Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S 3 of our report dated March 3, 2004 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2003 Annual Report to Shareowners,
which is incorporated by reference in Kellwood Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri

January 12, 2005