POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Brendan M. Gibbons, Secretary of Carter's, Inc.,
signing singly, as 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 Carter's, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Act"), 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 to 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 the 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 and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all the acts such attorney-in-fact 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 any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Act.

	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 Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date
listed below.


Date:  August 10, 2007



By:     /s/ William J. Montgoris
Name:	William J. Montgoris