POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Scott B.
Schuetz, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of Blair Corporation (the "Corporation"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
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 and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar 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 by, 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 such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall 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 foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15th day of August 2005.

By: /s/ MARSHA D. MAIER
Signature





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