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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated April 10, 2002, with respect to the financial
statements of Unzipped Apparel LLC appearing in Candie's Inc. Form 8-K/A for the
event dated April 23, 2002, incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-00000) and related Prospectus of Candie's Inc for
the registration of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California
July 22, 2002


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