EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Hanover Direct, Inc.:

     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 6, which is as of April 2, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of Hanover Direct, Inc. as of December 28, 2002 and
the related consolidated statements of income (loss), shareholders' deficiency,
and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related 2002 consolidated
financial statement schedule, which report appears in the December 28, 2002
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 schedule 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 sheet 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
long-term debt as current.

KPMG LLP

New York, New York
April 9, 2004