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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 033-65113, 333-84848, 333-114473 and 333-152296) on Forms S-8 of Cache, Inc. of our report dated April 1, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Cache, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cache, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended January 1, 2011.

/s/ Mayer Hoffman McCann CPAs

(The New York Practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.)

New York, New York
April 1, 2011

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM