POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5




Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints the Corporate Secretary and the Executive Secretary of Blair Corporation, acting either jointly or severally, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto, 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 the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 or amendment and the timely filing of such form or amendment with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-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 attorney-in-fact may approve in his/her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and 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, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact named above, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the undersigned's subsequent disability or incapacity, but may be revoked or cancelled at any time by notifying the party affected.






IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of January, 2000.





	Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed before me this

___4th_______ day of  ______January        ______  A.D. 2000

________/S/ JOHN W. PARK_______________________________
                                   Notary Public














							__/S/ LEWIS SHAPIRO__________
							Signature


							Lewis Shapiro      ________________
							Print Name



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