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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-80609 of The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. on Form S-3 and Registration Statement
No. 33-48108, Registration Statement No. 33-48109, Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 to Registration Statement No. 33-48110, Registration Statement No. 33-61792,
Registration Statement No. 333-21109, Registration Statement No. 333-21121,
Registration Statement No. 33-74692, Registration Statement No. 333-53623,
Registration Statement No. 333-72549 and Registration Statement No. 333-80033 of
The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 5, 1999
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. for
the year ended February 3, 2001.

Ernst & Young LLP

Montreal, Canada
April 30, 2001