21, which is as of April 2, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Hanover Direct, Inc. as of December 27, 2003 and
December 28, 2002 and the related consolidated statements of income (loss),
shareholders' deficiency, and cash flows for the years ended, and the related
2002 and 2003 consolidated financial statement schedules, which report appears
in the December 27, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hanover Direct, Inc.

     Our report dated March 25, 2003 contains an explanatory paragraph relating
to the fact that the 2001 consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules of Hanover Direct, Inc. were audited by other auditors who
have ceased operations. Our report also refers to the adoption in 2002 of the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets."

     Our report also indicates that the Company's consolidated balance sheets as
of December 28, 2002 has been restated to classify certain debt as current. As
discussed above, the 2001 financial statements of Hanover Direct, Inc. were
audited by other auditors who have ceased operations. As described in Note 21,
these financial statements have been amended to reflect the restatement of the
consolidated balance sheet as of December 29, 2001 in order to classify certain
debt as current.

KPMG LLP

New York, New York
April 9, 2004