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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-05</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-09-08</dateOfOriginalSubmission>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000103379</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>V F CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VFC</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001234999</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SHARP M RUST</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>(See full name in Response *)</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>1600 Market Street 29th Floor</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Philadelphia</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>19103</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001178437</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FAIRBAIRN URSULA F</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>(SEE FULL NAME IN RESPONSE *)</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1600 MARKET STREET, 29TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHILADELPHIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19103</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value><footnoteId id="F2"/></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-09-05</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>S</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>76350</value><footnoteId id="F3"/><footnoteId id="F6"/></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>40.0983</value><footnoteId id="F5"/></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>22760588</value><footnoteId id="F4"/><footnoteId id="F6"/></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value><footnoteId id="F1"/><footnoteId id="F4"/></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>The trustees of the Trusts</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">This form does not constitute an admission by the selling Trust or the Trustees that the selling Trust is a 10% owner of VFC or that the shares which it beneficially owns ought to be aggregated with those shares beneficially owned by the other Trusts to determine whether such Trust is a 10% owner.</footnote><footnote id="F2">This form does not constitute an admission by the Trustees that the shares held by the Trusts or disposed of by the Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Although this form does not constitute an admission by the Trustees that the shares held by the Trusts or disposed of by the Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees, the form is being filed to disclose the sale of shares by the Trust only and not by the Trustees in their individual capacity.    </footnote><footnote id="F4">The shares represent only those shares directly owned by the Trusts and do not include the 41,963 shares owned directly by M. Rust Sharp and 45,749 shares owned directly by Ursula Fairbairn.</footnote><footnote id="F5">per share</footnote><footnote id="F6">Simultaneously with the sale of the 76,350 shares reflected on this Form, another one of the Trusts sold an additional 76,350 shares, which sale is reflected on a separate Form 4.</footnote></footnotes><remarks>* NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPORTING PERSON:  M. Rust Sharp and Ursula F. Fairbairn, in their individual capacity as Trustees under the John E. Barbey Deeds of Trust dated 8/21/51 and Trusts under the Will of John E. Barbey, deceased (the &quot;Trusts&quot;)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This form is being amended because the originally filed Form was inadvertently filed without the CIK code for Ursula Fairbairn.       </remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>Ursula F. Fairbairn</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-25</signatureDate></ownerSignature><ownerSignature><signatureName>M. Rust Sharp</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-25</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

